C++ 11, 14 and 17 have all closed the gap with D in terms of features, but IMHO even when those features exist in C++ they're a lot harder to use and a lot easi

C++ 11, 14 and 17 have all closed the gap with D in terms of features, but IMHO even when those features exist in C++ they're a lot harder to use and a lot easier to shoot oneself in one's foot. You _can_ get things done in modern C++, it just takes longer and is buggier. In my experience, anyway.