D had an unfortunate early history. For a long time being a one man project, surviving through Python2 to Python3 akin transition and slowly maturing during all

D had an unfortunate early history. For a long time being a one man project, surviving through Python2 to Python3 akin transition and slowly maturing during all these years. Many top D features were added along the way but were not available from the start. Also in the beginning D focus was to be a better C++ with GC which is not something that excited C++ crowd who smirked as soon as they heard about GC and never actually approached the language. It is only later that it became clear that it is a separate unique language. I think D just grew and matured naturally into something very solid. D has a small but a very skilled team of seasoned C++ veterans and language designers. I dare to say, I am yet to see better forum answers than on forum.dlang.org both on the account of the language and programming in general.