D is pretty easy to pick up and get productive in, even compared to C. I imagine it's probably harder to use with @nogc and @safe, but it's still a great improv

D is pretty easy to pick up and get productive in, even compared to C. I imagine it's probably harder to use with @nogc and @safe, but it's still a great improvement over C. On the plus side it integrates nicely with C code and libraries.