With D language you can have your cake and eat it too. This is because D has one of the fastest compilers. You can use rdmd as the REPL and also invoking the c

With D language you can have your cake and eat it too. This is because D has one of the fastest compilers. You can use rdmd as the REPL and also invoking the compiler for scripting [1]. [1]Why I use the D programming language for scripting: https://opensource.com/article/21/1/d-scripting https://opensource.com/article/21/1/d-scripting