Or Go... Or among the new kids on the block - Mojo. Heck, even .NET is pushing NativeAOT (their brand name for native code compilation) hard these days. Still

Or Go... Or among the new kids on the block - Mojo. Heck, even .NET is pushing NativeAOT (their brand name for native code compilation) hard these days. Still with sizable gaps but closing for every new release, and you can now develop full fledged desktop apps or a web service and have it be self-contained with native code. I think .NET in particular is a harbinger for D. When even a "managed language" platform at its core goes native code, and with Microsoft's industry backing giving an entirely different angle of attack than D's minimal defense, you just know it's over. D will live on but in the way Amiga, SNES, ZX Spectrum lives on among enthusiasts.