Why didn't D-lang take off like Rust?
Seems like a great language that was created out of essentially the same need. What gives?
On Windows, it had to compete with C++, Delphi, and a brand-new C#. That's a tough competition, considering that all these languages offered IDEs with fancy GUI builders. On Linux, it didn't feel at home because the D compiler wasn't free software.
For something as committal as a new language to break in, it has to be a quantum leap from existing languages.