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What is D?

D is a language with C-like syntax and static typing. It pragmatically combines efficiency, control, and modeling power, with safety and programmer productivity.
D is a tool in the Languages category of a tech stack.

Who uses D?

Companies
44 companies reportedly use D in their tech stacks, including The Lonero Foundation, Broadcom, and DeviantArt.

Developers
102 developers on StackShare have stated that they use D.

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Pros of D
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Compile-time function execution
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Makes functional programming style easier
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Powerful static function to avoid macro
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Much easier to do Concurrent/Parallel vs C/C++
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Productive
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Simple but Powerful template-based generics
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Meta program is much easier to read/write vs. C++
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Supports code covarge directly in the compiler
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Assembler is support directly in the language
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System program language like C++ and C
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It support unittest etc
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Supports both manuel memory and garbage collection
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Easy to translate from Java and C# to D
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Metaprogramming
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Plugs directly into C
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Feels and looks like C, so it's easy to learn
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Amazing developer productivity
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Performance
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Syntax uniformity across pre-compile/compile/runtime
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Fast

D Alternatives & Comparisons

What are some alternatives to D?
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C lang
JavaScript
JavaScript is most known as the scripting language for Web pages, but used in many non-browser environments as well such as node.js or Apache CouchDB. It is a prototype-based, multi-paradigm scripting language that is dynamic,and supports object-oriented, imperative, and functional programming styles.
Python
Python is a general purpose programming language created by Guido Van Rossum. Python is most praised for its elegant syntax and readable code, if you are just beginning your programming career python suits you best.
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