Visual D[0] for VS and Code-D[1] the VS Code are quite good developer experiences for D.
D is what Java and C# 1.0 should have been, I still hope that it eventually finds its place on the mainstream.
As for Python, and the context of the paper, I would say it has won BASIC's place. It even comes as standard on Casio and TI programming calculators now.
However Basic still has an edge versus Python, it was designed since the begining to be compiled to native code (8 bit systems being the exception), something that Python still needs to improve on.
D is what Java and C# 1.0 should have been, I still hope that it eventually finds its place on the mainstream.
As for Python, and the context of the paper, I would say it has won BASIC's place. It even comes as standard on Casio and TI programming calculators now.
However Basic still has an edge versus Python, it was designed since the begining to be compiled to native code (8 bit systems being the exception), something that Python still needs to improve on.
[0] - https://rainers.github.io/visuald/visuald/StartPage.html
[1] - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=webfreak...