&gt; •compilers — with big implications for performance<p>D is one of the most powerful languages available, and it compiles faster than about any.<p>In any case, in the hands of an expert, using a powerful language results in simpler user code. This is because the program can be crafted to look like the problem being solved. In fact, it&#x27;s why we have programming languages in the first place rather than writing assembler in hex bytes.