D programming Language

The "D" programming language, a derivative of C++ with the addition of automatic garbage collection, strings as classes, re-sizable arrays, delegates with closure, string-based switches, interfaces, nested and inner classes, support for all of C99 data types, and a default 80-bit floating point data type.

Its creator, Walter Bright, is the creator of Datalight compiler, Zortech C++ compiler, and Visual Café Java compiler.

After "C" and "C++", "D" is the fastest language around if you accpet the results posted @
http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/gp4.


It is available free @ http://www.digitalmars.com/.

There is also a "D" front-end to GCC which is available @ www.sourceforge.net/projects/dgcc.