Also for module access (as opposed to :: in c++). I feel like d has a lot (too much?) of syntax but this is one place where it manages to cut down on it a bit.
D has significantly less syntax than C++, it barely has more than C. The weirdest syntax to get used to in my experience is the template stuff, most everything else is fairly natural. and even then the template stuff is way less complex (but no less powerful) than C++.