[derefr]

> Doing a typical Flash like casual game, game prototypes at Ludum Dare, participating at IGF? Having a GC around isn't the biggest concern.

But for those cases, what would move you to use D instead of an entirely memory-safe language like Python or Lua?

To justify using D for games, you'd need to find a use-case where speed (e.g. targeting 60fps) is high-priority enough to be writing a lot of low-level code; and yet, where "having a CG around" still won't cause problems. Can you think of one?

[pjmlp]

Yes, because it compiles to native code and has relatively fast compile times.

Some AAA studios do use D instead of a C++ based script language exactly for that.

[jdright]

Only one studio, no more. And I hear there are some questions about this decision...