Can they be had? If so, where? If they are "bad" and being downplayed, NP (that's "no problemo" for those new to the net or who are English-handicapped), because there is more to things than "statistics". That is not to say, though, that discrete facts or quantifications are useless. Numbers are indeed useless in the hands of the bumbling/fumbling "first time manager", but enough about the presidency, this is tech chat+ (isn't it?).
I think a timeline for D (not just the language), given it's long existence, is relevent information, if not important information. I'm not asking for a feature-tracking timeline, indeed, all the other stuff only please. (Bearophile, please let at least a few others answer before you do, thanks). I'll leave it at that. If "it needs more", ask, but do give something to receive something (you know who you are). IOW, don't answer a question with a question (else Sister Abbie will be deployed to get you by your ear with intent to satisfy her urges to wrap your knucles with a wooden ruler).
