Language

D

Multi-paradigm system programming language

2001Appeared

static typing, inference typing, strong typingType system

2.112.1Latest version

5Languages it influenced

Facts

Appeared: 2001
Type system: static typing, inference typing, strong typing
Latest version: 2.112.1 (August 5, 2026)
Languages it influenced: 5
Kind: multi-paradigm programming language, imperative programming language, concurrent programming language, procedural programming language, generic programming language, functional programming language, compiled language, object-based language
Paradigms: functional programming, imperative programming, object-oriented programming
Designed by: Walter Bright
Developer: Walter Bright, D Language Foundation
Influenced by: C, C#, C++, Java, Python, Eiffel
File extensions: .d .dd .def .di
Influences listed: 6

Language	Appeared	Paradigms	Type system	Languages it influenced
Croc	2006	—	—	—
Qore	—	procedural programming, object-oriented programming	dynamic typing	—
Silq	2020	imperative programming	—	—
Swift	2014	functional programming, imperative programming, block-structured programming, multi-paradigm programming, declarative programming, object-oriented programming	static typing, inference typing, strong typing	5
Vala	2006	structured programming, imperative programming, object-oriented programming	static typing, inference typing, structural typing, strong typing	—

Framework	Kind	Licence
Dweb Framework	web framework, free software	GNU Affero General Public License, version 3.0