Yes, I understand the C++ aspect, but I was never a C++ coder, and D "fit in my hand" in a way which made me certain that its creator had coded extensively in C and understood the aspects which made it so perfect for its time. It really felt like D, not D++ to me.
(Oh, disclosure, I'm just a D user, no organizational or financial interests here.)
(Oh, disclosure, I'm just a D user, no organizational or financial interests here.)