The next C

So people are actually to the point now where the replacement of C as the ubiquitous system programming language is at least within the limits of plausibility. Here's a Quora post from one of the originators of D identifying three candidates: D, Rust, and Go. Each has strengths, each has weaknesses. I suspect we'll see some convergent evolution.

I like this proliferation of languages of late. Shows the diversity of thought.

Slideshow on generic/generative programming in D

Interesting slideshow on generic/generative programming in D, most of which I find pretty low on detail - but it does whet the interest!  I gather that D's efficiency is comparable to C (at one point I believe it just compiled to C and let gcc optimize), so ... it sounds pretty useful.