no kidding. trying to make a better c++ is like trying to make a better cvs. just don't bother.

I think there is a need for a systems programming language with rich abstraction support. That is the niche C++ fills right now, despite its warts. I was skeptical of D, but reading through the book I linked in a sibling post, I think they have made some good design decisions. If you don't need to do systems programming with high-level abstractions, then you don't need D or C++.