D Programming Language (DMD toolchain)
dmd D Programming Language compiler observed · 2026-10-19
Health v2 · maintenance only
85/100
- Activity 100
- Release rhythm 58
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5757
- days_rel: 64
- days_push: 2
- n_releases_24m: 1
Adoption not part of the score
3328 stars · 728 forks observed · 2026-10-19
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
DMD is the reference compiler for the D programming language, a statically typed systems and applications language with C-like syntax and native performance. Together with the Phobos standard library and druntime, it compiles and runs D programs across major platforms.
Use cases
- compile D programs
- learn the D programming language
- write fast native systems code
- use the D standard library Phobos
- build high-performance applications in D
- contribute to a compiler codebase
When to choose
- you want a statically typed, native-performance language with modern conveniences
- you need systems-level access with C-like syntax and easy C interop
- you want the reference implementation of D with active releases
When to avoid
- you need a large ecosystem of third-party libraries or broad industry adoption
- you want a managed runtime or VM-based language
- your team relies on niche tooling only available for mainstream languages
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
compiler programming-language cli developer-tools programming-languages compilers developer-tools windows cross-platform cli dlang dmd phobos native-code systems-programming reference-compiler druntime command-line linux macos
7 sources
- readme: https://github.com/dlang/dmd · fetched 2026-10-19 · 972849e955d6
- homepage: https://dlang.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 79862ef4e9d8
- site_page: https://dlang.org/documentation.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · dc17ae7c930d
- site_page: https://dlang.org/changelog/2.112.1.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · e74786b0d6d8
- site_page: https://dlang.org/foundation/index.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 9cbc30dce01d
- site_page: https://dlang.org/overview.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · a9dbd2a0b9fd
- site_page: https://dlang.org/changelog/pending.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 478a4303bbd8
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| dlang/dmd | main | 85 |
| dlang/phobos | backend | 75 |
| dlang/druntime | mirror | 10 |
| dlang/dlang.org | docs | 76 |
| dlang/tools | plugin | 73 |
| dlang/installer | infra | 66 |
For agents
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