I am usually fairly skeptical of "X is Y done right", but in this case it seems to be true. C++ lovers might debate this, but D does take many lessons to heart that C++ programmers have learned the hard way.

I also suspect, that C++ is more of a result of design-by-commitee, whereas D is - to a substantial degree - the brain-child of a single person.

> I also suspect, that C++ is more of a result of design-by-commitee, whereas D is - to a substantial degree - the brain-child of a single person.

That's exactly how I see it. However, "single person" era ended long ago. Since 2007, others (especially Andrei Alexandrescu) had influence in the design of the language.