== Quote from Dimitar Kolev (dimitarrosenovko...@hotmail.com)'s article > Hello my questio is: > What makes D, D? > For example: > There are more than one compiler for D, so what makes that interpretation of > D, D? > Didn't the implementers of that compiler change and add additional features > to the language? > Maybe I am missing the point, so please elaborate in either case. > I am new to the D community (hope this is suficient as an excuse for my lack > of knowledge :)).
Compiler writers are free to add features so long as they're compatible with the base language--just look at Microsoft's C++ compiler. What makes a D compiler a D compiler is that it conforms to the D language spec.