2.067 also implements Sealed References which enables one to safely pass references to stack variables to called functions.
my favorite language, but I wish there was first class IDE support for it on Linux and OSX...
Have you tried mono-d? I wouldn't call it top notch, but it's definitely not that bad.
My debugging experience with Code:Blocks on Linux has been spectacular.
I definitely agree with you. I've been helping out with https://github.com/buggins/dlangide to improve the editor situation for Linux. Still is pretty alpha at the moment.