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Programming in D: Tutorial and Reference

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111 points teleforce | 6 comments | 25 Apr 25 20:06 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source | bottom
1. kingbob000 ◴[25 Apr 25 22:09 UTC] No.43798977[source]▶
Love D! I used it a bit in college when it was required for a programming language class. It's hard to justify using it nowadays though.
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2. bsdooby ◴[25 Apr 25 22:34 UTC] No.43799117[source]▶
Utah Valley University? Or Romania, or Turkey? And why is D's usage hard to justify (because of Rust and/or contemporary C++)?
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3. acehreli ◴[25 Apr 25 22:40 UTC] No.43799152[source]▶
Mike Shah has been using D for teaching software engineering at Northeastern University and Yale. Here is his DLang playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvv0ScY6vfd9Fso-3cB4C...
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4. MikeShah ◴[25 Apr 25 22:55 UTC] No.43799261{3}[source]▶
We have also been using D for computer graphics and game programming as of this year! :D
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5. kingbob000 ◴[25 Apr 25 23:15 UTC] No.43799363[source]▶
Yes, UVU. And also yes. If I find myself needing something low-level and performant, I have a hard time justifying the ramp-up time required to use D since there is a near zero chance I would use it in my current or future employment. While that isn't always how I decide what technologies to use in my personal time, it definitely is a factor that tips the scales towards a more mainstream language
6. bsdooby ◴[26 Apr 25 09:43 UTC] No.43802176{4}[source]▶
Totally forgot about that; sorry Mike ;)