Programming in D: Tutorial and Reference

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zascrash ◴[26 Apr 25 00:11 UTC] No.43799711[source]▶

D deserves more recognition. It's a cool language under the radar for too long. I wish a major corporation backed it. I had a great time learning D. Also I admire Walter Bright If I could achieve even a fraction of his productivity, that would be awesome.

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creata ◴[26 Apr 25 02:13 UTC] No.43800321[source]▶

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Sincere question, not meant to be a shallow dismissal: Where is D a better choice than C++? In what aspects is it enough of an improvement over C++ to justify using a niche language?

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1. Neku42 ◴[26 Apr 25 11:33 UTC] No.43802693[source]▶

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Programming in D after C++ is like the opposite of death by 1000 cuts - its just a constant stream of finding nice little things that simplify your life or avoid footguns. You become accustomed to all the niceties very fast and its hard to justify going back haha.

D is by no means perfect (and over the years it has accumulated lots of warts) but if you know what you are doing it enables amazing productivity and almost never gets in your way. If you have an idea about solving a problem in a particular way there's almost always a path available to do just that without running into "computer says no" situations (stares at Go).

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