On Tuesday, 18 February 2014 at 19:17:55 UTC, Mark Isaacson wrote:
Hi everyone - I'm a D newbie with a very strong C++ background
looking to get started. I've read "The D Programming Language"
a couple of times now, but I've heard rumblings at several
points in time from several people that some if its contents
are now out of date or no longer reflect best practices.
What would be the best way to bridge the learning gap between
TDPL's publication and now?
What other resources would be most useful in establishing a
working knowledge of idiomatic D?
What's the best way to stay informed about such changes in the
future? (Is there a mailing list, or should I just be reading
dmd changelogs?)
Thanks in advance!
Combining other posts with my opinion of each item:
A combination of:
TDPL: overview of the language with justifications, should be
very well targeted for an experienced C++ programmer
http://ddili.org/ders/d.en/ for a few more up to date details and
good basic introductions to anything you get confused by.
Phobos code: Judicious use of the power of D. Not all good, but
if you look at the more frequently updated modules you should get
a nice picture.
http://rosettacode.org/wiki/Category:D for lots of D solutions to
common problems etc. Mostly by bearophile (I think?), stretching
the limits of terse range-based D code.
