Programming in D: Tutorial and Reference

by Ali Çehreli, Andrei Alexandrescu (Foreword), Izgi Yapici (Foreword)

The main aim of this book is to teach D to readers who are new to computer programming. Although having experience in other programming languages is certainly helpful, this book starts from the basics. D is a multi-paradigm system programming language that combines a wide range of powerful programming concepts from the lowest to the highest levels. It has C-like syntax and static typing. It pragmatically combines efficiency, control, and modeling power, with safety and programmer productivity in mind. Each chapter is based on the contents of the previous ones, introducing as few new concepts as possible. It is recommended that the book is read in linear fashion, without skipping chapters if possible. Although this book was written with beginners in mind, it covers almost all features of D. More experienced programmers can use the book as a D language reference by starting from the index section. Blurbs from the back

Genres: Programming, Nonfiction

774 pages, Hardcover

First published December 14, 2014

Reviews

[Красимир Беров]

I wanted to learn the D programming language. I started reading the book and trying the examples by writing short programs. The language is a compiled language and binary compatible with C. It is what C++ had to be. A fact is that the Facebook C++ preprocessor is written in D by the author of the language - Walter G. Bright.
For me it feels a lot like Perl. It has all the basic data types like a scripting language, but t is strongly typed.

[Emil · Rating 5 out of 5]

intelligible and informative

[Marshall · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best programming tutorials I've read. It explains things really clearly and simply, without fanfare. It manages to be thorough and concise at the same time.

It starts out as a basic programming textbook for beginners, but as the book advances, it slowly becomes more advanced. Everything is sectioned off nicely, which allows it to double as a reference book for the D programming language.

[Ross Harrison · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great book. Good for both linear progress or reference. Clear explanations and good examples.

The D language itself is a beauty. Very practical and innovative. There are features in D that I haven't seen in other languages. The tooling and package ecosystem seems to be improving, but I'm still struggling with IDE integration.

Every programmer should leaf through this book , and take a look at this language.

[澪 岩倉 · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is indispensable. I always have it open in a tab for reference while I program in D, and am proud to now own a physical copy!

[Rafał Rzepecki · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good programming language manual makes you program better in all languages, not just the one it's about. This is one of these manuals.