On Tuesday, 24 January 2017 at 21:14:08 UTC, pineapple wrote:
On Tuesday, 24 January 2017 at 20:15:38 UTC, Dlearner wrote:
Hey all!
I'm learning programming through D and having a really good
time (much better than with C++ or Python). I'm aiming to
make little games with it as a hobby so I've learned some
OpenGL stuff.
But, I feel like I'm learning more library code rather than D
concepts and idioms, especially where efficiency and
performance are concerned. (I also have a light interest in
functional programming for when it would make sense to employ
those principles.)
Are there any tutorials that show off the power of D with
worked examples that explain the importance of certain
features?
I highly recommend going through this to start with:
https://p0nce.github.io/d-idioms/
I've been working on this library (which includes some gamedev
and functional programming stuff). It's moderately-well
documented and I am more than happy to help and provide
examples if it interests you
https://github.com/pineapplemachine/mach.d/tree/master/mach/sdl
Oh yes, I had a perusal of the D-idioms page. A lot of it was
too advanced for someone like me, but I learned a few things!
I try to learn a lot about programming in general, so I got into
Data Oriented Design. I don't touch OOP stuff, I use POD structs
and enjoy the benefits of UFCS and CTFE. They really make life
much simpler.
Your library looks really convenient, too. And it's called
pineapple machine so that's a plus. I'll try and have a mess
around with it this week and see how far I can get, then will
probably ask a bunch of questions. :D
