Re: Programming in D vs The D Programming Language

2016-03-14 Thread Saša Janiška via Digitalmars-d-learn
Ali Çehreli writes: > I agree and I doubt that I will ever see PinD on a local bookshop > shelf. What I meant was, IngramSpark makes it *possible* at all for a > local bookshop to order the book for you and that you can return it > for a full refund. Now I'm living in much smaller place and will

Re: Programming in D vs The D Programming Language

2016-03-13 Thread Ali Çehreli via Digitalmars-d-learn
On 03/13/2016 02:40 PM, Saša Janiška wrote: >> quality of the softcover by CreateSpace > Have you seen this one: > > http://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R1WWT9EIV3UDI0/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=0692599436 Yes, I had seen that one. It is unfortunate... :-/ >> I've gone all th

Re: Programming in D vs The D Programming Language

2016-03-13 Thread Saša Janiška via Digitalmars-d-learn
Ali Çehreli writes: > You may find that D has changed since TDPL was printed but it's still > a great read. In some places it explains tradeoffs in language design > in general. Yeah, I like, based on what I've seen some portions which explains 'why'. > PiD starts as a tutorial to novices but c

Re: Programming in D vs The D Programming Language

2016-03-13 Thread Ali Çehreli via Digitalmars-d-learn
On 03/13/2016 09:27 AM, gour wrote: > a) how much is Andrei's book still relevant? You may find that D has changed since TDPL was printed but it's still a great read. In some places it explains tradeoffs in language design in general. > b) whether PiD is recommended one to start with D *toda

Re: Programming in D vs The D Programming Language

2016-03-13 Thread _d0s_ via Digitalmars-d-learn
On Sunday, 13 March 2016 at 16:27:07 UTC, gour wrote: Hello, after quite some time I'm returning to D being fed up with some other languages to become more ready for writing open-source multi-platform desktop app(s)... I already own copy of Andrei's The D Programming Language book, but neve

Programming in D vs The D Programming Language

2016-03-13 Thread gour via Digitalmars-d-learn
Hello, after quite some time I'm returning to D being fed up with some other languages to become more ready for writing open-source multi-platform desktop app(s)... I already own copy of Andrei's The D Programming Language book, but never went fully through it, but I see in the meantime Pro