On 1 February 2012 17:08, deadalnix <[email protected]> wrote: > Le 31/01/2012 20:01, Mattbeui a écrit : > >> On Tuesday, 31 January 2012 at 05:31:47 UTC, Xinok wrote: >>> >>> Just a thought, but I think the official website really needs a >>> Getting Started page for newcomers. This page should make it as >>> effortless as possible by providing all the information and resources >>> needed for one to dive right into D. Not everything needs to be >>> covered by this page, but it should provide links as necessary. >>> >>> Just to list some things that should be covered on this page (you can >>> list more): >>> >>> - Explanation of D 1.x, D 2.x, Phobos, and Tango. >>> - Explanation and links to different compilers (DMD, GDC, etc) >>> - Downloads >>> - List of IDEs / Editors that support D >>> - Tutorial: Writing and compiling a program in D >>> - Books / Websites / Resources for learning D >>> - Libraries for D (e.g. dsource.org) >>> - Forums / Newsgroups / Newsgroup clients + instructions for configuring >>> >>> Most importantly, maintain this page! Never let it get out of date! >> >> >> That would be a dream, really! >> >> In fact, you can find some information about this topics on the website >> in some places, but the main question is why not group them all in one >> place for the beginners. >> >> I felt and still feel a bit lost with D. So, I enter everyday on this NG >> to understand things a bit. But I think the things should be more >> friendly. > > > Definitively. I think the first step should be to get rid of deprected > stuffs (maybe reenable them with compiler switch). >
I do believe phobos should be dropping a few functions this month if the pragma(msg) warnings I see when building prove to be correct. :) -- Iain Buclaw *(p < e ? p++ : p) = (c & 0x0f) + '0';
