Re: Switching from Java to D: Beginner questions, multiplatform issues, etc.

2014-02-27 Thread DS6
On Thursday, 27 February 2014 at 23:12:16 UTC, Ali Çehreli wrote: Because this is actually a newsgroup (i.e. NNTP), pretending to be a forum. :) I could kinda tell from both the URL and the "Posting to digitalmars.D.learn" line. I've never used a newsgroup before, cool.

Re: Switching from Java to D: Beginner questions, multiplatform issues, etc.

2014-02-27 Thread DS6
Also *3: Not having to make an account to post here is also nice. I don't really like signing up for things.

Re: Switching from Java to D: Beginner questions, multiplatform issues, etc.

2014-02-27 Thread DS6
On Thursday, 27 February 2014 at 22:58:40 UTC, Ali Çehreli wrote: But of course: :) Yeah I found that out already; I have schoolwork to do but D is really interesting and stuff and argh. I think one of the things I also like about D so far is the community. Most Java communities, when I asked

Re: Switching from Java to D: Beginner questions, multiplatform issues, etc.

2014-02-27 Thread DS6
On Thursday, 27 February 2014 at 10:52:51 UTC, John Colvin wrote: It's a flexible, well designed language. Many things that are complex and/or slow in other languages can be written in a readable and performant manner, with fewer nasty surprises. I find I usually run into some "nasty surprises

Switching from Java to D: Beginner questions, multiplatform issues, etc.

2014-02-27 Thread DS6
Though this post may seem long, my questions are indeed asked. I just kinda started typing and didn't stop; I guess this is both a question post and a vent post. Please bear with me. Hello, I'm a hobbyist programmer, and I'm tired of the way things are going. I'm looking for a change. I must a