D programmers come from a variety of programming backgrounds, C-family languages perhaps being the most common among them. Understanding the differences and how familiar features are tailored to D can open the door to more possibilities for organizing a code base, and designing and implementing an API. This article is the first of a few that will examine D features that can be overlooked or misunderstood by those experienced in similar languages.
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DMD 2.083.0 Released
Posted onVersion 2.083.0 of DMD, the D reference compiler, is ready for download. The changelog lists 47 fixes and enhancements across all components of the release package. Notable among them are some C++ compatibility enhancements and some compile-time love. C++ compatibility D’s support for linking to C++ binaries has been evolving and improving with nearly every … Continue reading DMD 2.083.0 Released
Read more...Interfacing D with C: Arrays Part 1
Posted onWhen interacting with C APIs, it’s almost a given that arrays are going to pop up in one way or another (perhaps most often as strings, a subject of a future article in the “D and C” series). Although D arrays are implemented in a manner that is not directly compatible with C, the fundamental building blocks are the same. This makes compatibility between the two relatively painless as long as the differences are not forgotten. This article is the first of a few exploring those differences.
Read more...DMD 2.082.0 Released
Posted onThere were 28 major changes and 76 closed Bugzilla issues in this DMD 2.082.0, including some very welcome improvements in the toolchain.
Read more...DMD 2.081.0 Released
Posted onDMD 2.081.0 is now ready for download. Things that stand out in this release are a few deprecations, the implementation of a recently approved DIP (D Improvement Proposal), and quite a bit of work on C++ compatibility. Read all about it!
Read more...How an Engineering Company Chose to Migrate to D
Posted onImagine there is this little-known programming language in which you enjoy programming in your free time. You know it is ready for prime time and you dream about using it at work everyday. This is the story about how I made a dream like that come true.
Read more...DasBetterC: Converting make.c to D
Posted onD as BetterC (a.k.a. DasBetterC) is a way to upgrade existing C projects to D in an incremental manner. This article shows a step-by-step process of converting a non-trivial C project to D and deals with common issues that crop up.
Read more...Driving Continuous Improvement in D
Posted onKeeping a level of quality in software projects is a neverending battle. Bad practices and shortsighted design decisions make their way into code over time, whether from poor oversight, rushing things through, or simple code rot. There are three things we do in Phobos, other than tests, to fight this entropy.
Read more...Complicated Types: Prefer “alias this” Over “alias” For Easier-To-Read Error Messages
Posted onNick Sabalausky presents a simple and effective D tip for improving error messages involving aliased types.
Read more...D Goes Business
Posted onMany companies run their business processes on an SAP system. Often other applications need to access the SAP system because they provide data or request some calculation. There are many ways to achieve this… Let’s use D for it!
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