Dimensions
181 x 231 x 25mm
The first authoritative book on D, the next quantum leap beyond C++: Andrei Alexandrescu does for D what Kernighan/Ritchie did for C.
* A comprehensive D tutorial and reference: covers all language essentials, and shows how to create effective D code in object-oriented, functional, generic, and other styles.
* Prepares readers to successfully tackle programming tasks of virtually any size and complexity.
* By Andrei Alexandrescu, a leader in the C++ community who has been intimately involved in D's design and development.
The newly-emerging, highly-touted D programming language will bridge the gap between 'systems languages' such as C or C++, which favor efficient code generation, and 'productivity languages' such as Java, Python, or Ruby, which emphasize simplicity and fast design cycles. Combining the best of both approaches, D is a high-productivity programming language that generates highly-efficient machine code. It's easy-to-learn, easy-to-use, suitable for large, demanding applications, and draws on the latest advances in language theory, technology, and practice. D has been implemented for Windows, major Linux distributions, and Mac. In this book, one of D's leading designers and developers presents the entire language from start to finish. Both a tutorial and reference, Andrei Alexandrescu's The D Programming will do for D Language what the legendary Kernighan/Ritchie book did for C. Written for working programmers, it introduces all the essentials of the D language, and demonstrates how to use them to write clear, idiomatic D code in object-oriented, functional, generic, and other programming styles. Coverage includes: statements, functions, compound types, classes, templates, mixins, operator overloading, scaling applications, systems programming, the D Standard Library, and much more.
