Learning D for a non computer science background person : pre-requisite knowledge?

[Ali Çehreli via Digitalmars-d-learn]

On 12/02/2014 09:15 AM, Mayuresh Kathe wrote:

 > BTW, how come all of you address him as Andrei?
 > Is this group that informal?

First name is the normal way of referring to colleagues here in the US, 
at least in Silicon Valley. Even the CEOs, board members, and all the 
other "top" people are referred to by their first names, even in person.

Ali