Performance is not everything

[Anders F Björklund]

Deewiant wrote:

> I don't know SISAL, but I doubt you can be productive with it within an hour (or
> 15 minutes, as suggested). With scripting languages like Python or Ruby, you can.
> 
> I'd say that with D, it's the case only if you already know C or C++, maybe also
> Java. D isn't a very beginner-oriented language.

"Who D is Not For" (http://www.digitalmars.com/d/1.0/overview.html)

"* As a first programming language - Basic or Java is more suitable for 
beginners. D makes an excellent second language for intermediate to 
advanced programmers."

I'd probably rate it third, as you want to learn C (or assembler...)

--anders