Newbie to D initial suggestion

[Kris]

"Larry" <lawrence.hemsley at gmail.vom> wrote in message 
news:fnijfv$6go$1 at digitalmars.com...
>I will second Edward's suggestions. It also goes for the Tango site. I have 
>spent time on both sites looking for documentation. I remember how happy I 
>was when I finally discovered the link to the pdf reference material it was 
>very well hidden but should be at the top of the very first page.
>
> I have not been able to find any downloadable reference material in the D 
> 2.0 section that is in pdf format. It would be very big help in finally 
> switching to the 2.0 version although I know it is still in alpha or beta 
> testing.
>
> When visiting the Tango site, I had to download the reference manual 
> (which was incomplete, can someone finish it please) in text format. I 
> have been inserting the text files into my word processor and using copy 
> and paste to get the graphics back in. And then I am also reformating it 
> and will hopefully have a document I can convert to pdf.
>
> I do know how boring and mind numbing documenting specification and 
> reference's is since I have it in the clinical laboratory field in another 
> life in my first career. But getting the reference material for both D and 
> Tango in to a pdf format and in a place on the web sites that is easily 
> accessible would go along way to help get others to adopt D as their 
> language of choice.


I agree :)

Please forgive this indugence, but there is a book available on both D and 
Tango (also available as ebook PDF): 
http://dsource.org/projects/tango/wiki/LearnToTangoWithD