Hello D World

[Dee Girl]

BCS Wrote:

> Dee Girl wrote:
> > I read the online documentation of D and decided to give it a try. I'll need to choose one of D1 with Phobos, D1 with Tango, or D2 with Phobos. 
> > 
> > The minimalist in me wants Phobos, the app writer wants Tango, and the programming language lover wants D2. Any advice on what combination I should choose? I want to first write a few programs for my own use. Thank you, Dee Girl
> 
> I use Phobos+1.0 because 2.0 is so chaotic regarding const and because I 
> got started before there as a tango.
> 
> Someone has a D snapshot that has DMD, Tango and some other usefully 
> stuff. So My reasons for Phobos are Darn weak for anyone new starting in.

Thank you for the fast response. Maybe learning D1 before D2 can be compared to C before C++. If that is true then it is best to start with D2. If each new release of D2 does not break many programs in subtle ways maybe I will be fine with D2. But is Phobos sufficient? Thank you, Dee Girl