Hello D World

[Robert Fraser]

torhu 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
> 
> Hello, Dee Girl :)
> 
> I'd probably go with Phobos while you're learning the language, I found
> it easier to get the hang of than Tango.  While Tango is more flexible
> and powerful, once you get to know it.
> 
> Chosing between D1/D2 and tango/phobos often comes down to which
> libraries you need for your app.  Like if you want to use the new DWT,
> Tango and D1 is your only option.    Some third-party libraries can be
> used with both tango and phobos, some support just one.  And I think
> most libraries only support D1, so D2 is more for just playing around
> with at the moment.
> 
> I recommend codepad.org, it's a great way of trying out stuff.  It's a
> pastebin that will actually compile and run your code, displaying the
> output.  Both tango and phobos (through the tangobos library) work there.

Most Phobos libraries run under Tangobos just fine. Actually, I've only 
tried it with DMDScript, which _didn't_, but supposedly they do ;-P.