is it possible to learn D(2)?

[Lutger Blijdestijn]

Gour wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> Seeing all the threads here about improving D(2) syntax for different
> features of the language, I just wonder if it's possible to learn D(2)
> language which is so much in flux by using TDPL as reference?
> 
> Now I may have some time to learn D(2), but wonder when will the
> language become more stable or the proposals/improvements discussed
> here (I skip over majority of such threads) are not major changes?
> 
> 
> Sincerely,
> Gour
> 

Yes, it's not so much in flux as it seems. Like Jonathan says, it's more 
that some parts of phobos are unstable and certain bugs can stand in the 
way. Breaking changes to the language itself are very rare / unlikely now. I 
can't remember when such a thing broke my code whereas it used to happen 
every month. You can browse the changelog*, which lists new features for 
every release, to get a picture of the evolution.

But also consider that most of the issues talked about are the more 
'advanced' parts of the language. The bread and butter features haven't been 
changed that much for a long time now and are pretty solid.

* http://www.digitalmars.com/d/2.0/changelog.html