The best video to introduce D

[Iain Buclaw]

On 21 May 2013 14:09, Regan Heath <regan at netmail.co.nz> wrote:
> On Tue, 21 May 2013 13:56:05 +0100, Andrei Alexandrescu
> <SeeWebsiteForEmail at erdani.org> wrote:
>
>> On 5/21/13 7:36 AM, Dicebot wrote:
>>>
>>> On Tuesday, 21 May 2013 at 11:23:39 UTC, Regan Heath wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I have a friend, he has heard of D (from me) a fair bit over the years
>>>> but never had reason to look into it. He works at a company which has
>>>> a culture of showing tech videos during lunch. So.. I want the best
>>>> introduction to D video that we have, which will fit in a lunch hour..
>>>> anyone?
>>>>
>>>> R
>>>
>>>
>>> I remember being converted with a "The Case for D" article. A bit
>>> outdated, but still good. It gave a nice overview of a target vision
>>> with no overly specific details. Maybe there have been some presentation
>>> videos based on it?
>>
>>
>> How about "Three unexpected..."
>> http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Lang-NEXT/Lang-NEXT-2012/Three-Unlikely-Successful-Features-of-D
>
>
> Yeah, that one is a good one because it's a good length and it talks about
> some nice D specifics in relation to general programming concerns/goals :)
>
> It is currently my top contender.. assuming I only get to pass on 1 video
> and no-one comes back with something I like even more. :p
>
>
> R
>
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You can also tell him that D is not in the 101 worst programming
languages (according to SO).  :o)

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/961942/what-is-the-worst-programming-language-you-ever-worked-with


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Iain Buclaw

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