Fastest way to learn D?

[John Colvin]

On Tuesday, 15 October 2013 at 20:25:06 UTC, Chris wrote:
> On Tuesday, 15 October 2013 at 18:36:19 UTC, John Colvin wrote:
>> On Tuesday, 15 October 2013 at 18:32:59 UTC, Craig Dillabaugh 
>> wrote:
>>> On Tuesday, 15 October 2013 at 18:25:48 UTC, Dejan Lekic 
>>> wrote:
>>>> On Tue, 15 Oct 2013 20:13:45 +0200, ProgrammingGhost wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> What is the fastest way for me to learn D? I think what I 
>>>>> want is a
>>>>> syntax reference manual and a good tutorial to learn how to 
>>>>> find and use
>>>>> libs.
>>>>
>>>> I learned D by doing two things.
>>>>
>>>> 1) Downloading the bundled DMD in a ZIP file.
>>>>
>>>> 2) Reading the language reference at http://www.dlang.org 
>>>> (back then it
>>>> was on DigitalMars website...)
>>>>
>>>> That is all you really need.
>>>>
>>>> Now I would suggest reading the D Wiki as well. ;)
>>>
>>> You really learned D from the online language reference?  
>>> Thats hard core!  You must be much smarter than me.
>>>
>>> I suggested reading the Phobos docs online, but I was just 
>>> joking.
>>
>> I did too. I don't see it as particularly 
>> hard/only-for-smart-people, I just built simple programs and 
>> slowly looked up what I needed as I went along. A lot of help 
>> from people here and on IRC helped as well of course.

> it's a good idea to stay on this forum and check the API 
> regularly. If you do this, you will not only learn D, but also 
> get a deeper understanding of programming related problems (and 
> possible solutions) in general.

Very true. I have learnt a huge amount about programming in 
general by trying to keep up with the more experienced members 
here. All the discussions about the future of different language 
features etc. has been a fantastic education.