First steps

[Gabor Deak Jahn]

Hello,

excuse me for dropping in with a simple question like this
but I searched the FAQ and any available resources and I
was unable to find an answer.

I read the D description and found the language rather
interesting and sane, I just wish Stroustrup had the same
expertise when he designed C++ in the first place. I'm
currently using many languages, C, C++, C#, Pascal and I'm
contemplating to write my next major project in D to see
how it works out in real life.

My first test programs compile and run all right (Windows
XP), except for one silly error. As soon as I start using
comments (either //, /* or /+), I start getting 'invalid
UTF-8 sequence' errors. The source file is plain ASCII but
it doesn't make any difference if I change it to UTF-
anything. The compiler version is v0.172, I've freshly
downloaded it a couple of weeks ago from here.

PS: the forum doesn't work with Opera. With an out-of-
mainstream (yet) language like D, shouldn't we strive to
serve out-of-mainstream (yet) browsers as well? :-)))

Thanks,
  Gabor