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The D Programming Language
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The D Programming Language

by Andrei Alexandrescu
June 2010
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
456 pages
14h 48m
English
Addison-Wesley Professional
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Chapter 2. Basic Types. Expressions

If you’ve ever programmed in C, C++, Java, or C#, you’ll feel right at home understanding D’s basic types and expressions—fortunately with quite a few home improvements. Manipulating values of basic types is the bread and butter of many programming tasks, and a language’s offering interacting with your personal preferences can go a long way toward making your life either pleasant or miserable. There is no perfect approach; many desiderata are conflicting, which brings the subjective factor into play. In turn, that makes it impossible for a language to find a solution that pleases everyone. Too strict a system puts the burden in the wrong place as the programmer must fight the compiler into accepting the simplest ...

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