Hello World, I am hoping that someone can lend some advice. I am
not really a programmer but I studied programming in the late
90s/early 2000 time period. I started with QBasic, then I learned
HTML, CSS, JavaScript. I dabbled in C++ using books and
tutorials. Anyway, I know enough to learn languages and begin to
utilize them appropriately. I haven't studied programming in many
years now. But I am interested in web development again.

I am no longer interested in Microsoft technologies and Php is
not my cup of tea. I've discovered D and I read that it is used
on the web. Most notably at Facebook? anyway, I would like to
start learning D but I do not know how to use it on the web. What
do i need to know/study in order to use D for web development? I
read something about cgi and fast-cgi implementation. is this the
way to go? remember, i've only used scripting languages before. I
don't need a step-by-step answer - i'm not stupid. I just need an
arrow pointing in the right direction.

thus, if i write a D program and compile it, how do i use it on a
web server?

please forgive me for not being all-knowing.

Thank You very much for your time.

On Fri, 10 Apr 2015 18:07:05 +0000, John S wrote:

> Hello World, I am hoping that someone can lend some advice. I am not really a programmer but I studied programming in the late 90s/early 2000 time period. I started with QBasic, then I learned HTML, CSS, JavaScript. I dabbled in C++ using books and tutorials. Anyway, I know enough to learn languages and begin to utilize them appropriately. I haven't studied programming in many years now. But I am interested in web development again.
> 
> I am no longer interested in Microsoft technologies and Php is not my cup of tea. I've discovered D and I read that it is used on the web. Most notably at Facebook? anyway, I would like to start learning D but I do not know how to use it on the web. What do i need to know/study in order to use D for web development? I read something about cgi and fast-cgi implementation. is this the way to go? remember, i've only used scripting languages before. I don't need a step-by-step answer - i'm not stupid. I just need an arrow pointing in the right direction.
> 
> thus, if i write a D program and compile it, how do i use it on a web server?
> 
> please forgive me for not being all-knowing.
> 
> Thank You very much for your time.

look at vibe.d[1]. or you can use Adam's cgi.d[2][3].

[1] http://vibed.org
[2] http://arsdnet.net/web.d/cgi.d.html
[3] https://github.com/adamdruppe/arsd

On Friday, 10 April 2015 at 18:17:25 UTC, ketmar wrote:
> look at vibe.d[1]. or you can use Adam's cgi.d[2][3].
>
> [1] http://vibed.org
> [2] http://arsdnet.net/web.d/cgi.d.html
> [3] https://github.com/adamdruppe/arsd

excellent answer. <b>Thank You</b>.
I'm off to continue learning...

Have a Wonderful Day.

http://forum.dlang.org/post/ofzxraoutgxctxujrjgi@forum.dlang.org
another example: https://github.com/D-Programming-GDC/gdcproject

On 11/04/2015 6:07 a.m., John S wrote:
> Hello World, I am hoping that someone can lend some advice. I am
> not really a programmer but I studied programming in the late
> 90s/early 2000 time period. I started with QBasic, then I learned
> HTML, CSS, JavaScript. I dabbled in C++ using books and
> tutorials. Anyway, I know enough to learn languages and begin to
> utilize them appropriately. I haven't studied programming in many
> years now. But I am interested in web development again.
>
> I am no longer interested in Microsoft technologies and Php is
> not my cup of tea. I've discovered D and I read that it is used
> on the web. Most notably at Facebook? anyway, I would like to
> start learning D but I do not know how to use it on the web. What
> do i need to know/study in order to use D for web development? I
> read something about cgi and fast-cgi implementation. is this the
> way to go? remember, i've only used scripting languages before. I
> don't need a step-by-step answer - i'm not stupid. I just need an
> arrow pointing in the right direction.
>
> thus, if i write a D program and compile it, how do i use it on a
> web server?
>
> please forgive me for not being all-knowing.
>
> Thank You very much for your time.

I'm currently writing a web server[0].
I do have a web service framework waiting for it. It is based upon my previous one (Cmsed).

If you want to help with the web server, please let me know. The configuration system still isn't fully flattening (making config files usable) nor is it listening for requests. There also needs work done so it can be demonized on OSX and fast-cgi client and server needs to be written.

[0] https://github.com/DNetDev/webserver

On Saturday, 11 April 2015 at 03:27:32 UTC, Rikki Cattermole wrote:
> I'm currently writing a web server[0].
> I do have a web service framework waiting for it. It is based upon my previous one (Cmsed).
>
> If you want to help with the web server, please let me know. The configuration system still isn't fully flattening (making config files usable) nor is it listening for requests. There also needs work done so it can be demonized on OSX and fast-cgi client and server needs to be written.
>
> [0] https://github.com/DNetDev/webserver

I'm always willing to help a community of programmers. If I can help you in anyway, then I will be more than happy to contribute. Keep in mind that I am new to the D Language. I must master the fundamentals of the language before I begin to author code for something as important as a Web Server. However, I will use this project to begin discovering more about D Language. I always believe in learning how to swim by simply D-iving in. I'll look at your project and begin to work on some code. I am obviously inferior to you and your knowledge of D but I will work hard to catch up. By the way, we share the same middle name.

Have a Wonderful Day...

On 12/04/2015 2:22 a.m., John S wrote:
> On Saturday, 11 April 2015 at 03:27:32 UTC, Rikki Cattermole wrote:
>> I'm currently writing a web server[0].
>> I do have a web service framework waiting for it. It is based upon my
>> previous one (Cmsed).
>>
>> If you want to help with the web server, please let me know. The
>> configuration system still isn't fully flattening (making config files
>> usable) nor is it listening for requests. There also needs work done
>> so it can be demonized on OSX and fast-cgi client and server needs to
>> be written.
>>
>> [0] https://github.com/DNetDev/webserver
>
> I'm always willing to help a community of programmers. If I can help you
> in anyway, then I will be more than happy to contribute. Keep in mind
> that I am new to the D Language. I must master the fundamentals of the
> language before I begin to author code for something as important as a
> Web Server. However, I will use this project to begin discovering more
> about D Language. I always believe in learning how to swim by simply
> D-iving in. I'll look at your project and begin to work on some code. I
> am obviously inferior to you and your knowledge of D but I will work
> hard to catch up. By the way, we share the same middle name.
>
> Have a Wonderful Day...

No worries. As you said, its best to dive right in.
Feel free to come chat on https://gitter.im/DNetDev/webserver and ask questions.