Is D a lot like c++ ? I am currently midway through learning c++ and I also want to learn D . So should i focus on one or learn both together? Will I find learning D easy if I already know c++ ?

On Thursday, 12 March 2015 at 13:01:31 UTC, ayush wrote:
> Is D a lot like c++?

Enough.

> So should i focus on one or learn both together?

You can study both together, although it is better to focus on one.

> Will I find learning D easy if I already know c++?

Yes.

On Thursday, 12 March 2015 at 13:01:31 UTC, ayush wrote:
> Is D a lot like c++ ? I am currently midway through learning c++ and I also want to learn D . So should i focus on one or learn both together? Will I find learning D easy if I already know c++ ?

D is very much like C++, but the biggest issue I found moving from C++ to D was trying to apply C++ idioms that only existed to work around ugly C++ warts(i.e, CRTP)

On Thursday, 12 March 2015 at 13:13:40 UTC, Dennis Ritchie wrote:
> On Thursday, 12 March 2015 at 13:01:31 UTC, ayush wrote:
>> Is D a lot like c++?
>
> Enough.
>
>> So should i focus on one or learn both together?
>
> You can study both together, although it is better to focus on one.
>
>> Will I find learning D easy if I already know c++?
>
> Yes.

So on which language should I focus(learn) first

On Thu, 12 Mar 2015 13:01:29 +0000, ayush wrote:

> Is D a lot like c++ ? I am currently midway through learning c++ and I also want to learn D . So should i focus on one or learn both together? Will I find learning D easy if I already know c++ ?

D is like C++, but made by human beings for human beings. and C++ is made by martians for monkeys.

On Thu, 12 Mar 2015 13:35:18 +0000
ayush via Digitalmars-d-learn <digitalmars-d-learn@puremagic.com> wrote:

> On Thursday, 12 March 2015 at 13:13:40 UTC, Dennis Ritchie wrote:
> > On Thursday, 12 March 2015 at 13:01:31 UTC, ayush wrote:
> >> Is D a lot like c++?
> >
> > Enough.
> >
> >> So should i focus on one or learn both together?
> >
> > You can study both together, although it is better to focus on one.
> >
> >> Will I find learning D easy if I already know c++?
> >
> > Yes.
> 
> So on which language should I focus(learn) first

D is much easier to learn so I will start with it. And then you can try learn C++ if you still want and need it.

On Thursday, 12 March 2015 at 13:44:50 UTC, Daniel Kozák wrote:
> D is much easier to learn so I will start with it. And then you can
> try learn C++ if you still want and need it.

Yes, but in D for beginners little literature, so I would recommend starting with C++.

On Thursday, 12 March 2015 at 13:56:29 UTC, Dennis Ritchie wrote:
> On Thursday, 12 March 2015 at 13:44:50 UTC, Daniel Kozák wrote:
>> D is much easier to learn so I will start with it. And then you can
>> try learn C++ if you still want and need it.
>
> Yes, but in D for beginners little literature, so I would recommend starting with C++.


There is no need for dozens of books.
I would even go as far as to say that the existing ones are more than enough.

http://wiki.dlang.org/Books

On Thu, 12 Mar 2015 13:56:28 +0000, Dennis Ritchie wrote:

> On Thursday, 12 March 2015 at 13:44:50 UTC, Daniel Kozák wrote:
>> D is much easier to learn so I will start with it. And then you can try learn C++ if you still want and need it.
> 
> Yes, but in D for beginners little literature, so I would recommend starting with C++.

there are alot of books on C++ 'cause C++ is insanely complicated and inconsistend. D design is *MUCH* better, so D doesn't need so many books teaching arcane art of programming.

On Thursday, 12 March 2015 at 14:47:22 UTC, ketmar wrote:
> there are alot of books on C++ 'cause C++ is insanely complicated and
> inconsistend. D design is *MUCH* better, so D doesn't need so many books
> teaching arcane art of programming.

Well, in principle, can be started with a D, but personally, I started actually with ANSI C.