digitalmars.D - C/C++ Compilers/IDE and D
- Novice One (5/5) Jul 27 2004 Goodday fellows!
- Mike Swieton (21/27) Jul 27 2004 Compilers: no. The compiler would need to know how to compile D code, an...
- Novice Programmer (5/5) Jul 28 2004 Goodday fellows!
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Carlos Santander B.
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Jul 28 2004
"Mike Swieton"
- h3r3tic (7/12) Jul 28 2004 Surely some of them can. I've got KDevelop into thinking that my D code
Goodday fellows! 1.Can D be used within/ compiled on C/C++ compilers and IDE's like DMC, Blooshed Dev-C++, Turbo C++ / C++ Builder , Visual C++ etc. ? 2. Can the examples of books like 'C++: how to program' etc. be used for D (would it be a good idea)?
Jul 27 2004
On Tue, 27 Jul 2004 23:29:27 +0000, Novice One wrote:Goodday fellows! 1.Can D be used within/ compiled on C/C++ compilers and IDE's like DMC, Blooshed Dev-C++, Turbo C++ / C++ Builder , Visual C++ etc. ?Compilers: no. The compiler would need to know how to compile D code, and that currently is just the Digital Mars one and there's a GCC back end for D, but someone else will need to inform us of the current status on that. IDEs: most certainly. I, not being an IDE user, couldn't tell you *how*, but you can. Maybe look for custom build rules in your IDE?2. Can the examples of books like 'C++: how to program' etc. be used for D (would it be a good idea)?Maybe, maybe not. A whole lot's different from C++ to D. Basic programming techniques apply generally, of course, but there are significant differences between the two languages. For instance, D always passes classes by reference and structs by value. Quite a change from C++. I think it would be difficult without a sound knowledgebase of at least one of the languages. If you're a new programmer, I suggest using a learning book to learn the language it covers, or sticking to a pure theory book (Gang of Four, etc). I hope the following doesn't come across as steering you away from D (even if that's what I'm saying), but I think it would make things more difficult for you to be learning to program with a language which is not finalized, and for which a wealth of examples is not present. If I've wholly misinterpreted your experience level, feel free to thwack me soundly. Mike Swieton __ Never grow old. Growing older and growing old are very different.
Jul 27 2004
Novice Programmer <Novice_member pathlink.com> Goodday fellows! I am thankful to everyone of you who has cared to reply my simple/silly questions. Thanking you, Irfan.
Jul 28 2004
"Mike Swieton" <mike swieton.net> escribió en el mensaje news:pan.2004.07.28.03.21.36.850304 swieton.net || 2. Can the examples of books like 'C++: how to program' etc. be used for D || (would it be a good idea)? | | Maybe, maybe not. A whole lot's different from C++ to D. Basic programming | techniques apply generally, of course, but there are significant differences | between the two languages. For instance, D always passes classes by reference | and structs by value. Quite a change from C++. I think it would be difficult | without a sound knowledgebase of at least one of the languages. If you're a | new programmer, I suggest using a learning book to learn the language it | covers, or sticking to a pure theory book (Gang of Four, etc). | | I hope the following doesn't come across as steering you away from D (even if | that's what I'm saying), but I think it would make things more difficult for | you to be learning to program with a language which is not finalized, and for | which a wealth of examples is not present. If I've wholly misinterpreted your | experience level, feel free to thwack me soundly. | | Mike Swieton | __ | Never grow old. Growing older and growing old are very different. I know of a really good way of learning: reading this newsgroup. I've been here for over 2 years now, and all the things I've read... well, it's been like attending to free classes. So I can only thank all who take part (or took part) of the D community (can you believe someone once called it "Dommunity"?... lol!). ----------------------- Carlos Santander Bernal
Jul 28 2004
Novice One wrote:Goodday fellows! 1.Can D be used within/ compiled on C/C++ compilers and IDE's like DMC, Blooshed Dev-C++, Turbo C++ / C++ Builder , Visual C++ etc. ?Surely some of them can. I've got KDevelop into thinking that my D code is C++ and now I can edit and compile my D code from withing KDevelop :] You'd need a few tricks though... like replacing the make program with you own and such. I've got a hack for KDevelop here: http://xlo.torun.pl/~heretic/KD.zip so you may see how it's done and do it yourself for other IDEs
Jul 28 2004