Name: Advanced Programming Techniques in D
Author: Ali Çehreli

D is a multi-paradigm programming language that combines a wide range of powerful programming concepts from the lowest to the highest levels. It emphasizes memory safety, program correctness, and pragmatism. This course will teach you advanced D concepts, so it’s recommended to get the basics down.

In this course, you will start by learning lifetimes, structs, function overloading, and inheritance, all crucial concepts for advanced D developers.

In the second half of the course, you will learn about templates, pointers, memory management, and more. If you’re looking to take your D programming to the next level, then this course will find you well. 

By the end of this course, you will be well equipped to take your D experience and start creating your own applications.

Advanced Programming Techniques in D

What to Expect

Introduction

Lifetimes

Fundamental Operations

Null Value & is Operator

Assigning the null Value

Summary

Quiz on Lifetimes, null Values and is Operator

Lifetimes, null Value and the is Operator

Automatic Type Conversions

Arithmetic and Slice Conversions

const, enum, immutable, and bool Conversions

Explicit Type Conversions

Quiz on Type Conversions

Type Conversions

Definition of Structs

Construction

Copying and Assignment

Struct Literals and Static Members

Challenge: Lets Play Cards

Solution: Lets Play Cards

Quiz on Structs

Structs

Default Arguments

Special Keywords as Default Arguments

Variadic Functions

Variadic Function Arguments Lifetime

Challenge: Perform the Calculation

Solution: Perform the Calculation

Quiz on Default Arguments and Variadic Functions

Variable Number of Parameters

Function Overloading and Overload Resolution

Function Overloading for User-Defined Types

Challenge: Overload a Function

Solution: Overload a Function

Member Functions

Member Function Example

const ref Parameters

const and inout Member Functions

Quiz on Functions Overloading and Member Functions

Function Overloading and Member Functions

Constructor: Introduction

Compiler-Generated Constructor

User-Defined Constructors and the Use of static opCall()

Constructor Qualifiers

Immutability and Type Conversions

Destructor

Postblit

Assignment Operator

Quiz on Constructors

Constructor and Other Special Functions

Learn Operator Overloading

Overloadable Operators

Element Indexing and Slicing Operators

Defining Multiple Operators

Return Types of Operators

opEquals()

opCmp()

opCall()

Indexing Operators

Slicing Operators

opCast()

opDispatch() and opBinaryRight()

Challenge: Make the Unit Tests Pass

Solution: Make the Unit Tests Pass

Quiz on Operator Overloading

Operator Overloading

Comparing With Structs

Definition, Construction, and Destruction

Member Access and Member Functions

The is and !is Operator

Quiz on Classes

Introduction to Classes

Inheritance Hierarchy

Superclass Members

Overriding the Definitions of Member Functions

Using the Subclass in Place of the Superclass

Abstract Member Functions and Abstract Classes

Example

Challenge: Implement Inheritance Hierarchy

Solution: Implement Inheritance Hierarchy

Quiz on Inheritance

Inheritance

typeid and TypeInfo

toString and opEquals

opCmp

toHash

Challenge: Implement opEquals Function for a Class

Solution: Implement opEquals Function for a Class

Quiz on Object

The Object Class

Interface Inheritance

static Member Functions

final Member Functions

Abstraction

Quiz on Interfaces

Interfaces

destroy()

destroy() Example

scoped()

Quiz on destroy( ) and scoped()

destroy and scoped

Module

Importing Modules

Libraries

Quiz on Modules and Libraries

Modules and Libraries

Encapsulation

Protection Attributes

Module Imports and the Use of Encapsulation

Example of Encapsulation in D

Quiz on Encapsulation and Protection Attributes

Encapsulation and Protection Attributes

Universal Function Call Syntax

Properties

Property Functions

Use of Properties

Preconditions and Postconditions

invariant Blocks

Contract Inheritance

Quiz on UFCS , Properties and Contract Programming

UFCS, Properties and Contract Programming

Function Templates

Type Deduction and  Explicit Type Specification

Template Instantiation and Template Specializations

Struct and Class Templates

Default Template Parameters and Template Instantiation

Class Template Example

Function Template Example

Quiz on Templates

Templates

pragma(msg) and pragma(lib)

pragma(inline)

pragma(startaddress) and pragma(mangle)

alias: Shortening a Long Name

alias: Design Flexibility

alias:  Revealing Hidden Names of Superclasses

alias this

with

Quiz on Pragmas, alias and with

Pragmas, alias and with

The Concept of a Reference

Syntax

Pointer Value and the Address-of Operator &

The Access Operator and the Dot Operator

Modifying the Value of a Pointer

Use of Pointers with Arrays

void* Pointers and Pointers in Logical Expressions

Use of new, .ptr and in Operator with Pointers

When to Use Pointers

Example: A Simple Linked List

Example: Observing the Contents of Memory by ubyte*

Challenge: Swap the Numbers

Solution: Swap the Numbers

Quiz on Pointers

Pointers

Representation of data at the lowest level

Binary Number System

Hexadecimal Number System

Bit Operations

Semantics

Common Uses

Challenge: Convert ipv4 Address to its Dotted Form

Solution: Convert ipv4 Address to its Dotted Form

Challenge:  Convert Four Octet Values to the Corresponding 32-bit

Solution:  Convert Four Octet Values to the Corresponding 32-bit

Challenge: Make a Mask of Specified Width

Solution: Make a Mask of Specified Width

Quiz on Bit Operations

debug

version(tag) and version(level)

static(if), static(assert) and Type Traits

is Expression

is (T == Specifier)

is (T identifier == Specifier)

is (/* ... */ Specifier, TemplateParamList)

Quiz on Conditional Compilation

Conditional Compilation

Function Pointers

Function Pointer as a Parameter & a Member

Anonymous Functions

Delegates

Delegate Properties, Lazy Parameters & Lazy Variadic Functions

`toString()` with a Delegate Parameter

Chapter Summary

Quiz on Function Pointers, Delegates, and Lambdas

Function Pointers, Delegates, and Lambdas

foreach Support by Range Member Functions

opApply & opApplyReverse Member Functions

Loop Counter

Challenge: Designing a NumberRange Struct

Solution: Design a NumberRange Struct

Nested Functions, Structs, and Classes

Quiz on Use of foreach with Struct and Classes

foreach with Structs and Classes

Unions

Anonymous Unions and Dissecting Other Members

union Examples

Labels and goto

Unions, Labels, goto and Tuples

Advanced Programming Techniques in D

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