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Programming in D: The Ultimate Guide for Software Engineers

Gain insights into D programming by exploring variables, loops, and advanced topics such as functions and unit testing. Discover how to build applications using this versatile language.

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While D has been around for a while, it’s just now starting to see a surge in popularity. D is a multi-paradigm system programming language that combines a wide range of powerful programming concepts. Because D is a re-engineering of C++, many C++ developers have switched to learning D. In this course, you will start by building a simple "hello world" program. You will then proceed to cover the concepts related to variables, loops, conditional statements, and arrays in order to build up your fundamentals. After addressing the basic concepts, you will then explore more advanced topics like functions, unit testing, and contract programming. By the end of this course, you will have the foundations in place to start building your own applications in D.

While D has been around for a while, it’s just now starting to see a surge in popularity. D is a multi-paradigm system programmi...Show More

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154 Lessons19 Quizzes15 Challenges

Getting Started With D

6 Lessons

Get familiar with D programming basics, key functions, error fixes, and code compilation.

The Hello World Program

writeln and write

Challenge: Fix the Code

Solution: Fix the Code

Compilation of D Code

Quiz

Variables and User Input

8 Lessons

Unpack the core of variables, user input, data types, and type inference in D programming.

Fundamental Types

Assigning Values to Variables

auto and typeof

Challenge: Output Variable Values in a Statement

Solution: Output Variable Values in a Statement

Standard Input and Output Streams

Reading from the Standard Input

Quiz

Arithmetic and Logical Operations on Data Types

15 Lessons

Break apart arithmetic and logical operations on integers and floating-point types.

Conditional Statements and Loops

13 Lessons

Grasp the fundamentals of conditional statements, loops, and lazy operators in D programming.

Arrays, Characters and Strings

21 Lessons

Deepen your knowledge of arrays, characters, strings, their manipulations, and related challenges.

File Handling in D

6 Lessons

Tackle file handling in D, including streams redirection, File struct, and practical challenges.

Literals and enum

6 Lessons

Master the steps to use literals, fix code challenges, and leverage enums in D.

Formatted Output and Input

11 Lessons

Learn how to use formatted input and output, format specifiers, and solve practical challenges.

foreach Loop and switch-case Statement

8 Lessons

Grasp the fundamentals of D's foreach loop, switch-case statements, and practical coding challenges.

10.

Functions

6 Lessons

Master the steps to create, utilize, and enhance code quality through functions.

11.

Immutability

5 Lessons

Grasp the fundamentals of immutability, its application in parameters, and its impact on slices.

12.

Value Types and Reference Types

5 Lessons

Deepen your knowledge of value and reference types, their properties, and distinctions.

13.

Function Parameters

10 Lessons

Simplify complex topics on function parameters, qualifiers, swapping, and lvalues/rvalues.

14.

Program Environment

5 Lessons

Build on the program execution, parameter handling, and environment interactions in D programming.

15.

Exceptions and scope

8 Lessons

Break down exceptions, throw, try-catch, finally, scope statements, and kinds of errors in D.

16.

assert and enforce Statements

8 Lessons

Solve challenges with assert and enforce statements to ensure code correctness and stability.

17.

Unit Testing

7 Lessons

Break apart the causes of bugs, unit testing, TDD, and testing for exceptions in D.

18.

Contract Programming

6 Lessons

Apply your skills to enforce contracts using in, out blocks, and expression-based checks.

Certificate of Completion

Showcase your accomplishment by sharing your certificate of completion.

Course Author:

Ali Çehreli

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