Ubuntu Unleashed 2014 Edition: Covering 13.10 and 14.04,Ninth Edition

D

The D language is a lot like C, but much newer. It has similar syntax. It also has static typing. However, it is much newer and has some differences that are designed for convenience, power, and continued efficiency. In D, you are able to write large amounts of code without redundantly specifying types. Static inference deduces types and other code properties. Also, memory management is automatic and you have built-in linear and associative arrays, slices, and ranges. D has new methods of dealing with concurrency, scaling, and internal integration of features in a way that the presence of one feature does not harm another; for example, offering classic polymorphism, value semantics, functional style, contract programming, and more. Like C, ...