Welcome to my Tutorials. In the first Tutorial i introduce myself and tell something about the Basics of Programming. The main thing is to create a *.d sourcecode-file.


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We will install the Compiler DMD in this tutorial. With the compiler you can translate the sourcefile into an Application.


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Here we are using the DMD Compiler to translate the sourcecode to an Application, that we can execute.


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DScite is an Editor, that supports Syntax Highlighting. DScite supports the D compiling and execution of the programs inside of the Editor. We will install it and I give some advanced tips.


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We are going to install Derelict in this Tutorial. Derelict give us a possibility to use Libraries like OpenGL (3D Graphics), OpenAL (Sound), SDL (WindowManager, 2D Graphics, ...), ...
If you want to compile Derelict, so you get the *.lib files, then you need bud.exe (http://dsource.org/projects/build). Rename the file to bud.exe!


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In this Tutorial, we will write a small program, that is using the libraries OpenGL and SDL. We will write, compile and execute the small program.


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Eclipse is a famous Editor from the World of Java. In this Tutorial we will install Eclipse. With the Plugin Descent, that we will install, too, we can use the Editor for the Programming Language D!


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Now, we will write and compile a new "Hello World" Project in Eclipse.


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After we had installed Eclipse, which is a very good IDE, we can have a look at Code::Blocks, that is very powerful, too. Which one is better? Descide on your own.


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We will configure CodeBlocks, so that we can use Derelict to use SDL, OpenGL, etc... You should do the Tutorial on how to Install Derelict first!
IMPORTANT: To compile Derelict you need bud.exe (http://dsource.org/projects/build)! Copy the file to the dmd directory, so you don t have to add the bud.exe on your PATH variable. Rename the file to bud.exe!


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Tango is an alternative Standard Library for the D programming language. You can see the Installation of Tango with DMD here.


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The DInstaller can install all needed programs to start programming with the D programming language. Per example it can install: DMD, Phobos, Tango, DSSS, Rebuild, ...


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