The D front page doesn't really do a good job of giving you a feel for the language. Even worse, the important-looking "D Book" link is actually just a teaser to buy the product.
To see what I'm talking about with "fresh eyes", imagine that today you overheard your coworkers talking about two great new languages: one called "D" and another called "Elixir". You decide you want to learn a new language but you only have time to learn one.
First you visit http://dlang.org/ and then you visit http://elixir-lang.org/. Staying within a small "link radius" of the main page, which one are you more likely to get a feel for and get excited about?
My guess is Elixir, and I have no dog in this fight whatsoever.
Thanks for the insight. Ali Çehreli has a free book in the works, and once that's ready it'll be visibly featured on the front page. Also, obviously we will add a link to this very tutorial. Thanks again!
The D front page doesn't really do a good job of giving you a feel for the language. Even worse, the important-looking "D Book" link is actually just a teaser to buy the product.
To see what I'm talking about with "fresh eyes", imagine that today you overheard your coworkers talking about two great new languages: one called "D" and another called "Elixir". You decide you want to learn a new language but you only have time to learn one.
First you visit http://dlang.org/ and then you visit http://elixir-lang.org/. Staying within a small "link radius" of the main page, which one are you more likely to get a feel for and get excited about?
My guess is Elixir, and I have no dog in this fight whatsoever.