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Descent Nightly Builds

Because of the long release cycle, the Descent team now makes available nightly builds. Any time you are ready to update your copy of Descent, just head on over to the nightly build page and download the latest archive.

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DMD 1.031 and 2.015

Two new DMD releases. For the 1.x stable branch, there is DMD 1.031. For the 2.x development branch, there is DMD 2.015. As usual, the 1.x release is mostly bug fixes, while the 2.x release gets all of the new goodness. One new feature that is shared between them is the version identifier D_PIC, which is defined when -fPIC is passed on the command line. The remainder of the changes and new features are in 2.015 only, including new template goodness.

As always, remember that if you want to use DMD for production code, the 1.x series is what you should be using. Although, it appears that something in 1.031 which could cause existing code to break. Based on that link, it would be advisable for Tango users not to upgrade just yet.

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Learn to Tango With D Review

If you still haven’t picked up a copy of Learn to Tango with D, John Hatten of GameDev.net has posted a brief review of the book. Even if you have bought it, read the review anyway!

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Color Me Tweeted

Thanks to a recent post by larsivi, I’m finally tweeting. Like he, I’m looking for fellow Dians to follow. Let me know if you’re on there. Or better yet, go ahead and start following me!

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A New D Wiki

Erik Lechak has put up a Wiki detailing his experiences learning to run with D. Currently, he has instructions and advice on compiler and standard library selection, and his experiences with a few D tools and libraries. He has even posted some example modules using some of the libraries. Erik welcomes clarifications and additions, do don’t be shy.

I think that as long as this little Wiki continues to focus on the newbie experience, it could be a great companion site to the existing Wiki4D. Good luck, Erik!

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