diff --git a/appending/Makefile b/appending/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5168a78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/appending/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+
+TARGET := appending
+
+all: $(TARGET)
+
+$(TARGET): $(TARGET).d
+
+%: %.d
+	gdc -o $@ $<
+
+clean:
+	-rm -f *.o *~ $(TARGET)
diff --git a/appending/appending.d b/appending/appending.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e922aeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/appending/appending.d
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import std.stdio;
+
+void main()
+{
+    char[] s;
+    writefln("Length: %d\tString: '%s', &s: 0x%x",
+            s.length, s, &s);
+
+    s ~= "something ";
+    writefln("Length: %d\tString: '%s', &s: 0x%x",
+            s.length, s, &s);
+
+    s ~= "whatever";
+    writefln("Length: %d\tString: '%s', &s: 0x%x",
+            s.length, s, &s);
+}
+