c++.announce - sdwest report
- "Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> Mar 18 2004
- "Phill" <phill pacific.net.au> Mar 18 2004
- Ant <duitoolkit yahoo.ca> Mar 18 2004
- "Matthew" <matthew stlsoft.org> Mar 19 2004
- "Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> Mar 19 2004
- Mark T <Mark_member pathlink.com> Mar 19 2004
- "Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> Mar 19 2004
- Andrew Edwards <remove_ridimz remove_yahoo.com> Mar 19 2004
- Jan Knepper <jan smartsoft.us> Mar 19 2004
- "Matthew" <matthew stlsoft.org> Mar 19 2004
- Andrew Edwards <remove_ridimz remove_yahoo.com> Mar 19 2004
- "Phill" <phill pacific.net.au> Mar 19 2004
- "Phill" <phill pacific.net.au> Mar 19 2004
- "Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> Mar 19 2004
- J C Calvarese <jcc7 cox.net> Mar 19 2004
- "Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> Mar 19 2004
- J Anderson <REMOVEanderson badmama.com.au> Mar 21 2004
Just got back. I can sum up in one word - Wow! I sure did have a good time. There was a large cross section of who's who in C++ there teaching seminars that I got to talk to, including Bjarne Stroustrup, Scott Meyers, Andrei Alexandrescu, Bruce Eckel, Chuck Allison, Ken Puch, Dan Saks, Herb Sutter, Bill Venners, Allen Holub, Richard Hale Shaw, and Leor Zolman. I presented a tutorial on D, and was rewarded with a packed SRO house. I think many of the attendees were surprised at the level of interest in D! Lots of insightful questions got asked during the tutorial, which means that D is readilly understandable by anyone with a good grasp of C++ (or that the people attending were really smart, which I think is also true). The tutorial was preceded and succeeded by many bull sessions with various people talking about D's potential and ideas for it. The language clearly has struck a responsive chord in the C++ community, we're on the right track and so it's full speed ahead! I'll be putting the tutorial notes up later today, after I type them in (I was the only presenter using handwritten viewfoils instead of powerpoint <g>. Many people came up to me later and said they liked the viewfoils better, as powerpoint slides tend to be a bit sterile.) But it's good to be back, and my inbox is filled with the usual email, spam and viruses <g>. -Walter
Mar 18 2004
"Phill" <phill pacific.net.au> Well done! Phill. "Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> wrote in message news:c3dafh$24f6$1 digitaldaemon.com...Just got back. I can sum up in one word - Wow! I sure did have a good
There was a large cross section of who's who in C++ there teaching
that I got to talk to, including Bjarne Stroustrup, Scott Meyers, Andrei Alexandrescu, Bruce Eckel, Chuck Allison, Ken Puch, Dan Saks, Herb Sutter, Bill Venners, Allen Holub, Richard Hale Shaw, and Leor Zolman. I presented a tutorial on D, and was rewarded with a packed SRO house. I think many of the attendees were surprised at the level of interest in D! Lots of insightful questions got asked during the tutorial, which means
D is readilly understandable by anyone with a good grasp of C++ (or that
people attending were really smart, which I think is also true). The tutorial was preceded and succeeded by many bull sessions with various people talking about D's potential and ideas for it. The language clearly has struck a responsive chord in the C++ community, we're on the right
and so it's full speed ahead! I'll be putting the tutorial notes up later today, after I type them in (I was the only presenter using handwritten viewfoils instead of powerpoint <g>. Many people came up to me later and said they liked the viewfoils better, as powerpoint slides tend to be a bit sterile.) But it's good to be back, and my inbox is filled with the usual email,
and viruses <g>. -Walter
Mar 18 2004
On Thu, 18 Mar 2004 15:09:41 -0800, Walter wrote:Just got back. I can sum up in one word - Wow!
I thought I had nothing to say but I do: congratulations! Ant
Mar 18 2004
You've made a big splash with the C++ notables. They're all raving about it, especially Leor Zolman, who has now made an STLFilt for DMC++, I understand "Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> wrote in message news:c3dafh$24f6$1 digitaldaemon.com...Just got back. I can sum up in one word - Wow! I sure did have a good
There was a large cross section of who's who in C++ there teaching
that I got to talk to, including Bjarne Stroustrup, Scott Meyers, Andrei Alexandrescu, Bruce Eckel, Chuck Allison, Ken Puch, Dan Saks, Herb Sutter, Bill Venners, Allen Holub, Richard Hale Shaw, and Leor Zolman. I presented a tutorial on D, and was rewarded with a packed SRO house. I think many of the attendees were surprised at the level of interest in D! Lots of insightful questions got asked during the tutorial, which means
D is readilly understandable by anyone with a good grasp of C++ (or that
people attending were really smart, which I think is also true). The tutorial was preceded and succeeded by many bull sessions with various people talking about D's potential and ideas for it. The language clearly has struck a responsive chord in the C++ community, we're on the right
and so it's full speed ahead! I'll be putting the tutorial notes up later today, after I type them in (I was the only presenter using handwritten viewfoils instead of powerpoint <g>. Many people came up to me later and said they liked the viewfoils better, as powerpoint slides tend to be a bit sterile.) But it's good to be back, and my inbox is filled with the usual email,
and viruses <g>. -Walter
Mar 19 2004
"Matthew" <matthew stlsoft.org> wrote in message news:c3eebs$11d5$1 digitaldaemon.com...You've made a big splash with the C++ notables. They're all raving about
especially Leor Zolman, who has now made an STLFilt for DMC++, I
I couldn't have asked for a better reception than I got at sdwest.
Mar 19 2004
In article <c3dafh$24f6$1 digitaldaemon.com>, Walter says...I'll be putting the tutorial notes up later today, after I type them in (I was the only presenter using handwritten viewfoils instead of powerpoint <g>. Many people came up to me later and said they liked the viewfoils better, as powerpoint slides tend to be a bit sterile.)
Wow - They probably had to search around for the overhead projector :) you should scan them to pdf if possible (ask a friend) so we can see them in their original form tangent: You should collaborate with Matthew on "D in a Nutshell" book, I would buy it in a second
Mar 19 2004
"Mark T" <Mark_member pathlink.com> wrote in message news:c3fhq6$2tnv$1 digitaldaemon.com...In article <c3dafh$24f6$1 digitaldaemon.com>, Walter says...I'll be putting the tutorial notes up later today, after I type them in
was the only presenter using handwritten viewfoils instead of powerpoint <g>. Many people came up to me later and said they liked the viewfoils better, as powerpoint slides tend to be a bit sterile.)
Wow - They probably had to search around for the overhead projector :)
There were a bunch of jokes about that.you should scan them to pdf if possible (ask a friend) so we can see them
their original form
Anyone else prefer scans to text?tangent: You should collaborate with Matthew on "D in a Nutshell" book, I would
in a second
Hear that, Matthew? <g>
Mar 19 2004
On Fri, 19 Mar 2004 12:48:41 -0800, Walter <walter digitalmars.com> wrote:"Mark T" <Mark_member pathlink.com> wrote in message news:c3fhq6$2tnv$1 digitaldaemon.com...In article <c3dafh$24f6$1 digitaldaemon.com>, Walter says...I'll be putting the tutorial notes up later today, after I type them in
was the only presenter using handwritten viewfoils instead of
<g>. Many people came up to me later and said they liked the viewfoils better, as powerpoint slides tend to be a bit sterile.)
Wow - They probably had to search around for the overhead projector :)
There were a bunch of jokes about that.you should scan them to pdf if possible (ask a friend) so we can see them
their original form
Anyone else prefer scans to text?
I wouldn't mind catching a glimps of the viewfoils: just to get the "feel" of what we missed out on. I do believe, however, that there was alot more info was passed than could have been expressed with the viewfoils alone. I think some of that will make it into the translation, so I'll opt for the text.tangent: You should collaborate with Matthew on "D in a Nutshell" book, I would
in a second
Hear that, Matthew? <g>
-- Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
Mar 19 2004
Walter wrote:I'll be putting the tutorial notes up later today, after I type them in
(Iwas the only presenter using handwritten viewfoils instead of powerpoint <g>. Many people came up to me later and said they liked the viewfoils better, as powerpoint slides tend to be a bit sterile.)
Well, Seeing what happened on conferences I went to years ago I probably would have done the same thing... On the otherside... I would refuse to use Power Point as much as I refuse to use Outlook (Express) ;-)Wow - They probably had to search around for the overhead projector :)
There were a bunch of jokes about that.you should scan them to pdf if possible (ask a friend) so we can see them
intheir original form
Anyone else prefer scans to text?
Yes! I definitely would like to see copy's of the originals in a PDF. Do you have a PDF writer?tangent: You should collaborate with Matthew on "D in a Nutshell" book, I would
buy itin a second
Hear that, Matthew? <g>
-- ManiaC++ Jan Knepper But as for me and my household, we shall use Mozilla... www.mozilla.org
Mar 19 2004
"Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> wrote in message news:c3fmqo$503$1 digitaldaemon.com..."Mark T" <Mark_member pathlink.com> wrote in message news:c3fhq6$2tnv$1 digitaldaemon.com...In article <c3dafh$24f6$1 digitaldaemon.com>, Walter says...I'll be putting the tutorial notes up later today, after I type them in
was the only presenter using handwritten viewfoils instead of
<g>. Many people came up to me later and said they liked the viewfoils better, as powerpoint slides tend to be a bit sterile.)
Wow - They probably had to search around for the overhead projector :)
There were a bunch of jokes about that.you should scan them to pdf if possible (ask a friend) so we can see
intheir original form
Anyone else prefer scans to text?tangent: You should collaborate with Matthew on "D in a Nutshell" book, I would
in a second
Hear that, Matthew? <g>
As you know, I'm working on getting this actioned.
Mar 19 2004
On Fri, 19 Mar 2004 19:31:18 +0000 (UTC), Mark T <Mark_member pathlink.com> wrote:tangent: You should collaborate with Matthew on "D in a Nutshell" book, I would buy it in a second
I've been asking for this so long, I would probably mug the publisher to get a hold of it.
Mar 19 2004
LOL "Andrew Edwards" <remove_ridimz remove_yahoo.com> wrote in message news:opr44n1pzns6zaqn news.digitalmars.com...On Fri, 19 Mar 2004 19:31:18 +0000 (UTC), Mark T <Mark_member pathlink.com> wrote:tangent: You should collaborate with Matthew on "D in a Nutshell" book, I would buy it in a second
I've been asking for this so long, I would probably mug the publisher to get a hold of it.
Mar 19 2004
"Mark T" <Mark_member pathlink.com> wrote in message news:c3fhq6$2tnv$1 digitaldaemon.com...In article <c3dafh$24f6$1 digitaldaemon.com>, Walter says...I'll be putting the tutorial notes up later today, after I type them in
was the only presenter using handwritten viewfoils instead of powerpoint <g>. Many people came up to me later and said they liked the viewfoils better, as powerpoint slides tend to be a bit sterile.)
Wow - They probably had to search around for the overhead projector :) you should scan them to pdf if possible (ask a friend) so we can see them
their original form
I would love to see them as well!tangent: You should collaborate with Matthew on "D in a Nutshell" book, I would
in a second
and I would also buy it :o)) Phill.
Mar 19 2004
"Mark T" <Mark_member pathlink.com> wrote in message news:c3fhq6$2tnv$1 digitaldaemon.com...In article <c3dafh$24f6$1 digitaldaemon.com>, Walter says...I'll be putting the tutorial notes up later today, after I type them in
was the only presenter using handwritten viewfoils instead of powerpoint <g>. Many people came up to me later and said they liked the viewfoils better, as powerpoint slides tend to be a bit sterile.)
Wow - They probably had to search around for the overhead projector :)
There were a bunch of jokes about that.you should scan them to pdf if possible (ask a friend) so we can see them
their original form
Anyone else prefer scans to text? I've thought that since some people really prefer the handwritten version, that when I'm forced to do it with slides in the future, that maybe I should scan them in instead of editting in powerpoint.tangent: You should collaborate with Matthew on "D in a Nutshell" book, I would
in a second
Hear that, Matthew? <g>
Mar 19 2004
Walter wrote: [...]you should scan them to pdf if possible (ask a friend) so we can see them in their original form
Anyone else prefer scans to text? I've thought that since some people really prefer the handwritten version, that when I'm forced to do it with slides in the future, that maybe I should scan them in instead of editting in powerpoint.
I'm curious to see what the handwritten slides look like. If the powerpoint slides would just be digital versions of your handwritten notes, it could be a big waste of time to type them in. I don't have anything against Powerpoint, but I've seen too many poor presentations by people using Powerpoint. I think some people use powerpoint as a crutch. Instead of providing good content, they provide only a flashy presentation. The content is essential. It sounds like your presentation had terrific content with a nostalgic presentation. Often, Powerpoint presentations look the same. Everyone's presentations look like everyone else's. The content is the important part so you might just want to go with what's easiest for you. This topic reminds me of the Powerpoint version of the Gettysburg Address (http://norvig.com/Gettysburg/). -- Justin http://jcc_7.tripod.com/d/
Mar 19 2004
"J C Calvarese" <jcc7 cox.net> wrote in message news:c3fsg7$eeb$1 digitaldaemon.com...This topic reminds me of the Powerpoint version of the Gettysburg Address (http://norvig.com/Gettysburg/).
LOL
Mar 19 2004
It would be interesting to know if anyone new is reading this newsgroup because of sdwest. -- -Anderson: http://badmama.com.au/~anderson/
Mar 21 2004