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digitalmars.D.announce - DConf 2018 Call for Submissions

reply Mike Parker <aldacron gmail.com> writes:
The time to start preparing submissions for DConf 2018 has come! 
The event is scheduled for May 2-5 in Munich, Germany. As with 
the 2017 edition, three days of talks are planned, followed by a 
Hackathon on the last day.

Deadline details can be found on the DConf home page [1]. As a 
bonus, Andrei did a brief interview for the D Blog [2], where he 
explains how we wound up in Munich this time around and what to 
expect.

[1] https://dconf.org/2018/index.html
[2] 
https://dlang.org/blog/2017/11/14/dconf-2018-assemblage-in-bavaria/

Reddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/7cvsi3/dconf_2018_call_for_submissions_interview_with/
Nov 14 2017
next sibling parent Mike Parker <aldacron gmail.com> writes:
 Reddit:
 https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/7cvsi3/dconf_2018_call_for_submissions_interview_with/


I've also submitted it to Hacker News.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newest
Nov 14 2017
prev sibling next sibling parent reply Joakim <dlang joakim.fea.st> writes:
On Tuesday, 14 November 2017 at 14:07:51 UTC, Mike Parker wrote:

 The time to start preparing submissions for DConf 2018 has 
 come! The event is scheduled for May 2-5 in Munich, Germany. As 
 with the 2017 edition, three days of talks are planned, 
 followed by a Hackathon on the last day.

 Deadline details can be found on the DConf home page [1]. As a 
 bonus, Andrei did a brief interview for the D Blog [2], where 
 he explains how we wound up in Munich this time around and what 
 to expect.

 [1] https://dconf.org/2018/index.html
 [2] 
 https://dlang.org/blog/2017/11/14/dconf-2018-assemblage-in-bavaria/

 Reddit:
 https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/7cvsi3/dconf_2018_call_for_submissions_interview_with/


Typo in blog post, procrastanate -> procrastinate.
Nov 14 2017
parent Mike Parker <aldacron gmail.com> writes:
On Tuesday, 14 November 2017 at 14:26:41 UTC, Joakim wrote:


 Typo in blog post, procrastanate -> procrastinate.


Thanks!
Nov 14 2017
prev sibling next sibling parent codephantom <me noyb.com> writes:
On Tuesday, 14 November 2017 at 14:07:51 UTC, Mike Parker wrote:

 The time to start preparing submissions for DConf 2018 has 
 come! The event is scheduled for May 2-5 in Munich, Germany. As 
 with the 2017 edition, three days of talks are planned, 
 followed by a Hackathon on the last day.


Would love to hear someone talk about o/s kernel development in 
D, and their experiences/thoughts about how D helps/hinders 
development of that kind.

e.g:

https://github.com/PowerNex/PowerNex
Nov 15 2017
prev sibling parent reply codephantom <me noyb.com> writes:
On Tuesday, 14 November 2017 at 14:07:51 UTC, Mike Parker wrote:

 The time to start preparing submissions for DConf 2018 has 
 come! The event is scheduled for May 2-5 in Munich, Germany. As 
 with the 2017 edition, three days of talks are planned, 
 followed by a Hackathon on the last day.


my useless advice to those speaking at the conference...

please...no fanboy talks ..like that which comes out of google, 
about go.

no multicolored, fluffy toys on stage, that makes me feel like 
i'm in kindergarden (i'm just gunna puke!).

A willingness to be critical...will gain peoples attention, will 
encourage people to find solutions, and will help D evolve.

First 5 minutes...get me there, or you'll lose me.

Be prepared to ignore everything I just said...but at your own 
peril ;-)
Nov 15 2017
parent reply =?UTF-8?Q?Ali_=c3=87ehreli?= <acehreli yahoo.com> writes:
On 11/15/2017 03:44 PM, codephantom wrote:

 On Tuesday, 14 November 2017 at 14:07:51 UTC, Mike Parker wrote:

 The time to start preparing submissions for DConf 2018 has come! The
 event is scheduled for May 2-5 in Munich, Germany. As with the 2017
 edition, three days of talks are planned, followed by a Hackathon on
 the last day.


 my useless advice to those speaking at the conference...

 please...no fanboy talks ..like that which comes out of google, about go.


I don't think DConf fits that description. (Past DConf presentations are 
all recorded and should be available online e.g. at YouTube.)


 no multicolored, fluffy toys on stage, that makes me feel like i'm in
 kindergarden (i'm just gunna puke!).


Of course nothing of that sort but you have to tolerate emcee Dylan's 
purple outfit, especially the shoes! :o)


 A willingness to be critical...


There has been many experience reports where D's shortcomings, bugs, 
etc. were reported but they were almost always followed with something 
like "we couldn't have done any of this without D." :)


 Be prepared to ignore everything I just said...but at your own peril ;-)


Good advice... Can't wait for your presentation... ;)

Ali
Nov 15 2017
parent reply codephantom <me noyb.com> writes:
On Wednesday, 15 November 2017 at 23:53:40 UTC, Ali Çehreli wrote:

 Of course nothing of that sort but you have to tolerate emcee 
 Dylan's purple outfit, especially the shoes! :o)


There's a purple beast in Dylan, just dying to get out...



 Good advice... Can't wait for your presentation... ;)


Sadly, if I gave a talk, after the first 5 minutes, there'd be 
nobody left to listen ;-)

I would like to see Chuck Allison talk about the experiences of 
students approaching D. I think that would be really worthwhile - 
or even yourself for that matter, given your strong interest in 
this area. Technical stuff is good and helpful, but I like to 
know about peoples experiences too...that's what really interests 
me the most, and should be at the core of any language design. So 
somebody examining D from this perspective could be really 
insightful to those contributing to the language.

It's really critical that D remain accessible to newcomers, or 
its' replacement is just around the corner.
Nov 15 2017
parent reply Mike James <foo bar.com> writes:
On Thursday, 16 November 2017 at 00:45:58 UTC, codephantom wrote:

 On Wednesday, 15 November 2017 at 23:53:40 UTC, Ali Çehreli 
 wrote:


<snip>

 I would like to see Chuck Allison talk about the experiences of 
 students approaching D. I think that would be really worthwhile 
 - or even yourself for that matter, given your strong interest 
 in this area. Technical stuff is good and helpful, but I like 
 to know about peoples experiences too...that's what really 
 interests me the most, and should be at the core of any 
 language design. So somebody examining D from this perspective 
 could be really insightful to those contributing to the 
 language.

 It's really critical that D remain accessible to newcomers, or 
 its' replacement is just around the corner.


Chucks already done a talk like that - it was berry, berry good...

-=mike=-
Nov 16 2017
parent reply =?UTF-8?Q?Ali_=c3=87ehreli?= <acehreli yahoo.com> writes:
On 11/16/2017 12:20 AM, Mike James wrote:

 On Thursday, 16 November 2017 at 00:45:58 UTC, codephantom wrote:



 I would like to see Chuck Allison talk about the experiences of 
 students approaching D.





 Chucks already done a talk like that - it was berry, berry good...


For convenience, two talks by Chuck:

   http://dconf.org/2014/talks/allison.html

   http://dconf.org/2015/talks/allison.html

and one by one of his students:

   http://dconf.org/2015/talks/gubler.html

Ali
Nov 16 2017
parent codephantom <me noyb.com> writes:
On Thursday, 16 November 2017 at 18:08:07 UTC, Ali Çehreli wrote:

 For convenience, two talks by Chuck:



   http://dconf.org/2014/talks/allison.html


Thanks. I must have missed this one. I'll watch it today.
(youtube one seems to be missing though)



   http://dconf.org/2015/talks/allison.html


Seen this, was berry berry interesting.


 and one by one of his students:
  http://dconf.org/2015/talks/gubler.html


Ahh.. the enthusiasm of youth...those were the days...

I think Eric's always going to look back on this video and ask 
himself..why did I say that.("..grease that barrier of entry into 
D.."). I'm stil trying to visualise that...but it's just not 
working for me.
Nov 16 2017