digitalmars.D - Thanks to p0nce for a nicer DConf logo!
- Andrei Alexandrescu (2/2) Jan 18 2015 Take a look: http://dconf.org/2015/index.html. PR:
- ponce (6/9) Jan 18 2015 :)
- Mengu (2/11) Jan 18 2015 looks way cooler. thanks.
- Russel Winder via Digitalmars-d (13/16) Jan 19 2015 My only comment is, which country is UT, this two letter combination is
- ponce (4/12) Jan 19 2015 Dunno, maybe an US person would tell if "Utah" would be
- Russel Winder via Digitalmars-d (19/22) Jan 19 2015 I guess it depends if you want non USA people to know the location. I
- Steven Schveighoffer (4/15) Jan 19 2015 It is the same format as previous years (i.e. Menlo Park, CA). If you
- Russel Winder via Digitalmars-d (18/20) Jan 19 2015 On Mon, 2015-01-19 at 13:21 -0500, Steven Schveighoffer via
- ponce (12/29) Jan 19 2015 My view point:
- Steven Schveighoffer (15/37) Jan 19 2015 Spelling out the state is not "dumb", it's perfectly legitimate. Almost
- David Gileadi (8/11) Jan 19 2015 I can confirm this: as a teen from UT I took a job at a gas station near...
- bachmeier (6/55) Jan 19 2015 Not being a professor of English, this may be out of date, but
- deadalnix (3/6) Jan 18 2015 it looks great !
- Israel (3/6) Feb 18 2015 Is thhere a higher res version out there?
Take a look: http://dconf.org/2015/index.html. PR: https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/dconf.org/pull/37. -- Andrei
Jan 18 2015
On Sunday, 18 January 2015 at 19:39:38 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:Take a look: http://dconf.org/2015/index.html. PR: https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/dconf.org/pull/37. -- Andrei:) By the way I finds DDoc suprinsingly apt for a static site generator. Markdown is great for writing content but without macros, no reuse.
Jan 18 2015
"Mengu" <mengukagan gmail.com> On Sunday, 18 January 2015 at 19:45:10 UTC, ponce wrote:On Sunday, 18 January 2015 at 19:39:38 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:looks way cooler. thanks.Take a look: http://dconf.org/2015/index.html. PR: https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/dconf.org/pull/37. -- Andrei:) By the way I finds DDoc suprinsingly apt for a static site generator. Markdown is great for writing content but without macros, no reuse.
Jan 18 2015
On Sun, 2015-01-18 at 19:45 +0000, ponce via Digitalmars-d wrote:By the way I finds DDoc suprinsingly apt for a static site=20 generator. Markdown is great for writing content but without=20 macros, no reuse.My only comment is, which country is UT, this two letter combination is not yet assigned in ISO 3166. --=20 Russel. =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D Dr Russel Winder t: +44 20 7585 2200 voip: sip:russel.winder ekiga.n= et 41 Buckmaster Road m: +44 7770 465 077 xmpp: russel winder.org.uk London SW11 1EN, UK w: www.russel.org.uk skype: russel_winder
Jan 19 2015
On Monday, 19 January 2015 at 14:54:33 UTC, Russel Winder via Digitalmars-d wrote:On Sun, 2015-01-18 at 19:45 +0000, ponce via Digitalmars-d wrote:Dunno, maybe an US person would tell if "Utah" would be preferable to "UT".By the way I finds DDoc suprinsingly apt for a static site generator. Markdown is great for writing content but without macros, no reuse.My only comment is, which country is UT, this two letter combination is not yet assigned in ISO 3166.
Jan 19 2015
On Mon, 2015-01-19 at 15:31 +0000, ponce via Digitalmars-d wrote: [=E2=80=A6]=20 Dunno, maybe an US person would tell if "Utah" would be=20 preferable to "UT".I guess it depends if you want non USA people to know the location. I appreciate that everyone inside the USA knows all the state codes, and knows that if you do not specify a country, of course it is in the USA. However, for people not in the USA this knowledge is absent =E2=80=93 thoug= h people in the USA haven't really cottoned on to that yet. Basically I think D should be a global thing, not a USA-centric one. --=20 Russel. =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D Dr Russel Winder t: +44 20 7585 2200 voip: sip:russel.winder ekiga.n= et 41 Buckmaster Road m: +44 7770 465 077 xmpp: russel winder.org.uk London SW11 1EN, UK w: www.russel.org.uk skype: russel_winder
Jan 19 2015
On 1/19/15 11:30 AM, Russel Winder via Digitalmars-d wrote:On Mon, 2015-01-19 at 15:31 +0000, ponce via Digitalmars-d wrote: […]It is the same format as previous years (i.e. Menlo Park, CA). If you are having trouble, look at the google map embedded in the venue tab. -SteveDunno, maybe an US person would tell if "Utah" would be preferable to "UT".I guess it depends if you want non USA people to know the location. I appreciate that everyone inside the USA knows all the state codes, and knows that if you do not specify a country, of course it is in the USA. However, for people not in the USA this knowledge is absent – though people in the USA haven't really cottoned on to that yet. Basically I think D should be a global thing, not a USA-centric one.
Jan 19 2015
On Mon, 2015-01-19 at 13:21 -0500, Steven Schveighoffer via Digitalmars-d wrote: [=E2=80=A6]It is the same format as previous years (i.e. Menlo Park, CA). If you=20 are having trouble, look at the google map embedded in the venue tab.Sorry, but I think you are missing the point I am making. PS Due to spinal/cost reasons, I will not be able to get to the DConf conference, but I will be at the "Play with D" meeting in London (*). (*) Country unspecified but left implicit for people to guess. http://www.meetup.com/London-D-Programmers/ --=20 Russel. =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D Dr Russel Winder t: +44 20 7585 2200 voip: sip:russel.winder ekiga.n= et 41 Buckmaster Road m: +44 7770 465 077 xmpp: russel winder.org.uk London SW11 1EN, UK w: www.russel.org.uk skype: russel_winder
Jan 19 2015
On Monday, 19 January 2015 at 16:30:14 UTC, Russel Winder via Digitalmars-d wrote:On Mon, 2015-01-19 at 15:31 +0000, ponce via Digitalmars-d wrote: […]My view point: - I didn't know what UT meant myself - I didn't know where the city was anyway - it seems customary for Americans to see city names with the State code - but, being a conference in the US, it is expected more US people are expected to fill the seats - "Orem, Utah" might feel dumb to americans, dunno - "Orem, UT" sounds kind-of cool and looks better than "Orem, Utah". Subjective I know.Dunno, maybe an US person would tell if "Utah" would be preferable to "UT".I guess it depends if you want non USA people to know the location. I appreciate that everyone inside the USA knows all the state codes, and knows that if you do not specify a country, of course it is in the USA. However, for people not in the USA this knowledge is absent – though people in the USA haven't really cottoned on to that yet. Basically I think D should be a global thing, not a USA-centric one.
Jan 19 2015
On 1/19/15 4:43 PM, ponce wrote:On Monday, 19 January 2015 at 16:30:14 UTC, Russel Winder via Digitalmars-d wrote:Spelling out the state is not "dumb", it's perfectly legitimate. Almost nobody ever uses this notation, as the state codes are pretty well known. However, longer state names may be more awkward in a concise badge graphic (Utah doesn't suffer from this). The thing is, there are several state abbreviations that always confuse people. For instance AL is Alabama, but could be Alaska (AK) and AK might be confused as Arkansas (AR), which may be confused as Arizona (AZ).* :) I think bottom line, it's not a slight against any non-Americans to use a US custom in the US, and it's also not that difficult to find out what it really means. -Steve * disclaimer: before posting this I felt compelled to look all this up to make sure I got it right :DOn Mon, 2015-01-19 at 15:31 +0000, ponce via Digitalmars-d wrote: […]My view point: - I didn't know what UT meant myself - I didn't know where the city was anyway - it seems customary for Americans to see city names with the State code - but, being a conference in the US, it is expected more US people are expected to fill the seats - "Orem, Utah" might feel dumb to americans, dunnoDunno, maybe an US person would tell if "Utah" would be preferable to "UT".I guess it depends if you want non USA people to know the location. I appreciate that everyone inside the USA knows all the state codes, and knows that if you do not specify a country, of course it is in the USA. However, for people not in the USA this knowledge is absent – though people in the USA haven't really cottoned on to that yet. Basically I think D should be a global thing, not a USA-centric one.
Jan 19 2015
On 1/19/15, 3:02 PM, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:The thing is, there are several state abbreviations that always confuse people. For instance AL is Alabama, but could be Alaska (AK) and AK might be confused as Arkansas (AR), which may be confused as Arizona (AZ).*I can confirm this: as a teen from UT I took a job at a gas station near the north rim of the Grand Canyon in AZ and spent most of the summer entering AR as the state code on their paper credit card entry form. Finally someone kindly set me straight. In any case I think the potential confusion from "UT" in the dconf.org headline may be mitigated by the fact that it's preceded by "Utah" in the university name.
Jan 19 2015
On Monday, 19 January 2015 at 22:02:37 UTC, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:On 1/19/15 4:43 PM, ponce wrote:Not being a professor of English, this may be out of date, but common advice is to use traditional abbreviations rather than postal abbreviations unless a zip code follows. For Utah, the traditional abbreviation is 'Utah'.On Monday, 19 January 2015 at 16:30:14 UTC, Russel Winder via Digitalmars-d wrote:Spelling out the state is not "dumb", it's perfectly legitimate. Almost nobody ever uses this notation, as the state codes are pretty well known. However, longer state names may be more awkward in a concise badge graphic (Utah doesn't suffer from this). The thing is, there are several state abbreviations that always confuse people. For instance AL is Alabama, but could be Alaska (AK) and AK might be confused as Arkansas (AR), which may be confused as Arizona (AZ).* :) I think bottom line, it's not a slight against any non-Americans to use a US custom in the US, and it's also not that difficult to find out what it really means. -Steve * disclaimer: before posting this I felt compelled to look all this up to make sure I got it right :DOn Mon, 2015-01-19 at 15:31 +0000, ponce via Digitalmars-d wrote: […]My view point: - I didn't know what UT meant myself - I didn't know where the city was anyway - it seems customary for Americans to see city names with the State code - but, being a conference in the US, it is expected more US people are expected to fill the seats - "Orem, Utah" might feel dumb to americans, dunnoDunno, maybe an US person would tell if "Utah" would be preferable to "UT".I guess it depends if you want non USA people to know the location. I appreciate that everyone inside the USA knows all the state codes, and knows that if you do not specify a country, of course it is in the USA. However, for people not in the USA this knowledge is absent – though people in the USA haven't really cottoned on to that yet. Basically I think D should be a global thing, not a USA-centric one.
Jan 19 2015
On Sunday, 18 January 2015 at 19:39:38 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:Take a look: http://dconf.org/2015/index.html. PR: https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/dconf.org/pull/37. -- Andreiit looks great !
Jan 18 2015
On Sunday, 18 January 2015 at 19:39:38 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:Take a look: http://dconf.org/2015/index.html. PR: https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/dconf.org/pull/37. -- AndreiIs thhere a higher res version out there?
Feb 18 2015
On Wednesday, 18 February 2015 at 19:12:27 UTC, Israel wrote:On Sunday, 18 January 2015 at 19:39:38 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:Indeed the logo disappeared from the webhosting link I uploaded it to. Here it is: https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/dconf.org/pull/42Take a look: http://dconf.org/2015/index.html. PR: https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/dconf.org/pull/37. -- AndreiIs thhere a higher res version out there?
Feb 18 2015
On Wednesday, 18 February 2015 at 23:44:34 UTC, ponce wrote:On Wednesday, 18 February 2015 at 19:12:27 UTC, Israel wrote:Wow so the logo is literally programmed...I havnt messed with svg files since haskell. Thanks though.On Sunday, 18 January 2015 at 19:39:38 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:Indeed the logo disappeared from the webhosting link I uploaded it to. Here it is: https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/dconf.org/pull/42Take a look: http://dconf.org/2015/index.html. PR: https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/dconf.org/pull/37. -- AndreiIs thhere a higher res version out there?
Feb 18 2015