• Andrei Alexandrescu (16/16) Dec 07 2015 We're over 20% full and seats are going fast!
• Mathias Lang (4/11) Dec 07 2015 Awesome !
• Andrei Alexandrescu (2/17) Dec 07 2015 198. -- Andrei
• Daniel Kozak (8/25) Dec 07 2015 I hope I was the first one :D.
• Andrei Alexandrescu (2/6) Dec 07 2015 Indeed you were. Thanks! -- Andrei
• John Colvin (3/20) Dec 07 2015 Booked now. Looking forward to it :)
• deadalnix (3/20) Dec 07 2015 Adam won't be coming ?
• Adam D. Ruppe (4/5) Dec 07 2015 I haven't decided for sure yet, but probably not. I don't like
• Daniel Kozak (4/9) Dec 07 2015 I just bought print version of your book, so I hope you will
• wobbles (2/7) Dec 08 2015 Sleeping tablets make long flights much more bearable!
• Walter Bright (8/15) Dec 08 2015 What I've found helps a lot:
• Russel Winder via Digitalmars-d-announce (20/29) Dec 11 2015 Waste of time, but if you think it useful, do it.
• Basile B. (3/22) Dec 11 2015 6. And don't forget an empty plastic bottle (would say
• Joakim (16/21) Dec 11 2015 I know you're joking, but I've been using my tablet for
• Walter Bright (3/4) Dec 11 2015 Just to nit pick, using an external keyboard makes it more of a laptop t...
• Joakim (24/28) Dec 11 2015 A nitpick for a nitpick is fair game. :)
• Walter Bright (9/21) Dec 12 2015 One aspect (for me, anyway) is in order to program, I need a big screen,...
• Joakim (36/53) Dec 12 2015 At a desk, it's easy to connect a large monitor to the tablet for
• Walter Bright (4/11) Dec 12 2015 This will help you get true desktop functionality for your tablet:
• Nick Sabalausky (17/21) Dec 14 2015 Personally, I would need far more than just multi-window support for
• Joakim (35/63) Dec 14 2015 Yes, even after Android gets multi-window, it will take years for
• Mengu (7/26) Dec 12 2015 for me it is:
• Moritz Maxeiner (5/10) Dec 07 2015 A fellow student and me just booked.
• Jack Stouffer (4/5) Dec 11 2015 Just found out I won't be able to come, so will the entire thing
• Dicebot (4/9) Dec 11 2015 It is on the list but definitive answer will be known closer to

Andrei Alexandrescu <SeeWebsiteForEmail erdani.org> writes:

We're over 20% full and seats are going fast!

We planned to send an announcement when we're 50% sold out. However, 
this time around registrations are coming quite a bit quicker than 
before so we thought we'd keep you posted earlier.

At this time DConf is over 20% sold out. That's only three weeks after 
opening early bird registration and without having announced the 
program. (Which, of course, will be great.) The point here is, if you're 
considering going to DConf, you may want to secure your early bird 
registration now at http://dconf.org/2016/registration.html.

On another vein, we're pleased to announce a book signing session by D 
book authors. Kai Nacke, Mike Parker, Ali Çehreli, and Andrei 
Alexandrescu will sign their respective books. Bring your copy (it 
better be dog-eared) or buy one on site (limited quantities available). 
Details forthcoming.

Looking forward to seeing you at DConf!


Andrei

Mathias Lang <pro.mathias.lang gmail.com> writes:

On Monday, 7 December 2015 at 17:39:14 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu 
wrote:
 We're over 20% full and seats are going fast!

 We planned to send an announcement when we're 50% sold out. 
 However, this time around registrations are coming quite a bit 
 quicker than before so we thought we'd keep you posted earlier.

 [...]

 Looking forward to seeing you at DConf!


 Andrei

Awesome !
Can we get an approximation of how many persons is 100% full ? :)

Andrei Alexandrescu <SeeWebsiteForEmail erdani.org> writes:

On 12/7/15 1:21 PM, Mathias Lang wrote:
 On Monday, 7 December 2015 at 17:39:14 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
 We're over 20% full and seats are going fast!

 We planned to send an announcement when we're 50% sold out. However,
 this time around registrations are coming quite a bit quicker than
 before so we thought we'd keep you posted earlier.

 [...]

 Looking forward to seeing you at DConf!


 Andrei

 Awesome !
 Can we get an approximation of how many persons is 100% full ? :)

198. -- Andrei

Daniel Kozak <kozzi11 gmail.com> writes:

On Monday, 7 December 2015 at 17:39:14 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu 
wrote:
 We're over 20% full and seats are going fast!

I hope I was the first one :D.

 We planned to send an announcement when we're 50% sold out. 
 However, this time around registrations are coming quite a bit 
 quicker than before so we thought we'd keep you posted earlier.

 At this time DConf is over 20% sold out. That's only three 
 weeks after opening early bird registration and without having 
 announced the program. (Which, of course, will be great.) The 
 point here is, if you're considering going to DConf, you may 
 want to secure your early bird registration now at 
 http://dconf.org/2016/registration.html.

 On another vein, we're pleased to announce a book signing 
 session by D book authors. Kai Nacke, Mike Parker, Ali Çehreli, 
 and Andrei Alexandrescu will sign their respective books. Bring 
 your copy (it better be dog-eared) or buy one on site (limited 
 quantities available). Details forthcoming.

I allready have print version of yours and Ali's book but only 
ebook version of Learning D, so I have to ( or must to I never 
known which one is correct) upgrade to print one and pre-order 
Kai's book about vibe.d  :).
 Looking forward to seeing you at DConf!


 Andrei

Me too :)

Andrei Alexandrescu <SeeWebsiteForEmail erdani.org> writes:

On 12/7/15 1:58 PM, Daniel Kozak wrote:
 On Monday, 7 December 2015 at 17:39:14 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
 We're over 20% full and seats are going fast!

 I hope I was the first one :D.

Indeed you were. Thanks! -- Andrei

John Colvin <john.loughran.colvin gmail.com> writes:

On Monday, 7 December 2015 at 17:39:14 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu 
wrote:
 We're over 20% full and seats are going fast!

 We planned to send an announcement when we're 50% sold out. 
 However, this time around registrations are coming quite a bit 
 quicker than before so we thought we'd keep you posted earlier.

 At this time DConf is over 20% sold out. That's only three 
 weeks after opening early bird registration and without having 
 announced the program. (Which, of course, will be great.) The 
 point here is, if you're considering going to DConf, you may 
 want to secure your early bird registration now at 
 http://dconf.org/2016/registration.html.

 On another vein, we're pleased to announce a book signing 
 session by D book authors. Kai Nacke, Mike Parker, Ali Çehreli, 
 and Andrei Alexandrescu will sign their respective books. Bring 
 your copy (it better be dog-eared) or buy one on site (limited 
 quantities available). Details forthcoming.

 Looking forward to seeing you at DConf!


 Andrei

Booked now. Looking forward to it :)

deadalnix <deadalnix gmail.com> writes:

On Monday, 7 December 2015 at 17:39:14 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu 
wrote:
 We're over 20% full and seats are going fast!

 We planned to send an announcement when we're 50% sold out. 
 However, this time around registrations are coming quite a bit 
 quicker than before so we thought we'd keep you posted earlier.

 At this time DConf is over 20% sold out. That's only three 
 weeks after opening early bird registration and without having 
 announced the program. (Which, of course, will be great.) The 
 point here is, if you're considering going to DConf, you may 
 want to secure your early bird registration now at 
 http://dconf.org/2016/registration.html.

 On another vein, we're pleased to announce a book signing 
 session by D book authors. Kai Nacke, Mike Parker, Ali Çehreli, 
 and Andrei Alexandrescu will sign their respective books. Bring 
 your copy (it better be dog-eared) or buy one on site (limited 
 quantities available). Details forthcoming.

 Looking forward to seeing you at DConf!


 Andrei

Adam won't be coming ?

Adam D. Ruppe <destructionator gmail.com> writes:

On Monday, 7 December 2015 at 19:37:11 UTC, deadalnix wrote:
 Adam won't be coming ?

I haven't decided for sure yet, but probably not. I don't like 
travel at all and the thought of a trans-atlantic flight strikes 
me as the worst.

Daniel Kozak <kozzi11 gmail.com> writes:

On Monday, 7 December 2015 at 20:42:21 UTC, Adam D. Ruppe wrote:
 On Monday, 7 December 2015 at 19:37:11 UTC, deadalnix wrote:
 Adam won't be coming ?

 I haven't decided for sure yet, but probably not. I don't like 
 travel at all and the thought of a trans-atlantic flight 
 strikes me as the worst.

I just bought print version of your book, so I hope you will 
change your decision, so I can have all my D books with author's 
signature ;)

wobbles <grogan.colin gmail.com> writes:

On Monday, 7 December 2015 at 20:42:21 UTC, Adam D. Ruppe wrote:
 On Monday, 7 December 2015 at 19:37:11 UTC, deadalnix wrote:
 Adam won't be coming ?

 I haven't decided for sure yet, but probably not. I don't like 
 travel at all and the thought of a trans-atlantic flight 
 strikes me as the worst.

Sleeping tablets make long flights much more bearable!

Walter Bright <newshound2 digitalmars.com> writes:

On 12/8/2015 12:47 AM, wobbles wrote:
 On Monday, 7 December 2015 at 20:42:21 UTC, Adam D. Ruppe wrote:
 On Monday, 7 December 2015 at 19:37:11 UTC, deadalnix wrote:
 Adam won't be coming ?

 I haven't decided for sure yet, but probably not. I don't like travel at all
 and the thought of a trans-atlantic flight strikes me as the worst.

 Sleeping tablets make long flights much more bearable!

What I've found helps a lot:

1. If possible, do a long jog before going to the airport. It makes you ready
to 
relax.
2. Load up a tablet with lots of books.
3. Ear plugs. It's surprising how fatiguing the jet noise is.
4. One of those neck pillows can help.
5. Booze :-)

Russel Winder via Digitalmars-d-announce writes:

On Tue, 2015-12-08 at 15:50 -0800, Walter Bright via Digitalmars-d-
announce wrote:
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 3. Ear plugs. It's surprising how fatiguing the jet noise is.

Or in ear monitors then you can listen to decent music.

 4. One of those neck pillows can help.

Maybe, but probably.

 5. Booze :-)

And other drugs. But mostly alcohol.

;-)

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Basile B. <b2.temp gmx.com> writes:

On Friday, 11 December 2015 at 19:59:54 UTC, Russel Winder wrote:
 On Tue, 2015-12-08 at 15:50 -0800, Walter Bright via 
 Digitalmars-d- announce wrote:
 […]
 
 1. If possible, do a long jog before going to the airport. It 
 makes
 you ready to
 relax.

 Waste of time, but if you think it useful, do it.

 2. Load up a tablet with lots of books.

 Or a real laptop so you can do Real Programming – which of 
 course must be in FORTRAN.

 3. Ear plugs. It's surprising how fatiguing the jet noise is.

 Or in ear monitors then you can listen to decent music.

 4. One of those neck pillows can help.

 Maybe, but probably.

 5. Booze :-)

 And other drugs. But mostly alcohol.

 ;-)

6. And don't forget an empty plastic bottle (would say 
G.Depardieu), particularly if (5.) is a met condition.

Joakim <dlang joakim.fea.st> writes:

On Friday, 11 December 2015 at 19:59:54 UTC, Russel Winder wrote:
 On Tue, 2015-12-08 at 15:50 -0800, Walter Bright via 
 Digitalmars-d- announce wrote:
 2. Load up a tablet with lots of books.

 Or a real laptop so you can do Real Programming – which of 
 course must be in FORTRAN.

I know you're joking, but I've been using my tablet for 
programming for the last couple weeks and it's surprisingly 
great.  Using the excellent and free Termux Android app for 
common OSS packages 
(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.termux&hl=en) 
and a bluetooth keyboard (the somewhat dated Rapoo E6100), I've 
been able to get ldc built natively on Android 
(http://forum.dlang.org/thread/ycvtkeiyffhaixxpzwuj forum.dlang.org).

The tablet display is only 8.4" but so high-resolution, at 359 
ppi, that it doesn't matter, particularly for a shell prompt.  
Its Exynos 5420 octa-core CPU is surprisingly fast, building 
llvm-optimized phobos in just over a minute.  I prop the tablet 
up against something on my desk, and if I want to read a webpage, 
I can simply pick it up and hold it in my hands while reading.

I'm living in the future!  Just thought I'd share. :)

Walter Bright <newshound2 digitalmars.com> writes:

On 12/11/2015 8:28 PM, Joakim wrote:
 and a bluetooth keyboard

Just to nit pick, using an external keyboard makes it more of a laptop than a 
tablet.

Joakim <dlang joakim.fea.st> writes:

On Saturday, 12 December 2015 at 05:46:15 UTC, Walter Bright 
wrote:
 On 12/11/2015 8:28 PM, Joakim wrote:
 and a bluetooth keyboard

 Just to nit pick, using an external keyboard makes it more of a 
 laptop than a tablet.

A nitpick for a nitpick is fair game. :)

However, there are distinct differences with this setup.  For 
one, the tablet and keyboard combined weigh just under 1.5 lbs, 
which is much lighter than almost any laptop.  And you'd have to 
compare it to one of the new detachable laptops, as you can't 
just pick up most laptop screens and read them in one hand, as I 
can with this tablet.

Of course, it's all about trade-offs: I find myself surprisingly 
comfortable with this small 8.4" diagonal screen, others may not 
be.  The bluetooth keyboard repeatedly loses a couple keystrokes 
when starting typing after a minute's break, which appears to be 
a known Android problem.  Chrome on Android will annoyingly not 
save your zoom level for various websites, as the desktop version 
does, which is particularly needed for this high-resolution 
display, meaning I repeatedly have to Ctrl-+ or pinch-zoom on 
sites over and over again to get the right text zoom back.  I do 
have split-screen multi-window for many apps, as it's a flagship 
Samsung tablet.

Desktop Android's certainly not there yet for everybody, but it 
is for my admittedly low demands, and soon will be for everybody, 
as google has said they're working on built-in multi-window for 
the next version of Android.

Walter Bright <newshound2 digitalmars.com> writes:

On 12/11/2015 10:13 PM, Joakim wrote:
 Of course, it's all about trade-offs: I find myself surprisingly comfortable
 with this small 8.4" diagonal screen, others may not be.  The bluetooth
keyboard
 repeatedly loses a couple keystrokes when starting typing after a minute's
 break, which appears to be a known Android problem.  Chrome on Android will
 annoyingly not save your zoom level for various websites, as the desktop
version
 does, which is particularly needed for this high-resolution display, meaning I
 repeatedly have to Ctrl-+ or pinch-zoom on sites over and over again to get the
 right text zoom back.  I do have split-screen multi-window for many apps, as
 it's a flagship Samsung tablet.

 Desktop Android's certainly not there yet for everybody, but it is for my
 admittedly low demands, and soon will be for everybody, as google has said
 they're working on built-in multi-window for the next version of Android.

One aspect (for me, anyway) is in order to program, I need a big screen,
because 
I have several windows open at once. I've gotten so used to it it is very hard 
for me to program with a small display. And to think that when I started, 24*80 
displays were the norm for a good decade! But then I'd print out a paper
listing 
as a supplement, and spread that out over a big table.

I also cannot type from a cramped airline seat. I have never successfully done 
any work on an airplane. But reading a book on a tablet works just ducky.

And I have a laptop, a small tablet, and a large tablet.

Joakim <dlang joakim.fea.st> writes:

On Saturday, 12 December 2015 at 08:25:21 UTC, Walter Bright 
wrote:
 On 12/11/2015 10:13 PM, Joakim wrote:
 Desktop Android's certainly not there yet for everybody, but 
 it is for my
 admittedly low demands, and soon will be for everybody, as 
 google has said
 they're working on built-in multi-window for the next version 
 of Android.

 One aspect (for me, anyway) is in order to program, I need a 
 big screen, because I have several windows open at once. I've 
 gotten so used to it it is very hard for me to program with a 
 small display. And to think that when I started, 24*80 displays 
 were the norm for a good decade! But then I'd print out a paper 
 listing as a supplement, and spread that out over a big table.

At a desk, it's easy to connect a large monitor to the tablet for 
people like you, though you'll need some sort of terminal or IDE 
app that splits the resulting space into much smaller windows, 
essentially an in-app windowing system of sorts.

On the tablet itself, the Termux app supports opening multiple 
full-screen terminals with Ctrl-Shift-C, and then paging between 
them with Ctrl-Shift-1/2/3 and so on.  Unless you're actively 
reading data from multiple terminals and need to see them all 
simultaneously, that should suffice.  It does for me: I keep 
three open, which is partially why I haven't bothered buying and 
connecting a large monitor.

This type of setup is probably the future for most people, 
replacing a desktop/laptop with the smartphone/tablet they 
already have.  I've found that the hardware is more than capable, 
the software support is just not there yet, but all the major 
vendors- Google, Microsoft, Apple- are working on providing 
desktop functionality from their mobile devices.  I'm simply 
trying it out early because I wanted to see what it's like, and 
have been pleasantly surprised at how well it has worked for me.

 I also cannot type from a cramped airline seat. I have never 
 successfully done any work on an airplane. But reading a book 
 on a tablet works just ducky.

Yeah, I was just sharing my experience programming with a tablet, 
not talking about doing it while flying.  I hate traveling, can't 
imagine getting anything done on a plane, other than just waiting 
for it to be over.  But maybe frequent flyers get used to it and 
get stuff done.

 And I have a laptop, a small tablet, and a large tablet.

Same here, never used the large 10" one much because I always 
felt it was heavy at 1.3 lbs, but I use the smaller and 
half-as-heavy 8.4" one a lot.  The large one would make an even 
better display to prop up and use for programming, but it's older 
and the battery seems to be going.  I get almost 9-10 hours out 
of the small, year-old tablet while programming, which is amazing 
and _much_ better than the 3-4 hours I was getting from the three 
year-old ultrabook, likely because the CPU is much more efficient 
and the tablet's OLED display turns off most of the pixels when 
programming in a black fullscreen terminal.

Walter Bright <newshound2 digitalmars.com> writes:

On 12/12/2015 8:00 PM, Joakim wrote:
 This type of setup is probably the future for most people, replacing a
 desktop/laptop with the smartphone/tablet they already have.  I've found that
 the hardware is more than capable, the software support is just not there yet,
 but all the major vendors- Google, Microsoft, Apple- are working on providing
 desktop functionality from their mobile devices.  I'm simply trying it out
early
 because I wanted to see what it's like, and have been pleasantly surprised at
 how well it has worked for me.

This will help you get true desktop functionality for your tablet:

http://www.instructables.com/id/USB-Typewriter-Easy-Install-Kit/

and it should make working on an airplane much easier.

Nick Sabalausky <SeeWebsiteToContactMe semitwist.com> writes:

On 12/12/2015 01:13 AM, Joakim wrote:
 Desktop Android's certainly not there yet for everybody, but it is for
 my admittedly low demands, and soon will be for everybody, as google has
 said they're working on built-in multi-window for the next version of
 Android.

Personally, I would need far more than just multi-window support for 
Android to be a worthwhile desktop OS for me. A lot of the issues 
(though not nearly all) relate to software ecosystem.

For example, I can't even find a halfway decent alternative to windows 
notepad, let alone any better text editor. Basic undo/redo support is 
rare in Android software, as is saving/loading actual files and sharing 
user files between different programs on the same machine, which is 
something desktops had pretty much sorted out decades ago.

The whole backup/restore situation is a mess (there's an article that 
explains my issues with it better than I can, but my link to it is 
buried somewhere ATM), PalmOS already had backup/restore sorted out much 
better over a decade ago. Heck, even same with iOS if you can tolerate 
iTunes and, well, Apple/iOS.

That's just a few off-the-top-of-my-head examples. There's many others, 
like the bluetooth keyboard lag/unresponsiveness that you've already 
mentioned, and I can confirm from experience.

Joakim <dlang joakim.fea.st> writes:

On Monday, 14 December 2015 at 15:01:36 UTC, Nick Sabalausky 
wrote:
 On 12/12/2015 01:13 AM, Joakim wrote:
 Desktop Android's certainly not there yet for everybody, but 
 it is for
 my admittedly low demands, and soon will be for everybody, as 
 google has
 said they're working on built-in multi-window for the next 
 version of
 Android.

 Personally, I would need far more than just multi-window 
 support for Android to be a worthwhile desktop OS for me. A lot 
 of the issues (though not nearly all) relate to software 
 ecosystem.

Yes, even after Android gets multi-window, it will take years for 
all the software to adapt.  Hell, there still aren't that many 
Android apps that have a tablet UI, despite Android tablets 
having been around for years.

Also, this is purely psychological, but I feel claustrophobic 
when using multi-window that doesn't allow arbitrarily-sized and 
overlapping windows, even though I don't use that feature most of 
the time.

 For example, I can't even find a halfway decent alternative to 
 windows notepad, let alone any better text editor.

I find that hard to believe, considering Notepad may be the worst 
text editor I've ever used. :) I've been using the vim package in 
Termux, same as I do on every other machine.

 Basic undo/redo support is rare in Android software, as is 
 saving/loading actual files and sharing user files between 
 different programs on the same machine, which is something 
 desktops had pretty much sorted out decades ago.

I don't know about the prevalence of those features, as I 
uninstall far more apps from any Android device than the few I 
usually install, but I suspect undo/redo will become more common 
as Android starts getting used more for productivity and file 
support has always been there, if not front and center for mobile 
usability reasons.

 The whole backup/restore situation is a mess (there's an 
 article that explains my issues with it better than I can, but 
 my link to it is buried somewhere ATM), PalmOS already had 
 backup/restore sorted out much better over a decade ago. Heck, 
 even same with iOS if you can tolerate iTunes and, well, 
 Apple/iOS.

I've never restored an OS, so not something I've had to deal 
with. I usually simply manually backup any files I consider 
important, and almost never put anything worthwhile in app 
settings, so don't care about those.  For example, I never 
bookmark anything in browsers, going from memory and google 
search instead.

 That's just a few off-the-top-of-my-head examples. There's many 
 others, like the bluetooth keyboard lag/unresponsiveness that 
 you've already mentioned, and I can confirm from experience.

No doubt, it will take a while for mobile OS's to become more 
productive, as opposed to being used mostly for consumption, like 
browsing or listening to music. But that is inevitably what's 
going to happen, just as PCs killed off the more powerful 
workstations.

My point was simply that if you program and like to do a lot of 
stuff from the command-line, the recently introduced Termux app 
actually makes for a surprisingly pleasant experience on an 
Android device.  And programmers are guinea pigs for what 
everybody else eventually does.

Mengu <mengukagan gmail.com> writes:

On Tuesday, 8 December 2015 at 23:50:17 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
 On 12/8/2015 12:47 AM, wobbles wrote:
 On Monday, 7 December 2015 at 20:42:21 UTC, Adam D. Ruppe 
 wrote:
 On Monday, 7 December 2015 at 19:37:11 UTC, deadalnix wrote:
 Adam won't be coming ?

 I haven't decided for sure yet, but probably not. I don't 
 like travel at all
 and the thought of a trans-atlantic flight strikes me as the 
 worst.

 Sleeping tablets make long flights much more bearable!

 What I've found helps a lot:

 1. If possible, do a long jog before going to the airport. It 
 makes you ready to relax.
 2. Load up a tablet with lots of books.
 3. Ear plugs. It's surprising how fatiguing the jet noise is.
 4. One of those neck pillows can help.
 5. Booze :-)

for me it is:

1. a good collection of weekly caricature magazines
2. sleep
3. eat
4. watch movies
5. repeat

Moritz Maxeiner <moritz ucworks.org> writes:

On Monday, 7 December 2015 at 17:39:14 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu 
wrote:
 We're over 20% full and seats are going fast!

 We planned to send an announcement when we're 50% sold out. 
 However, this time around registrations are coming quite a bit 
 quicker than before so we thought we'd keep you posted earlier.

 [...]

A fellow student and me just booked.
Looking forward to it quite a bit :)

calrama

Jack Stouffer <jack jackstouffer.com> writes:

On Monday, 7 December 2015 at 17:39:14 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu 
wrote:
 Looking forward to seeing you at DConf!

Just found out I won't be able to come, so will the entire thing 
be live streamed?

Dicebot <public dicebot.lv> writes:

On Friday, 11 December 2015 at 18:50:29 UTC, Jack Stouffer wrote:
 On Monday, 7 December 2015 at 17:39:14 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu 
 wrote:
 Looking forward to seeing you at DConf!

 Just found out I won't be able to come, so will the entire 
 thing be live streamed?

It is on the list but definitive answer will be known closer to 
the conference when all technical points of venue preparation are 
taken care of.