• Andrei Alexandrescu (10/10) Feb 04 2014 I'm happy to announce that Scott Meyers will deliver a keynote talk at
• Brad Anderson (5/16) Feb 04 2014 That's great. Some of my favorite C++ books were written by him.
• =?UTF-8?B?Ik5vcmRsw7Z3Ig==?= (1/3) Feb 04 2014 That is funny :)
• Meta (2/21) Feb 04 2014 His website is where I first learned about D back in 2007.
• Tove (3/6) Feb 04 2014 wow, this is fantastic news! *cheer*
• Gary Willoughby (4/8) Feb 04 2014 This is great news and such a coup for the D community. There
• Andrei Alexandrescu (5/7) Feb 04 2014 In wake of this announcement, we decided to keep registration opened at
• MattCoder (6/12) Feb 04 2014 Question: I want to participate, but I am from another country,
• Walter Bright (5/8) Feb 04 2014 Registrations are non-refundable, but are transferable. But I understand...
• MattCoder (6/15) Feb 04 2014 I'll check about the passport requirements first.
• Mengu (6/20) Feb 05 2014 where do you live?
• MattCoder (4/27) Feb 05 2014 I'm from Brazil, and for what I read I don't think that applies
• Adam Wilson (10/38) Feb 05 2014 It is true that the VWP does not apply to Brazil. But according to the
• extrawurst (3/5) Feb 04 2014 When is this scheduled to be announced ?
• Andrei Alexandrescu (3/7) Feb 04 2014 We'll announce the date of the announcement soon :o).
• Steven Schveighoffer (7/14) Feb 04 2014 I see missing in the "Important dates" is the release of the chosen talk...
• Andrej Mitrovic (4/7) Feb 04 2014 I guess he heard someone mention at the last DConf that having an
• Mark Isaacson (3/3) Feb 04 2014 Intriguing and exciting! I know he has always referred to himself
• Walter Bright (2/4) Feb 04 2014 Scott Meyers also wrote the foreword for Andrei's book "The D Programmin...
• Paulo Pinto (3/5) Feb 04 2014 Looking at his last post, maybe he had enough of C++ quirks? :)
• Dicebot (2/2) Feb 04 2014 This is important step forward from internal community fuss to
• Alessandro Stamatto (3/3) Feb 04 2014 I'm impressed! Will it be about D?
• extrawurst (3/6) Feb 04 2014 That would be great ;)
• Manu (3/12) Feb 04 2014 Awesome! That's a great endorsement!
• Masahiro Nakagawa (5/16) Feb 06 2014 Awesome!
• tivadj (1/1) Feb 13 2014 Next announcement, please, "Linux moves to D" ;)
• Gary Willoughby (4/5) Feb 13 2014 I'm crossing my fingers for "Facebook is fully supporting D and

Andrei Alexandrescu <SeeWebsiteForEmail erdani.org> writes:

I'm happy to announce that Scott Meyers will deliver a keynote talk at 
the upcoming DConf 2014. Details of the talk are forthcoming.

Scott Meyers (http://aristeia.com) is one of the best experts worldwide 
in all aspects of software development using C++. He authored the 
best-selling Effective C++ series ("Effective C++", "More Effective 
C++", and "Effective STL") and founded the "Effective Software 
Development Series" at Addison Wesley, where he acts as a Consulting 
Editor. Scott holds a M.Sc. from Stanford University and a Ph.D. from 
Brown University.


Andrei

"Brad Anderson" <eco gnuk.net> writes:

On Tuesday, 4 February 2014 at 20:34:29 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu 
wrote:
 I'm happy to announce that Scott Meyers will deliver a keynote 
 talk at the upcoming DConf 2014. Details of the talk are 
 forthcoming.

 Scott Meyers (http://aristeia.com) is one of the best experts 
 worldwide in all aspects of software development using C++. He 
 authored the best-selling Effective C++ series ("Effective 
 C++", "More Effective C++", and "Effective STL") and founded 
 the "Effective Software Development Series" at Addison Wesley, 
 where he acts as a Consulting Editor. Scott holds a M.Sc. from 
 Stanford University and a Ph.D. from Brown University.


 Andrei

That's great. Some of my favorite C++ books were written by him.

Does this mean D has to get the r-value references situation in 
order before May? :P

=?UTF-8?B?Ik5vcmRsw7Z3Ig==?= <per.nordlow gmail.com> writes:

 Does this mean D has to get the r-value references situation in 
 order before May? :P

That is funny :)

"Meta" <jared771 gmail.com> writes:

On Tuesday, 4 February 2014 at 20:39:13 UTC, Brad Anderson wrote:
 On Tuesday, 4 February 2014 at 20:34:29 UTC, Andrei 
 Alexandrescu wrote:
 I'm happy to announce that Scott Meyers will deliver a keynote 
 talk at the upcoming DConf 2014. Details of the talk are 
 forthcoming.

 Scott Meyers (http://aristeia.com) is one of the best experts 
 worldwide in all aspects of software development using C++. He 
 authored the best-selling Effective C++ series ("Effective 
 C++", "More Effective C++", and "Effective STL") and founded 
 the "Effective Software Development Series" at Addison Wesley, 
 where he acts as a Consulting Editor. Scott holds a M.Sc. from 
 Stanford University and a Ph.D. from Brown University.


 Andrei

 That's great. Some of my favorite C++ books were written by him.

 Does this mean D has to get the r-value references situation in 
 order before May? :P

His website is where I first learned about D back in 2007.

"Tove" <tove fransson.se> writes:

On Tuesday, 4 February 2014 at 20:34:29 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu 
wrote:
 I'm happy to announce that Scott Meyers will deliver a keynote 
 talk at the upcoming DConf 2014. Details of the talk are 
 forthcoming.

wow, this is fantastic news! *cheer*

"Gary Willoughby" <dev nomad.so> writes:

On Tuesday, 4 February 2014 at 20:34:29 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu 
wrote:
 I'm happy to announce that Scott Meyers will deliver a keynote 
 talk at the upcoming DConf 2014. Details of the talk are 
 forthcoming.

 Andrei

This is great news and such a coup for the D community. There 
will be a *lot* of people looking forward to this. Fantastic.

Andrei Alexandrescu <SeeWebsiteForEmail erdani.org> writes:

On 2/4/14, 12:34 PM, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
 I'm happy to announce that Scott Meyers will deliver a keynote talk at
 the upcoming DConf 2014. Details of the talk are forthcoming.

In wake of this announcement, we decided to keep registration opened at 
pre-registration costs until we publish a program. Register now!

http://dconf.org

Andrei

"MattCoder" <somekindofmonster email.com.br> writes:

On Tuesday, 4 February 2014 at 20:53:02 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu
wrote:
 On 2/4/14, 12:34 PM, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
 In wake of this announcement, we decided to keep registration 
 opened at pre-registration costs until we publish a program. 
 Register now!

 http://dconf.org

 Andrei

Question: I want to participate, but I am from another country,
then I need to get my passport first, but in case it is denied
(It happens sometimes) can I have a refund?

Matheus.

Walter Bright <newshound2 digitalmars.com> writes:

On 2/4/2014 2:07 PM, MattCoder wrote:
 Question: I want to participate, but I am from another country,
 then I need to get my passport first, but in case it is denied
 (It happens sometimes) can I have a refund?

Registrations are non-refundable, but are transferable. But I understand your 
difficulty, and suggest a compromise. Mail us a check to lock in the 
pre-registration price, and we'll just put it in a drawer for now. If you can't 
get the passport, we'll just rip up the check.

"MattCoder" <somekindofmonster email.com.br> writes:

On Tuesday, 4 February 2014 at 22:18:59 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
 On 2/4/2014 2:07 PM, MattCoder wrote:
 Question: I want to participate, but I am from another country,
 then I need to get my passport first, but in case it is denied
 (It happens sometimes) can I have a refund?

 Registrations are non-refundable, but are transferable. But I 
 understand your difficulty, and suggest a compromise. Mail us a 
 check to lock in the pre-registration price, and we'll just put 
 it in a drawer for now. If you can't get the passport, we'll 
 just rip up the check.

I'll check about the passport requirements first.

PS: Do you know until when the pre-registration price will be
available?

Thanks for answering and be gentle with my situation.

Matheus.

"Mengu" <mengukagan gmail.com> writes:

On Tuesday, 4 February 2014 at 22:07:05 UTC, MattCoder wrote:
 On Tuesday, 4 February 2014 at 20:53:02 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu
 wrote:
 On 2/4/14, 12:34 PM, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
 In wake of this announcement, we decided to keep registration 
 opened at pre-registration costs until we publish a program. 
 Register now!

 http://dconf.org

 Andrei

 Question: I want to participate, but I am from another country,
 then I need to get my passport first, but in case it is denied
 (It happens sometimes) can I have a refund?

 Matheus.

where do you live?

you need a valid passport to travel but you actually need a visa 
to enter the US, if your country is not a member of the visa 
waiver program. [0]

[0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_Waiver_Program

"MattCoder" <somekindofmonster email.com.br> writes:

On Wednesday, 5 February 2014 at 08:41:15 UTC, Mengu wrote:
 On Tuesday, 4 February 2014 at 22:07:05 UTC, MattCoder wrote:
 On Tuesday, 4 February 2014 at 20:53:02 UTC, Andrei 
 Alexandrescu
 wrote:
 On 2/4/14, 12:34 PM, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
 In wake of this announcement, we decided to keep registration 
 opened at pre-registration costs until we publish a program. 
 Register now!

 http://dconf.org

 Andrei

 Question: I want to participate, but I am from another country,
 then I need to get my passport first, but in case it is denied
 (It happens sometimes) can I have a refund?

 Matheus.

 where do you live?

 you need a valid passport to travel but you actually need a 
 visa to enter the US, if your country is not a member of the 
 visa waiver program. [0]

 [0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_Waiver_Program

I'm from Brazil, and for what I read I don't think that applies
to us.

Matheus.

"Adam Wilson" <flyboynw gmail.com> writes:

On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 10:19:45 -0800, MattCoder  
<somekindofmonster email.com.br> wrote:

 On Wednesday, 5 February 2014 at 08:41:15 UTC, Mengu wrote:
 On Tuesday, 4 February 2014 at 22:07:05 UTC, MattCoder wrote:
 On Tuesday, 4 February 2014 at 20:53:02 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu
 wrote:
 On 2/4/14, 12:34 PM, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
 In wake of this announcement, we decided to keep registration opened  
 at pre-registration costs until we publish a program. Register now!

 http://dconf.org

 Andrei

 Question: I want to participate, but I am from another country,
 then I need to get my passport first, but in case it is denied
 (It happens sometimes) can I have a refund?

 Matheus.

 where do you live?

 you need a valid passport to travel but you actually need a visa to  
 enter the US, if your country is not a member of the visa waiver  
 program. [0]

 [0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_Waiver_Program

 I'm from Brazil, and for what I read I don't think that applies
 to us.

 Matheus.

It is true that the VWP does not apply to Brazil. But according to the  
list lower down on that page the State Department only refuses 3.5% of  
requests from Brazil so I imagine that it would be fairly easy to get one.  
The type of visa you will specifically need is a B1 visa.

-- 
Adam Wilson
GitHub/IRC: LightBender
Aurora Project Coordinator

"extrawurst" <stephan extrawurst.org> writes:

On Tuesday, 4 February 2014 at 20:53:02 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu 
wrote:
 In wake of this announcement, we decided to keep registration 
 opened at pre-registration costs until we publish a program.

When is this scheduled to be announced ?

Andrei Alexandrescu <SeeWebsiteForEmail erdani.org> writes:

On 2/4/14, 3:34 PM, extrawurst wrote:
 On Tuesday, 4 February 2014 at 20:53:02 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
 In wake of this announcement, we decided to keep registration opened
 at pre-registration costs until we publish a program.

 When is this scheduled to be announced ?

We'll announce the date of the announcement soon :o).

Andrei

"Steven Schveighoffer" <schveiguy yahoo.com> writes:

On Tue, 04 Feb 2014 19:01:50 -0500, Andrei Alexandrescu  
<SeeWebsiteForEmail erdani.org> wrote:

 On 2/4/14, 3:34 PM, extrawurst wrote:
 On Tuesday, 4 February 2014 at 20:53:02 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
 In wake of this announcement, we decided to keep registration opened
 at pre-registration costs until we publish a program.

 When is this scheduled to be announced ?

 We'll announce the date of the announcement soon :o).

I see missing in the "Important dates" is the release of the chosen talks.  
Is that known? Or are they going to be surprise announcements like this  
one?

Already have my plane and conference ticket :) Just curious at this point.

-Steve

"Andrej Mitrovic" <andrej.mitrovich gmail.com> writes:

On Tuesday, 4 February 2014 at 20:34:29 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu 
wrote:
 I'm happy to announce that Scott Meyers will deliver a keynote 
 talk at the upcoming DConf 2014. Details of the talk are 
 forthcoming.

I guess he heard someone mention at the last DConf that having an 
Effective D book is in order. :p

"Mark Isaacson" <turck11 hotmail.com> writes:

Intriguing and exciting! I know he has always referred to himself 
as a "one language pony" in the past; I'm curious to see how that 
plays out.

Walter Bright <newshound2 digitalmars.com> writes:

On 2/4/2014 1:25 PM, Mark Isaacson wrote:
 Intriguing and exciting! I know he has always referred to himself as a "one
 language pony" in the past; I'm curious to see how that plays out.

Scott Meyers also wrote the foreword for Andrei's book "The D Programming
Language".

Paulo Pinto <pjmlp progtools.org> writes:

Am 04.02.2014 22:25, schrieb Mark Isaacson:
 Intriguing and exciting! I know he has always referred to himself as a
 "one language pony" in the past; I'm curious to see how that plays out.

Looking at his last post, maybe he had enough of C++ quirks? :)

http://scottmeyers.blogspot.de/2014/02/capture-quirk-in-c14.html

"Dicebot" <public dicebot.lv> writes:

This is important step forward from internal community fuss to 
wider recognition. Scott is person to recogned with!

"Alessandro Stamatto" <astamatto gmail.com> writes:

I'm impressed! Will it be about D?

Considering his high specialization in C++, my guess is that it 
will be some comparison remarks between C++ and D.

"extrawurst" <stephan extrawurst.org> writes:

On Tuesday, 4 February 2014 at 22:49:27 UTC, Alessandro Stamatto 
wrote:
 I'm impressed! Will it be about D?

 Considering his high specialization in C++, my guess is that it 
 will be some comparison remarks between C++ and D.

That would be great ;)

Manu <turkeyman gmail.com> writes:

On 5 February 2014 06:34, Andrei Alexandrescu <SeeWebsiteForEmail erdani.org
 wrote:

 I'm happy to announce that Scott Meyers will deliver a keynote talk at the
 upcoming DConf 2014. Details of the talk are forthcoming.

 Scott Meyers (http://aristeia.com) is one of the best experts worldwide
 in all aspects of software development using C++. He authored the
 best-selling Effective C++ series ("Effective C++", "More Effective C++",
 and "Effective STL") and founded the "Effective Software Development
 Series" at Addison Wesley, where he acts as a Consulting Editor. Scott
 holds a M.Sc. from Stanford University and a Ph.D. from Brown University.


Awesome! That's a great endorsement!
Now we'll need to apply some serious peer pressure for an Effective D ;)

"Masahiro Nakagawa" <repeatedly gmail.com> writes:

On Tuesday, 4 February 2014 at 20:34:29 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu 
wrote:
 I'm happy to announce that Scott Meyers will deliver a keynote 
 talk at the upcoming DConf 2014. Details of the talk are 
 forthcoming.

 Scott Meyers (http://aristeia.com) is one of the best experts 
 worldwide in all aspects of software development using C++. He 
 authored the best-selling Effective C++ series ("Effective 
 C++", "More Effective C++", and "Effective STL") and founded 
 the "Effective Software Development Series" at Addison Wesley, 
 where he acts as a Consulting Editor. Scott holds a M.Sc. from 
 Stanford University and a Ph.D. from Brown University.


 Andrei

Awesome!

I read several his books in Japanese :)


Masahiro

"tivadj" <tivadj gmail.com> writes:

Next announcement, please, "Linux moves to D" ;)

"Gary Willoughby" <dev nomad.so> writes:

On Thursday, 13 February 2014 at 10:36:37 UTC, tivadj wrote:
 Next announcement, please, "Linux moves to D" ;)

I'm crossing my fingers for "Facebook is fully supporting D and 
is now working on solid cross-platform debugging tools."

...I can dream.