Re: DConf keynote speaker ideas

2015-11-23 Thread Kiith-Sa via Digitalmars-d
On Sunday, 22 November 2015 at 15:23:18 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: On 11/22/2015 06:38 AM, Mathias Lang via Digitalmars-d wrote: Over the proposed speakers so far, Carmack would be my favorite. I've asked him a few days ago, he declined. -- Andrei +1 for Tim Sweeney (if Carmack is not

Re: DConf keynote speaker ideas

2015-11-22 Thread Walter Bright via Digitalmars-d
On 11/21/2015 11:47 PM, Jonathan M Davis wrote: On Sunday, 22 November 2015 at 07:27:54 UTC, Walter Bright wrote: On 11/21/2015 6:32 PM, Jeremy DeHaan wrote: On Saturday, 21 November 2015 at 22:21:48 UTC, Walter Bright wrote: On 11/17/2015 10:48 AM, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: I'm thinking of

Re: DConf keynote speaker ideas

2015-11-22 Thread Andrei Alexandrescu via Digitalmars-d
On 11/22/2015 06:38 AM, Mathias Lang via Digitalmars-d wrote: Over the proposed speakers so far, Carmack would be my favorite. I've asked him a few days ago, he declined. -- Andrei

Re: DConf keynote speaker ideas

2015-11-22 Thread Mathias Lang via Digitalmars-d
2015-11-17 19:48 GMT+01:00 Andrei Alexandrescu via Digitalmars-d < digitalmars-d@puremagic.com>: > I'm thinking of inviting a notable industry luminary to deliver a > conference keynote. Please reply to this with ideas! -- Andrei > Over the proposed speakers so far, Carmack would be my favorite.

Re: DConf keynote speaker ideas

2015-11-22 Thread Russel Winder via Digitalmars-d
On Sat, 2015-11-21 at 23:28 -0800, Walter Bright via Digitalmars-d wrote: > On 11/21/2015 6:32 PM, Jeremy DeHaan wrote: > > On Saturday, 21 November 2015 at 22:21:48 UTC, Walter Bright wrote: > > > On 11/17/2015 10:48 AM, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: > > > > I'm thinking of inviting a notable

Re: DConf keynote speaker ideas

2015-11-22 Thread Walter Bright via Digitalmars-d
On 11/22/2015 1:14 AM, Russel Winder via Digitalmars-d wrote: Obviously these are somewhat history lessons since the devices were built and fired off many, many years ago. So there is an element of "ancient history" to the computing, but it indicates how IoT will have to go to get things

Re: DConf keynote speaker ideas

2015-11-21 Thread Jeremy DeHaan via Digitalmars-d
On Saturday, 21 November 2015 at 22:21:48 UTC, Walter Bright wrote: On 11/17/2015 10:48 AM, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: I'm thinking of inviting a notable industry luminary to deliver a conference keynote. Please reply to this with ideas! -- Andrei Maybe someone from JPL who can talk about

Re: DConf keynote speaker ideas

2015-11-21 Thread Walter Bright via Digitalmars-d
On 11/21/2015 6:32 PM, Jeremy DeHaan wrote: On Saturday, 21 November 2015 at 22:21:48 UTC, Walter Bright wrote: On 11/17/2015 10:48 AM, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: I'm thinking of inviting a notable industry luminary to deliver a conference keynote. Please reply to this with ideas! -- Andrei

Re: DConf keynote speaker ideas

2015-11-21 Thread Jonathan M Davis via Digitalmars-d
On Sunday, 22 November 2015 at 07:27:54 UTC, Walter Bright wrote: On 11/21/2015 6:32 PM, Jeremy DeHaan wrote: On Saturday, 21 November 2015 at 22:21:48 UTC, Walter Bright wrote: On 11/17/2015 10:48 AM, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: I'm thinking of inviting a notable industry luminary to deliver

Re: DConf keynote speaker ideas

2015-11-21 Thread Ali Çehreli via Digitalmars-d
On 11/17/2015 08:18 PM, Ali Çehreli wrote: > On 11/17/2015 10:48 AM, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: >> I'm thinking of inviting a notable industry luminary to deliver a >> conference keynote. Please reply to this with ideas! -- Andrei > > Rob Pike comes to mind. He can tell us about the state of

Re: DConf keynote speaker ideas

2015-11-21 Thread Walter Bright via Digitalmars-d
On 11/17/2015 10:48 AM, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: I'm thinking of inviting a notable industry luminary to deliver a conference keynote. Please reply to this with ideas! -- Andrei Maybe someone from JPL who can talk about software on space probes.

Re: DConf keynote speaker ideas

2015-11-19 Thread qznc via Digitalmars-d
On Tuesday, 17 November 2015 at 18:47:58 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: I'm thinking of inviting a notable industry luminary to deliver a conference keynote. Please reply to this with ideas! -- Andrei John Carmack or Niklaus Wirth would be my favorites so far, although I'd consider the

Re: DConf keynote speaker ideas

2015-11-19 Thread Mengu via Digitalmars-d
On Wednesday, 18 November 2015 at 16:04:11 UTC, Pederator wrote: On Tuesday, 17 November 2015 at 18:47:58 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: I'm thinking of inviting a notable industry luminary to deliver a conference keynote. Please reply to this with ideas! -- Andrei Russel Winder +1 for

Re: DConf keynote speaker ideas

2015-11-19 Thread mattcoder via Digitalmars-d
On Thursday, 19 November 2015 at 13:10:18 UTC, Mike Parker wrote: On Thursday, 19 November 2015 at 10:34:09 UTC, Andrea Fontana wrote: On Wednesday, 18 November 2015 at 04:29:29 UTC, Saurabh Das wrote: On Tuesday, 17 November 2015 at 20:20:22 UTC, Meta wrote: John Carmack would be an amazing

Re: DConf keynote speaker ideas

2015-11-19 Thread Andrea Fontana via Digitalmars-d
On Wednesday, 18 November 2015 at 04:29:29 UTC, Saurabh Das wrote: On Tuesday, 17 November 2015 at 20:20:22 UTC, Meta wrote: John Carmack would be an amazing speaker; I love listening to his Quakecon/Oculus Connect talks. Problem is he can go for hours on end and routinely goes way over time.

Re: DConf keynote speaker ideas

2015-11-19 Thread Mike Parker via Digitalmars-d
On Thursday, 19 November 2015 at 10:34:09 UTC, Andrea Fontana wrote: On Wednesday, 18 November 2015 at 04:29:29 UTC, Saurabh Das wrote: On Tuesday, 17 November 2015 at 20:20:22 UTC, Meta wrote: John Carmack would be an amazing speaker; I love listening to his Quakecon/Oculus Connect talks.

Re: DConf keynote speaker ideas

2015-11-18 Thread Pederator via Digitalmars-d
On Tuesday, 17 November 2015 at 18:47:58 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: I'm thinking of inviting a notable industry luminary to deliver a conference keynote. Please reply to this with ideas! -- Andrei Russel Winder

Re: DConf keynote speaker ideas

2015-11-18 Thread Frank Fuente via Digitalmars-d
On Tuesday, 17 November 2015 at 18:47:58 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: I'm thinking of inviting a notable industry luminary to deliver a conference keynote. Please reply to this with ideas! -- Andrei Niklaus Wirth... :-)

Re: DConf keynote speaker ideas

2015-11-18 Thread ponce via Digitalmars-d
On Wednesday, 18 November 2015 at 10:40:47 UTC, Frank Fuente wrote: On Tuesday, 17 November 2015 at 18:47:58 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: I'm thinking of inviting a notable industry luminary to deliver a conference keynote. Please reply to this with ideas! -- Andrei Niklaus Wirth... :-)

Re: DConf keynote speaker ideas

2015-11-18 Thread Paulo Pinto via Digitalmars-d
On Wednesday, 18 November 2015 at 10:40:47 UTC, Frank Fuente wrote: On Tuesday, 17 November 2015 at 18:47:58 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: I'm thinking of inviting a notable industry luminary to deliver a conference keynote. Please reply to this with ideas! -- Andrei Niklaus Wirth... :-)

Re: DConf keynote speaker ideas

2015-11-18 Thread Jacob Carlborg via Digitalmars-d
On 2015-11-17 23:19, bitwise wrote: Chandler Carruth +1. My favorite speaker. -- /Jacob Carlborg

Re: DConf keynote speaker ideas

2015-11-18 Thread Arjan via Digitalmars-d
On Tuesday, 17 November 2015 at 18:47:58 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: I'm thinking of inviting a notable industry luminary to deliver a conference keynote. Please reply to this with ideas! -- Andrei Chris Lattner Howard Hinnant Bill Joy Ray Kurzweil

Re: DConf keynote speaker ideas

2015-11-18 Thread Vladimir Panteleev via Digitalmars-d
On Wednesday, 18 November 2015 at 04:24:59 UTC, Rikki Cattermole wrote: On 18/11/15 5:07 PM, Jack Stouffer wrote: On Wednesday, 18 November 2015 at 03:11:34 UTC, Rikki Cattermole wrote: Alternatively Michael Garbage - livecoding.tv CEO. Give me a shout out, if you want me to enquire! I don't

Re: DConf keynote speaker ideas

2015-11-18 Thread Pradeep Gowda via Digitalmars-d
On Wednesday, 18 November 2015 at 11:49:33 UTC, Paulo Pinto wrote: On Wednesday, 18 November 2015 at 10:40:47 UTC, Frank Fuente wrote: On Tuesday, 17 November 2015 at 18:47:58 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: I'm thinking of inviting a notable industry luminary to deliver a conference keynote.

Re: DConf keynote speaker ideas

2015-11-18 Thread Lucien Janvier via Digitalmars-d
On Tuesday, 17 November 2015 at 20:22:28 UTC, Olivier Pisano wrote: On Tuesday, 17 November 2015 at 18:47:58 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: I'm thinking of inviting a notable industry luminary to deliver a conference keynote. Please reply to this with ideas! -- Andrei Erik Meijer? +1, but

DConf keynote speaker ideas

2015-11-17 Thread Andrei Alexandrescu via Digitalmars-d
I'm thinking of inviting a notable industry luminary to deliver a conference keynote. Please reply to this with ideas! -- Andrei

Re: DConf keynote speaker ideas

2015-11-17 Thread Andy Smith via Digitalmars-d
On Tuesday, 17 November 2015 at 18:47:58 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: I'm thinking of inviting a notable industry luminary to deliver a conference keynote. Please reply to this with ideas! -- Andrei Herb Sutter?

Re: DConf keynote speaker ideas

2015-11-17 Thread Andy Smith via Digitalmars-d
On Tuesday, 17 November 2015 at 19:28:24 UTC, deadalnix wrote: On Tuesday, 17 November 2015 at 19:27:13 UTC, Andy Smith wrote: On Tuesday, 17 November 2015 at 18:47:58 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: I'm thinking of inviting a notable industry luminary to deliver a conference keynote. Please

Re: DConf keynote speaker ideas

2015-11-17 Thread Gary Willoughby via Digitalmars-d
On Tuesday, 17 November 2015 at 18:47:58 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: I'm thinking of inviting a notable industry luminary to deliver a conference keynote. Please reply to this with ideas! -- Andrei It may seem a little left-field but what about someone like Jonathan Blow? The guy has

Re: DConf keynote speaker ideas

2015-11-17 Thread Olivier Pisano via Digitalmars-d
On Tuesday, 17 November 2015 at 18:47:58 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: I'm thinking of inviting a notable industry luminary to deliver a conference keynote. Please reply to this with ideas! -- Andrei Erik Meijer?

Re: DConf keynote speaker ideas

2015-11-17 Thread bachmeier via Digitalmars-d
On Tuesday, 17 November 2015 at 18:47:58 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: I'm thinking of inviting a notable industry luminary to deliver a conference keynote. Please reply to this with ideas! -- Andrei Steve Yegge

Re: DConf keynote speaker ideas

2015-11-17 Thread deadalnix via Digitalmars-d
On Tuesday, 17 November 2015 at 20:22:28 UTC, Olivier Pisano wrote: On Tuesday, 17 November 2015 at 18:47:58 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: I'm thinking of inviting a notable industry luminary to deliver a conference keynote. Please reply to this with ideas! -- Andrei Erik Meijer? <3

Re: DConf keynote speaker ideas

2015-11-17 Thread Andy Smith via Digitalmars-d
On Tuesday, 17 November 2015 at 19:47:04 UTC, Gary Willoughby wrote: On Tuesday, 17 November 2015 at 18:47:58 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: I'm thinking of inviting a notable industry luminary to deliver a conference keynote. Please reply to this with ideas! -- Andrei It may seem a little

Re: DConf keynote speaker ideas

2015-11-17 Thread Rikki Cattermole via Digitalmars-d
On 18/11/15 7:48 AM, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: I'm thinking of inviting a notable industry luminary to deliver a conference keynote. Please reply to this with ideas! -- Andrei Markus Perrson - Notch. No idea if we can get him or not. But he is pretty notable! Alternatively Michael Garbage -

Re: DConf keynote speaker ideas

2015-11-17 Thread Jack Stouffer via Digitalmars-d
On Wednesday, 18 November 2015 at 03:11:34 UTC, Rikki Cattermole wrote: Alternatively Michael Garbage - livecoding.tv CEO. Give me a shout out, if you want me to enquire! I don't know about that. Recently that company has gotten some very bad (and deserved) press in the programming world

Re: DConf keynote speaker ideas

2015-11-17 Thread Rikki Cattermole via Digitalmars-d
On 18/11/15 5:07 PM, Jack Stouffer wrote: On Wednesday, 18 November 2015 at 03:11:34 UTC, Rikki Cattermole wrote: Alternatively Michael Garbage - livecoding.tv CEO. Give me a shout out, if you want me to enquire! I don't know about that. Recently that company has gotten some very bad (and

Re: DConf keynote speaker ideas

2015-11-17 Thread Saurabh Das via Digitalmars-d
On Tuesday, 17 November 2015 at 20:20:22 UTC, Meta wrote: John Carmack would be an amazing speaker; I love listening to his Quakecon/Oculus Connect talks. Problem is he can go for hours on end and routinely goes way over time. Also he's busy building the foundation for an entire new paradigm

Re: DConf keynote speaker ideas

2015-11-17 Thread Jack Stouffer via Digitalmars-d
On Tuesday, 17 November 2015 at 18:47:58 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: I'm thinking of inviting a notable industry luminary to deliver a conference keynote. Please reply to this with ideas! -- Andrei I know it's an extremely long shot but Brian Kernighan. I mean why not? Most of the people

Re: DConf keynote speaker ideas

2015-11-17 Thread Ali Çehreli via Digitalmars-d
On 11/17/2015 10:48 AM, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: I'm thinking of inviting a notable industry luminary to deliver a conference keynote. Please reply to this with ideas! -- Andrei Rob Pike comes to mind. He can tell us about the state of system programming languages. Ali

Re: DConf keynote speaker ideas

2015-11-17 Thread Joakim via Digitalmars-d
On Tuesday, 17 November 2015 at 18:47:58 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: I'm thinking of inviting a notable industry luminary to deliver a conference keynote. Please reply to this with ideas! -- Andrei Eric Niebler, I thought he did a good job with his C++ Ranges translation of Teoh's

Re: DConf keynote speaker ideas

2015-11-17 Thread deadalnix via Digitalmars-d
On Tuesday, 17 November 2015 at 19:27:13 UTC, Andy Smith wrote: On Tuesday, 17 November 2015 at 18:47:58 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: I'm thinking of inviting a notable industry luminary to deliver a conference keynote. Please reply to this with ideas! -- Andrei Herb Sutter? "C++ has

Re: DConf keynote speaker ideas

2015-11-17 Thread deadalnix via Digitalmars-d
On Tuesday, 17 November 2015 at 19:30:51 UTC, Andy Smith wrote: On Tuesday, 17 November 2015 at 19:28:24 UTC, deadalnix wrote: On Tuesday, 17 November 2015 at 19:27:13 UTC, Andy Smith wrote: On Tuesday, 17 November 2015 at 18:47:58 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: I'm thinking of inviting a

Re: DConf keynote speaker ideas

2015-11-17 Thread Meta via Digitalmars-d
On Tuesday, 17 November 2015 at 19:49:42 UTC, Andy Smith wrote: On Tuesday, 17 November 2015 at 19:47:04 UTC, Gary Willoughby wrote: On Tuesday, 17 November 2015 at 18:47:58 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: I'm thinking of inviting a notable industry luminary to deliver a conference keynote.

Re: DConf keynote speaker ideas

2015-11-17 Thread bitwise via Digitalmars-d
On Tuesday, 17 November 2015 at 18:47:58 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: I'm thinking of inviting a notable industry luminary to deliver a conference keynote. Please reply to this with ideas! -- Andrei Chandler Carruth

Re: DConf keynote speaker ideas

2015-11-17 Thread ponce via Digitalmars-d
On Tuesday, 17 November 2015 at 18:47:58 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: I'm thinking of inviting a notable industry luminary to deliver a conference keynote. Please reply to this with ideas! -- Andrei Fabrice Bellard is a programming star that never ever gives talks. But it would probably be

Re: DConf keynote speaker ideas

2015-11-17 Thread rsw0x via Digitalmars-d
On Tuesday, 17 November 2015 at 18:47:58 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: I'm thinking of inviting a notable industry luminary to deliver a conference keynote. Please reply to this with ideas! -- Andrei I know Bartosz Milewski was once involved in D2's design, it would be interesting to see

Re: DConf keynote speaker ideas

2015-11-17 Thread deadalnix via Digitalmars-d
On Tuesday, 17 November 2015 at 18:47:58 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: I'm thinking of inviting a notable industry luminary to deliver a conference keynote. Please reply to this with ideas! -- Andrei I know Kent has some interest in D (I did some pair programming with him to teach him the