Re: A New Era for the D Community

2023-07-06 Thread Steven Schveighoffer via Digitalmars-d-announce
On 7/6/23 12:16 AM, IchorDev wrote: On Wednesday, 5 July 2023 at 21:50:37 UTC, Andrew wrote: Why not just improve Phobos itself? Make PRs to add new modules to std.experimental, announce them here and elsewhere on the web, and get the community to support it. Earlier in this thread it was

Re: A New Era for the D Community

2023-07-05 Thread IchorDev via Digitalmars-d-announce
On Wednesday, 5 July 2023 at 21:50:37 UTC, Andrew wrote: Why not just improve Phobos itself? Make PRs to add new modules to std.experimental, announce them here and elsewhere on the web, and get the community to support it. Earlier in this thread it was pointed out that it's too arbitrary

Re: A New Era for the D Community

2023-07-05 Thread Andrew via Digitalmars-d-announce
On Wednesday, 5 July 2023 at 20:03:26 UTC, IchorDev wrote: Perhaps a fork of Phobos that's more community-driven would be good for the language? Why not just improve Phobos itself? Make PRs to add new modules to std.experimental, announce them here and elsewhere on the web, and get the

Re: A New Era for the D Community

2023-07-05 Thread IchorDev via Digitalmars-d-announce
On Saturday, 13 May 2023 at 15:58:12 UTC, ryuukk_ wrote: - better enums - tagged union - pattern matching - async - nullable - tuple/multiple return (deconstruction) - allocators (don't do them as classes/interface for the love of god) - implement GC as an allocator This is a nice

Re: A New Era for the D Community

2023-06-27 Thread Mike Parker via Digitalmars-d-announce
On Tuesday, 27 June 2023 at 12:00:48 UTC, Mike Parker wrote: Anyway, the main point of this announcement wasn't IVY, it's that we're finally getting organized. IVY is just the tool we're using to do it. No D user or contributor needs to pay any attention to it if they don't want to. And I

Re: A New Era for the D Community

2023-06-27 Thread Mike Parker via Digitalmars-d-announce
On Tuesday, 27 June 2023 at 11:30:42 UTC, Francesco Mecca wrote: It would be great if you specify or at least give us a glimpse of what this "change" is about. Right now, it sounds like corporate propaganda for Ucora It's not propaganda. I answered questions about it in BeerConf last

Re: A New Era for the D Community

2023-06-27 Thread Francesco Mecca via Digitalmars-d-announce
On Wednesday, 3 May 2023 at 11:13:34 UTC, Mike Parker wrote: You're going to hear more about IVY as time goes by, and eventually, we're going to start employing it more broadly in the community. We now have a better idea of how to more effectively guide contributors so that they can be more

Re: A New Era for the D Community

2023-05-26 Thread Dejan Lekic via Digitalmars-d-announce
On Wednesday, 3 May 2023 at 11:13:34 UTC, Mike Parker wrote: Our enthusiasm is high, and we're ready to get going. I think you'll like where we're headed. Good job guys!! This reinforces my belief in what you do.

Re: A New Era for the D Community

2023-05-22 Thread Theo via Digitalmars-d-announce
On Wednesday, 3 May 2023 at 11:13:34 UTC, Mike Parker wrote: You're going to hear more about IVY as time goes by, and eventually, we're going to start employing it more broadly in the community. We now have a better idea of how to more effectively guide contributors so that they can be more

Re: A New Era for the D Community

2023-05-17 Thread Theo via Digitalmars-d-announce
On Wednesday, 3 May 2023 at 23:24:53 UTC, Walter Bright wrote: This initiative has my full support. argh!!

Re: A New Era for the D Community

2023-05-14 Thread M.M. via Digitalmars-d-announce
On Friday, 5 May 2023 at 16:58:37 UTC, Joseph Rushton Wakeling wrote: On Wednesday, 3 May 2023 at 11:13:34 UTC, Mike Parker wrote: I'm not exaggerating when I say that this is going to be the most significant change in the D community in the 20 years I've been a part of it. This sounds

Re: A New Era for the D Community

2023-05-13 Thread ryuukk_ via Digitalmars-d-announce
On Saturday, 13 May 2023 at 15:58:12 UTC, ryuukk_ wrote: On Friday, 5 May 2023 at 11:26:26 UTC, Ogi wrote: Or it perhaps doesn't need that list and i am wrong in my analysis, wich is probably the case

Re: A New Era for the D Community

2023-05-13 Thread ryuukk_ via Digitalmars-d-announce
On Friday, 5 May 2023 at 11:26:26 UTC, Ogi wrote: On Wednesday, 3 May 2023 at 11:13:34 UTC, Mike Parker wrote: … That’s a lot of words but little actual sense. What makes you think that this IVY™ program is the silver bullet that D desperately needs? And not just yet another load of crap

Re: A New Era for the D Community

2023-05-12 Thread monkyyy via Digitalmars-d-announce
On Tuesday, 9 May 2023 at 12:27:30 UTC, FeepingCreature wrote: To be honest, this has always been my take as well. On Tuesday, 9 May 2023 at 15:46:12 UTC, Paul Backus wrote: I basically agree with this I feel if I was understood, only people with (at least) one foot out the door would

Re: A New Era for the D Community

2023-05-09 Thread Paul Backus via Digitalmars-d-announce
On Sunday, 7 May 2023 at 02:15:02 UTC, monkyyy wrote: On Wednesday, 3 May 2023 at 11:13:34 UTC, Mike Parker wrote: IVY, their organizational development program Your solution to hearing luas dev saying "I dont manage anything" and whatever feedback from your survey, is you got corporate

Re: A New Era for the D Community

2023-05-09 Thread FeepingCreature via Digitalmars-d-announce
On Sunday, 7 May 2023 at 02:15:02 UTC, monkyyy wrote: On Wednesday, 3 May 2023 at 11:13:34 UTC, Mike Parker wrote: IVY, their organizational development program Your solution to hearing luas dev saying "I dont manage anything" and whatever feedback from your survey, is you got corporate

Re: A New Era for the D Community

2023-05-06 Thread monkyyy via Digitalmars-d-announce
On Wednesday, 3 May 2023 at 11:13:34 UTC, Mike Parker wrote: IVY, their organizational development program Your solution to hearing luas dev saying "I dont manage anything" and whatever feedback from your survey, is you got corporate training and now you gun-ho about management? Was I in

Re: A New Era for the D Community

2023-05-05 Thread ikelaiah via Digitalmars-d-announce
On Wednesday, 3 May 2023 at 11:13:34 UTC, Mike Parker wrote: Ucora’s long-term vision is [to change the way the world works](https://ucora.com/). As part of their mission, they provide organizations with the tools they need to transform the way they work. [IVY, their organizational

Re: A New Era for the D Community

2023-05-05 Thread Joseph Rushton Wakeling via Digitalmars-d-announce
On Wednesday, 3 May 2023 at 11:13:34 UTC, Mike Parker wrote: I'm not exaggerating when I say that this is going to be the most significant change in the D community in the 20 years I've been a part of it. I expect we're going to encounter bumps along the way, but that's okay. We now have a

Re: A New Era for the D Community

2023-05-05 Thread Mike Parker via Digitalmars-d-announce
On Friday, 5 May 2023 at 11:26:26 UTC, Ogi wrote: On Wednesday, 3 May 2023 at 11:13:34 UTC, Mike Parker wrote: … That’s a lot of words but little actual sense. What makes you think that this IVY™ program is the silver bullet that D desperately needs? And not just yet another load of crap

Re: A New Era for the D Community

2023-05-05 Thread Ogi via Digitalmars-d-announce
On Wednesday, 3 May 2023 at 11:13:34 UTC, Mike Parker wrote: … That’s a lot of words but little actual sense. What makes you think that this IVY™ program is the silver bullet that D desperately needs? And not just yet another load of crap invented by some “consulting” firm as a relatively

Re: A New Era for the D Community

2023-05-04 Thread Ivan Kazmenko via Digitalmars-d-announce
On Wednesday, 3 May 2023 at 11:13:34 UTC, Mike Parker wrote: ... Our enthusiasm is high, and we're ready to get going. I think you'll like where we're headed. Interesting. Good luck with the endeavor! Ivan Kazmenko.

Re: A New Era for the D Community

2023-05-03 Thread Don Allen via Digitalmars-d-announce
On Wednesday, 3 May 2023 at 23:24:53 UTC, Walter Bright wrote: This initiative has my full support. While I have ceased using D because of my concerns about the project's future (I discussed my reasons in a previous message that don't need to be repeated), I have continued to check this

Re: A New Era for the D Community

2023-05-03 Thread MissPiggy via Digitalmars-d-announce
On Wednesday, 3 May 2023 at 23:42:37 UTC, max haughton wrote: On Wednesday, 3 May 2023 at 23:17:28 UTC, MissPiggy wrote: On Wednesday, 3 May 2023 at 11:13:34 UTC, Mike Parker wrote: Our enthusiasm is high, and we're ready to get going. I think you'll like where we're headed. IVY may

Re: A New Era for the D Community

2023-05-03 Thread max haughton via Digitalmars-d-announce
On Wednesday, 3 May 2023 at 23:17:28 UTC, MissPiggy wrote: On Wednesday, 3 May 2023 at 11:13:34 UTC, Mike Parker wrote: Our enthusiasm is high, and we're ready to get going. I think you'll like where we're headed. IVY may increase the probability of a particular outcome, but it cannot

Re: A New Era for the D Community

2023-05-03 Thread Walter Bright via Digitalmars-d-announce
This initiative has my full support.

Re: A New Era for the D Community

2023-05-03 Thread MissPiggy via Digitalmars-d-announce
On Wednesday, 3 May 2023 at 11:13:34 UTC, Mike Parker wrote: Our enthusiasm is high, and we're ready to get going. I think you'll like where we're headed. IVY may increase the probability of a particular outcome, but it cannot predict a particular outcome. We still can't even predict

Re: A New Era for the D Community

2023-05-03 Thread Bradley Chatha via Digitalmars-d-announce
On Wednesday, 3 May 2023 at 11:13:34 UTC, Mike Parker wrote: ... Exciting news!

Re: A New Era for the D Community

2023-05-03 Thread Steven Schveighoffer via Digitalmars-d-announce
On 5/3/23 7:13 AM, Mike Parker wrote: Our enthusiasm is high, and we're ready to get going. I think you'll like where we're headed. This all sounds awesome! -Steve

Re: A New Era for the D Community

2023-05-03 Thread Ali Çehreli via Digitalmars-d-announce
On 5/3/23 05:08, Mike Parker wrote: On Wednesday, 3 May 2023 at 11:37:31 UTC, Nicholas Wilson wrote: From memory that was merely an AGM at DConf, but sure, I'll take credit for that (despite knowing next to nothing about management)! The AGM was your idea, but so were the regular meetings.

Re: A New Era for the D Community

2023-05-03 Thread Mike Parker via Digitalmars-d-announce
On Wednesday, 3 May 2023 at 11:37:31 UTC, Nicholas Wilson wrote: From memory that was merely an AGM at DConf, but sure, I'll take credit for that (despite knowing next to nothing about management)! The AGM was your idea, but so were the regular meetings. You pushed it to Ali in 2018. I have

Re: A New Era for the D Community

2023-05-03 Thread Nicholas Wilson via Digitalmars-d-announce
On Wednesday, 3 May 2023 at 11:13:34 UTC, Mike Parker wrote: Yes, there have been improvements over the past few years. The quarterly DLF meetings with industry representatives, initially proposed by Nicholas Wilson, have been productive. From memory that was merely an AGM at DConf, but sure,

Re: A New Era for the D Community

2023-05-03 Thread Richard (Rikki) Andrew Cattermole via Digitalmars-d-announce
Very interesting. I just want to say, I'm having repeated unrelated CI failures for: https://github.com/dlang/phobos/pull/8699 Yesterday I finally said right stuff this I don't have the energy to fight the CI on this anymore and asked Razvan to kinda take over as the changes on my end are

Re: A New Era for the D Community

2023-05-03 Thread Ikey Doherty via Digitalmars-d-announce
Sounds awesome Mike, really does. As long as transparency remains a key objective, I think everyone is on board.