Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Wednesday, 25 May 2016 at 11:30:14 UTC, Ozan wrote: Hi What about Munich? - More sun, more IT companies, more beergardens, ... Maybe we can ask "Funkwerk Aktiengesellschaft" for sponsering? If you calling for papers, what about using video conferencing tools? Not everybody is willing to

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Tuesday, 10 May 2016 at 11:09:01 UTC, Manu wrote: Japan would be a great destination, it's quite convenient for Australia/NZ, west-coast US, and not too bad for Europeans. But most importantly, Kenji would have no excuse not to come! :P Is Kenji's identity and location known?

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On 25/05/2016 11:30 PM, Ozan wrote: Hi What about Munich? - More sun, more IT companies, more beergardens, ... Maybe we can ask "Funkwerk Aktiengesellschaft" for sponsering? If you calling for papers, what about using video conferencing tools? Not everybody is willing to travel far far away.

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

Hi What about Munich? - More sun, more IT companies, more beergardens, ... Maybe we can ask "Funkwerk Aktiengesellschaft" for sponsering? If you calling for papers, what about using video conferencing tools? Not everybody is willing to travel far far away. Regards, Ozan

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Friday, 6 May 2016 at 14:13:35 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: The atmosphere here is great, and I'm curious how it feels for those who are watching remotely. Is the experience good? What can we do better? Also: we're talking about the DConf 2017 location. Please share any initial

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Tuesday, 10 May 2016 at 14:13:00 UTC, jmh530 wrote: On Tuesday, 10 May 2016 at 04:02:52 UTC, Daniel Kozak wrote: But for people like me $90 per night is too much. I live in Czech Republic which is a really beautifull country in middle of europe (it is called heart of europe). And even in

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Tuesday, 10 May 2016 at 04:02:52 UTC, Daniel Kozak wrote: But for people like me $90 per night is too much. I live in Czech Republic which is a really beautifull country in middle of europe (it is called heart of europe). And even in Prague which is capital city of Czech Republic I am able

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Tuesday, 10 May 2016 at 11:30:21 UTC, deadalnix wrote: On Tuesday, 10 May 2016 at 11:26:51 UTC, Chris wrote: [...] Ok dude, you've not said anything worthwhile in this thread OMG terrorism and OMG Human right. None of this is relevant for DConf's next location. Nothing, really? I've

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Tuesday, 10 May 2016 at 11:26:51 UTC, Chris wrote: [...] Ok dude, you've not said anything worthwhile in this thread OMG terrorism and OMG Human right. None of this is relevant for DConf's next location. You need to go now.

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Tuesday, 10 May 2016 at 10:58:01 UTC, Ethan Watson wrote: I went to Tel Aviv in late 2012, around the time Hamas were trading missiles with the Israelis. There was a suicide bomb on a bus a few days before I arrived. Yet I still had a much lower chance of being caught in such a blast

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On 10 May 2016 at 03:27, deadalnix via Digitalmars-d wrote: > On Monday, 9 May 2016 at 15:32:05 UTC, wobbles wrote: >> >> I also think it should not only be in a decently cheap location, but also >> in a location where there is, by default, a high concentration of D

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Tuesday, 10 May 2016 at 09:19:11 UTC, Chris wrote: Are you talking about the whole country or Istanbul? Anyway, it's not the average homicide rate I'm concerned with, it's the fact that you might happen to be at the wrong place at the wrong time when a bomb goes off. I went to Tel Aviv in

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On 7 May 2016 at 00:13, Andrei Alexandrescu via Digitalmars-d wrote: > The atmosphere here is great, and I'm curious how it feels for those who are > watching remotely. Is the experience good? What can we do better? > > Also: we're talking about the DConf 2017

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Tue, 2016-05-10 at 09:19 +, Chris via Digitalmars-d wrote: […] > > Are you talking about the whole country or Istanbul? Anyway, it's  > not the average homicide rate I'm concerned with, it's the fact  > that you might happen to be at the wrong place at the wrong time  > when a bomb goes

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Tue, 2016-05-10 at 08:51 +, Robert burner Schadek via Digitalmars-d wrote: > what about Singapore. > > * pretty easy to travel to from all over the world > * english speaking Far more important though, they use UK three pin plugs (BS 1363) for power. But then so does Hong Kong. And

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Tuesday, 10 May 2016 at 09:21:48 UTC, Chris wrote: On Tuesday, 10 May 2016 at 09:00:13 UTC, Andrea Fontana wrote: So sad nobody cited Italy as candidate :) Yes, but where and why? * Roma * Milano * Firenze * Torino * ... Venice, just because I live there eheh ;) Andrea

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Tuesday, 10 May 2016 at 09:02:25 UTC, deadalnix wrote: On Tuesday, 10 May 2016 at 09:00:13 UTC, Andrea Fontana wrote: On Friday, 6 May 2016 at 14:13:35 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: The atmosphere here is great, and I'm curious how it feels for those who are watching remotely. Is the

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Tuesday, 10 May 2016 at 09:00:13 UTC, Andrea Fontana wrote: So sad nobody cited Italy as candidate :) Yes, but where and why? * Roma * Milano * Firenze * Torino * ...

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Tuesday, 10 May 2016 at 08:55:40 UTC, deadalnix wrote: On Tuesday, 10 May 2016 at 08:42:08 UTC, Chris wrote: On Tuesday, 10 May 2016 at 07:25:29 UTC, Mengu wrote: On Monday, 9 May 2016 at 20:08:03 UTC, Iain Buclaw wrote: we can also welcome you guys in istanbul :) Sorry, but I don't

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Tuesday, 10 May 2016 at 08:51:42 UTC, Robert burner Schadek wrote: what about Singapore. * pretty easy to travel to from all over the world * english speaking * caning * death penalty If we made human rights a criterion, I don't think there would be a lot of places left where DConf can

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Tuesday, 10 May 2016 at 09:00:13 UTC, Andrea Fontana wrote: On Friday, 6 May 2016 at 14:13:35 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: The atmosphere here is great, and I'm curious how it feels for those who are watching remotely. Is the experience good? What can we do better? Also: we're talking

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Friday, 6 May 2016 at 14:13:35 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: The atmosphere here is great, and I'm curious how it feels for those who are watching remotely. Is the experience good? What can we do better? Also: we're talking about the DConf 2017 location. Please share any initial

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

what about Singapore. * pretty easy to travel to from all over the world * english speaking

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Tuesday, 10 May 2016 at 07:25:29 UTC, Mengu wrote: On Monday, 9 May 2016 at 20:08:03 UTC, Iain Buclaw wrote: we can also welcome you guys in istanbul :) Sorry, but I don't think it's safe to go there at the moment, thanks to your and our politicians.

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Tuesday, 10 May 2016 at 04:02:52 UTC, Daniel Kozak wrote: Dne 9.5.2016 v 19:45 jmh530 via Digitalmars-d napsal(a): But for people like me $90 per night is too much. I live in Czech Republic which is a really beautifull country in middle of europe (it is called heart of europe). And even

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Monday, 9 May 2016 at 20:08:03 UTC, Iain Buclaw wrote: On 9 May 2016 at 17:32, wobbles via Digitalmars-d wrote: On Monday, 9 May 2016 at 15:12:25 UTC, krzaq wrote: [...] I also think it should not only be in a decently cheap location, but also in a location

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

Dne 9.5.2016 v 19:45 jmh530 via Digitalmars-d napsal(a): On Monday, 9 May 2016 at 15:12:25 UTC, krzaq wrote: It's not just the distance, but also the overall personal cost of attending the conference. Berlin is, all things considered, a fairly cheap city. London is a big NO in this regard,

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Monday, 9 May 2016 at 17:45:24 UTC, jmh530 wrote: On Monday, 9 May 2016 at 15:12:25 UTC, krzaq wrote: It's not just the distance, but also the overall personal cost of attending the conference. Berlin is, all things considered, a fairly cheap city. London is a big NO in this regard, can't

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On 9 May 2016 at 17:32, wobbles via Digitalmars-d wrote: > On Monday, 9 May 2016 at 15:12:25 UTC, krzaq wrote: >> >> On Monday, 9 May 2016 at 09:58:32 UTC, Mark Isaacson wrote: >>> >>> Full recognition that there was way less demand for another US DConf... >>> so

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Monday, 9 May 2016 at 15:32:05 UTC, wobbles wrote: I also think it should not only be in a decently cheap location, but also in a location where there is, by default, a high concentration of D users. Berlin fits that. Facebook fits that. Where's the other high concentration of D users?

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Monday, 9 May 2016 at 15:12:25 UTC, krzaq wrote: On Monday, 9 May 2016 at 09:58:32 UTC, Mark Isaacson wrote: Full recognition that there was way less demand for another US DConf... so perhaps somewhere easier to fly to? Reykjavik? Dublin? Oslo? Stockholm? Barcelona? London? Those are

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Monday, 9 May 2016 at 09:58:32 UTC, Mark Isaacson wrote: Full recognition that there was way less demand for another US DConf... so perhaps somewhere easier to fly to? Reykjavik? Dublin? Oslo? Stockholm? Barcelona? London? Those are pretty good hubs and have solid airfare from the US...

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

Full recognition that there was way less demand for another US DConf... so perhaps somewhere easier to fly to? Reykjavik? Dublin? Oslo? Stockholm? Barcelona? London? Those are pretty good hubs and have solid airfare from the US... and all over. London and Barcelona in particular have a truly

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Sunday, 8 May 2016 at 12:50:01 UTC, wobbles wrote: Another +1 for Dublin here too. PyConIE is in the Radisson, which is very central and handy for everyone. Theres many many other venues around the city too - including the RDS which has oceans of event space. Also, tis a lovely city!

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Sunday, May 08, 2016 21:56:16 Seb via Digitalmars-d wrote: > On Sunday, 8 May 2016 at 19:39:11 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: > > On 5/8/16 6:47 PM, Lionello Lunesu wrote: > >> As for location: I attended CodeConf Hong Kong last November, > >> hosted at > >> Hong Kong University of Science and

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Sunday, 8 May 2016 at 19:39:11 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: On 5/8/16 6:47 PM, Lionello Lunesu wrote: As for location: I attended CodeConf Hong Kong last November, hosted at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. It was a great venue and they're very open to hosting similar

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On 5/8/16 6:47 PM, Lionello Lunesu wrote: As for location: I attended CodeConf Hong Kong last November, hosted at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. It was a great venue and they're very open to hosting similar events! Show Asia some love! I'll chase down the responsible people.

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Friday, 6 May 2016 at 14:13:35 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: The atmosphere here is great, and I'm curious how it feels for those who are watching remotely. Is the experience good? What can we do better? Also: we're talking about the DConf 2017 location. Please share any initial

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On 6/5/2016 22:13, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: The atmosphere here is great, and I'm curious how it feels for those who are watching remotely. Is the experience good? What can we do better? Also: we're talking about the DConf 2017 location. Please share any initial thoughts! Thanks, Andrei

Re: [OT] Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Sunday, 8 May 2016 at 14:05:58 UTC, Russel Winder wrote:   -∞ 2    =    0 Don't try this at home kids, several mathematicians died during the making of that equation.

Re: [OT] Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Sat, 2016-05-07 at 20:45 +0300, Dmitry Olshansky via Digitalmars-d wrote: > On 07-May-2016 19:50, Russel Winder via Digitalmars-d wrote: > > > > On Sat, 2016-05-07 at 15:17 +, Adam D. Ruppe via Digitalmars-d > > wrote: > > > > > > > > […] > > > > > > Besides, zero is just as arbitrary

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Saturday, 7 May 2016 at 07:40:59 UTC, Russel Winder wrote: On Fri, 2016-05-06 at 20:59 +, John Colvin via Digitalmars-d wrote: On Friday, 6 May 2016 at 14:57:59 UTC, Chris wrote: > [...] Dublin has cheap direct flights from quite a few places in the US, as well as pretty much

Re: [OT] Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On 07.05.2016 23:49, deadalnix wrote: On Saturday, 7 May 2016 at 16:50:10 UTC, Russel Winder wrote: On Sat, 2016-05-07 at 15:17 +, Adam D. Ruppe via Digitalmars-d wrote: […] Besides, zero is just as arbitrary as thirty-two (which, btw, is a power of two*) and easy to remember if you use

Re: [OT] Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On 5/7/16 6:15 PM, Adam D. Ruppe wrote: When people complain about the D forums, they aren't complaining about infrequent OT stuff. Most related complaints I got at DConf were about off-topic posts. -- Andrei

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Friday, 6 May 2016 at 14:13:35 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: The atmosphere here is great, and I'm curious how it feels for those who are watching remotely. Is the experience good? What can we do better? Also: we're talking about the DConf 2017 location. Please share any initial

Re: [OT] Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Saturday, 7 May 2016 at 19:11:50 UTC, Mathias Lang wrote: In any case it should be accessible. As nice as the Salt Lake City location was, it was not easily accessible for everyone. When looking at the flight price (in November or December), it was twice as expensive to fly to SLL (from

Re: [OT] Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Saturday, 7 May 2016 at 16:50:10 UTC, Russel Winder wrote: On Sat, 2016-05-07 at 15:17 +, Adam D. Ruppe via Digitalmars-d wrote: […] Besides, zero is just as arbitrary as thirty-two (which, btw, is a power of two*) and easy to remember if you use it anyway! I […] 0 is a power of

Re: [OT] Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Saturday, 7 May 2016 at 15:15:23 UTC, Adam D. Ruppe wrote: On Saturday, 7 May 2016 at 13:10:37 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: Please curb off-topic discussions and mark them with [OT], yadda yadda yadda. Thanks! -- Andrei When people complain about the D forums, they aren't complaining

Re: [OT] Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

2016-05-07 17:15 GMT+02:00 Adam D. Ruppe via Digitalmars-d < digitalmars-d@puremagic.com>: > On Saturday, 7 May 2016 at 13:10:37 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: > >> Please curb off-topic discussions and mark them with [OT], yadda yadda >> yadda. Thanks! -- Andrei >> > > When people complain

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Friday, 6 May 2016 at 14:13:35 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: Also: we're talking about the DConf 2017 location. Please share any initial thoughts! This was my first DConf, and it was great to meet people that I had only seen online (sometimes only by handle). On dconf.org I read:

Re: [OT] Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On 07-May-2016 19:50, Russel Winder via Digitalmars-d wrote: On Sat, 2016-05-07 at 15:17 +, Adam D. Ruppe via Digitalmars-d wrote: […] Besides, zero is just as arbitrary as thirty-two (which, btw, is a power of two*) and easy to remember if you use it anyway! I […] 0 is a power of two

Re: [OT] Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Sat, 2016-05-07 at 15:17 +, Adam D. Ruppe via Digitalmars-d wrote: > […] > Besides, zero is just as arbitrary as thirty-two (which, btw, is  > a power of two*) and easy to remember if you use it anyway! I  […] 0 is a power of two as well. > * I really think that's the main difference

Re: [OT] Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Saturday, 7 May 2016 at 15:15:23 UTC, Adam D. Ruppe wrote: Think how much more productive the forum would appear if people - including you and Walter! - actually talked about ongoing projects on it instead of primarily just proposals. Oh, one more important point: I sometimes I want to

Re: [OT] Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Saturday, 7 May 2016 at 13:30:28 UTC, Daniel Kozak wrote: The zero is a point when water became an ice, so anything below zero means snow and anything above means rain :) Except it doesn't quite work that way you can get snow when it is a above freezing if the humidity is low enough.

Re: [OT] Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Saturday, 7 May 2016 at 13:10:37 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: Please curb off-topic discussions and mark them with [OT], yadda yadda yadda. Thanks! -- Andrei When people complain about the D forums, they aren't complaining about infrequent OT stuff. Random tangents about the weather

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On 05/06/2016 10:13 AM, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: The atmosphere here is great, and I'm curious how it feels for those who are watching remotely. Is the experience good? What can we do better? The livestream videos requiring flash was a bit of an issue. Also: we're talking about the DConf

[OT] Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Saturday, 7 May 2016 at 01:19:43 UTC, Steven Schveighoffer wrote: Yes, my wife went for an interview there out of college :) The snow banks were like 6 feet high! hehe, yeah, we had some beast winters recently too. This last one was pretty mild in comparison, but the one before was one of

[OT] Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

Dne 7.5.2016 v 14:54 Adam D. Ruppe via Digitalmars-d napsal(a): On Saturday, 7 May 2016 at 07:29:28 UTC, Russel Winder wrote: Oh, of course, you are in the USA and are still using weird temperature scales, unlike the rest of the world. ;-) I really don't understand the appeal of the Celsius

[OT] Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On 5/7/16 3:54 PM, Adam D. Ruppe wrote: On Saturday, 7 May 2016 at 07:29:28 UTC, Russel Winder wrote: Oh, of course, you are in the USA and are still using weird temperature scales, unlike the rest of the world. ;-) I really don't understand the appeal of the Celsius scale. Zero degrees

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Saturday, 7 May 2016 at 07:29:28 UTC, Russel Winder wrote: Oh, of course, you are in the USA and are still using weird temperature scales, unlike the rest of the world. ;-) I really don't understand the appeal of the Celsius scale. Zero degrees Celsius is like "put on a light sweater".

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On 5/7/16 2:47 PM, Arjan wrote: On Friday, 6 May 2016 at 14:13:35 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: The atmosphere here is great, and I'm curious how it feels for those who are watching remotely. Is the experience good? What can we do better? Also: we're talking about the DConf 2017 location.

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Friday, 6 May 2016 at 14:13:35 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: The atmosphere here is great, and I'm curious how it feels for those who are watching remotely. Is the experience good? What can we do better? Also: we're talking about the DConf 2017 location. Please share any initial

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Friday, 6 May 2016 at 14:13:35 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: The atmosphere here is great, and I'm curious how it feels for those who are watching remotely. Is the experience good? What can we do better? There were some small issues. First there was no link to livestream on official

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Fri, 2016-05-06 at 20:59 +, John Colvin via Digitalmars-d wrote: > On Friday, 6 May 2016 at 14:57:59 UTC, Chris wrote: > > On Friday, 6 May 2016 at 14:53:15 UTC, Jonathan M Davis wrote: > > > [...] > > > > Facebook have their European headquarters in Dublin. Maybe  > > they'd be willing to

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Sat, 2016-05-07 at 01:04 +, Adam D. Ruppe via Digitalmars-d wrote: […] > > Oh, come on! It was actually pretty nice this week, we are in the  > 60's right now. Finally, April was kinda miserable. But people die when it gets over 50. Oh, of course, you are in the USA and are still using

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Friday, 6 May 2016 at 15:16:00 UTC, deadalnix wrote: On Friday, 6 May 2016 at 14:13:35 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: Also: we're talking about the DConf 2017 location. Please share any initial thoughts! I think American east cost is a natural next location. Something like New

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On 5/7/16 3:04 AM, Adam D. Ruppe wrote: On Saturday, 7 May 2016 at 00:51:39 UTC, Steven Schveighoffer wrote: I've been to Watertown. Amazing! Yes, my wife went for an interview there out of college :) The snow banks were like 6 feet high! Of course, I'm pretty sure this was in the dead

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Saturday, 7 May 2016 at 00:51:39 UTC, Steven Schveighoffer wrote: I've been to Watertown. Amazing! I'm pretty sure there will still be snow there in May... Oh, come on! It was actually pretty nice this week, we are in the 60's right now. Finally, April was kinda miserable.

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On 5/7/16 2:46 AM, Adam D. Ruppe wrote: On Friday, 6 May 2016 at 15:16:00 UTC, deadalnix wrote: I think American east cost is a natural next location. Something like New York/Washington/Boston/Montréal . We could host it at my house in northern NY!

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Friday, 6 May 2016 at 15:16:00 UTC, deadalnix wrote: I think American east cost is a natural next location. Something like New York/Washington/Boston/Montréal . We could host it at my house in northern NY! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watertown_(city),_New_York

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Friday, 6 May 2016 at 14:13:35 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: The atmosphere here is great, and I'm curious how it feels for those who are watching remotely. Is the experience good? What can we do better? I also viewed from New Zealand, but I thought it was hard to view the images, and

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On 05/06/2016 04:13 PM, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: > The atmosphere here is great, and I'm curious how it feels for those who > are watching remotely. Is the experience good? What can we do better? > > Also: we're talking about the DConf 2017 location. Please share any > initial thoughts! For me

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Friday, 6 May 2016 at 20:59:29 UTC, John Colvin wrote: On Friday, 6 May 2016 at 14:57:59 UTC, Chris wrote: On Friday, 6 May 2016 at 14:53:15 UTC, Jonathan M Davis wrote: [...] Facebook have their European headquarters in Dublin. Maybe they'd be willing to sponsor DConf2017 (there are

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Friday, 6 May 2016 at 14:57:59 UTC, Chris wrote: On Friday, 6 May 2016 at 14:53:15 UTC, Jonathan M Davis wrote: [...] Facebook have their European headquarters in Dublin. Maybe they'd be willing to sponsor DConf2017 (there are loads of other tech companies in Dublin). Flights from the

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Friday, 6 May 2016 at 14:13:35 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: The atmosphere here is great, and I'm curious how it feels for those who are watching remotely. Is the experience good? What can we do better? Without subtites I understand maybe 30% maximum, but I watched all. It was

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Friday, 6 May 2016 at 15:26:44 UTC, Steven Schveighoffer wrote: My thoughts are, you want to do it in a place where a lot of D people live. I believe the reason why the Berlin conference is so popular is because so many people live in or around the area. It makes logical sense to choose

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Friday, 6 May 2016 at 15:26:44 UTC, Steven Schveighoffer wrote: On 5/6/16 5:16 PM, deadalnix wrote: On Friday, 6 May 2016 at 14:13:35 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: Also: we're talking about the DConf 2017 location. Please share any initial thoughts! I think American east cost is a

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On 5/6/16 5:16 PM, deadalnix wrote: On Friday, 6 May 2016 at 14:13:35 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: Also: we're talking about the DConf 2017 location. Please share any initial thoughts! I think American east cost is a natural next location. Something like New

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Friday, 6 May 2016 at 14:13:35 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: Also: we're talking about the DConf 2017 location. Please share any initial thoughts! I think American east cost is a natural next location. Something like New York/Washington/Boston/Montréal .

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Friday, 6 May 2016 at 15:09:39 UTC, sarn wrote: On Friday, 6 May 2016 at 14:53:15 UTC, Jonathan M Davis wrote: Other places would certainly be interesting (e.g. Japan or Australia), and we definitely have devs in such places, but I don't know if we have enough likely attendees in such areas

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Friday, 6 May 2016 at 14:53:15 UTC, Jonathan M Davis wrote: Other places would certainly be interesting (e.g. Japan or Australia), and we definitely have devs in such places, but I don't know if we have enough likely attendees in such areas to make them make sense, since picking somewhere

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Friday, 6 May 2016 at 14:53:15 UTC, Jonathan M Davis wrote: On Fri, 6 May 2016 16:13:35 +0200 Andrei Alexandrescu via Digitalmars-d wrote: Also: we're talking about the DConf 2017 location. Please share any initial thoughts! My initial thought is that we

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Fri, 6 May 2016 16:13:35 +0200 Andrei Alexandrescu via Digitalmars-d wrote: > Also: we're talking about the DConf 2017 location. Please share any > initial thoughts! My initial thought is that we should consider trying to alternate between the US and Europe, since

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Friday, 6 May 2016 at 14:35:21 UTC, rikki cattermole wrote: Personally I don't care about most of talks. Would be nice for when we grow to do some in parallel. Regarding the video feed, ignoring the technical problems I wasn't keen on how it was done. Even with my limited knowledge in

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On 07/05/2016 2:13 AM, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: The atmosphere here is great, and I'm curious how it feels for those who are watching remotely. Is the experience good? What can we do better? Also: we're talking about the DConf 2017 location. Please share any initial thoughts! Thanks,

Re: How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

On Friday, 6 May 2016 at 14:13:35 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: The atmosphere here is great, and I'm curious how it feels for those who are watching remotely. Is the experience good? What can we do better? It was meh on day one, but Sociomantic got it sorted out for yesterday and it works

How are you enjoying DConf? And where to go next?

The atmosphere here is great, and I'm curious how it feels for those who are watching remotely. Is the experience good? What can we do better? Also: we're talking about the DConf 2017 location. Please share any initial thoughts! Thanks, Andrei