The verdict is in! Five programmers will be participating in the 2020 edition of the Symmetry Autumn of Code. Over the next three weeks, they will be working with their mentors to take the goals they outlined in their applications and turn them into concrete tasks across four milestones. Then, on September 15th, the first… Continue reading Symmetry Autumn of Code 2020 Projects and Participants
Category: SAoC
Deadlines and New Swag
SAOC 2020 Application Deadline The deadline for Symmetry Autumn of Code (SAOC) 2020 applications is on August 16th. There’s work to be done and money to be paid (courtesy of Symmetry Investments). If you know of a project that can keep an eager programmer busy for at least 20 hours a week over the course… Continue reading Deadlines and New Swag
DConf Online 2020: Call For Submissions
DConf Online 2020 is happening November 21 & 22, 2020 in your local web browser! We are currently taking submissions for pre-recorded talks, livstreamed panels, and livecoding events. See the DConf Online 2020 web site for details on how you can participate. Read on here for more info on how it came together and what we hope to achieve, as well as for a reminder about the 2020 edition of the Symmetry Autumn of Code (the SAOC 2020 registration deadline is just over three weeks away!).
SAOC 2020 and Other News
Symmetry Autumn of Code 2020 The 3rd annual Symmetry Autumn of Code (SAoC) is on! From now until August 16th, we’re accepting applications from motivated coders interested in getting paid to improve the D ecosystem. The SAoC committee will review all submissions and, based on the quality of the applications received, select a number of… Continue reading SAOC 2020 and Other News
DConf 2020: Submission Deadline, Early-Bird Registration, and Invited Keynote
In early January, I announced that Symmetry Investments is bringing DConf back to London for our 2020 edition. At the same time, I said we’d start taking submissions from anyone who wanted to send them in. In the interim, we’ve fixed our deadlines and prepared to start accepting reservations. There was only one thing remaining… Continue reading DConf 2020: Submission Deadline, Early-Bird Registration, and Invited Keynote
DMD 2.088.0 Released
The newest DMD has rolled off the assembly line and is ready for download. A total of 58 contributors fixed 58 bugs and introduced 27 major changes to version 2.088.0 of the compiler. I’m always looking for the big ticket items in a new DMD release to highlight on the blog, but this is a… Continue reading DMD 2.088.0 Released
SAOC 2019 Projects and Participants
Last Sunday, August 18, was the deadline for Symmetry Autumn of Code 2019 applications. We received a total of eight applications, which is the same number we saw last year. This time around we were able to accept more than three: five of the applicants will be participating. The applications were reviewed by the five… Continue reading SAOC 2019 Projects and Participants
Symmetry Autumn of Code Experience Report: Porting a fork-based GC
The 2018 edition of the Symmetry Autumn of Code was a wonderful opportunity for me and two other students to dive into an interesting programming challenge and contribute to the D community. I am going to describe the process that led to my participation in SAOC and what this four months of work meant to… Continue reading Symmetry Autumn of Code Experience Report: Porting a fork-based GC
Get Ready for Symmetry Autumn of Code 2019
Last year, Symmetry Investments sponsored three programmers to work on projects in the D community. Two completed successfully. Francesco Gallà worked on adding support for HTTP/2 to vibe.d and got the grand prize of a bonus payment and a free trip to DConf 2019, where he gave a talk about the experience and his project.… Continue reading Get Ready for Symmetry Autumn of Code 2019
DConf 2019 Early-Bird Registration Opens (and Other News)
I’ve got a few big news items for you today, the biggest being one I’ve been eagerly awaiting: early-bird registration for DConf 2019 London is now open!