This is a copy of the announcement. See y'all there!

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Folks please welcome Walter Bright as our presenter this month! Also please thank KForce for sponsoring our pizza this month!!

Date/Time/Location:

November 16th, 2016 at 7:00 PM Microsoft Eastside Campus, Bldg. 40, Steptoe
Microsoft Campus, 156th Ave NE, Redmond, WA 98052.
Map: http://nwcpp.org/steptoe-meeting-room.html

Title: Memory Safety and the D Programming Language

Abstract
While memory safe code can be written in any language, it has become increasingly obvious that languages need to be able to mechanically check memory safety. Errors in memory safety are regularly exploited to breach security, and is all too commonplace in code that was thought to be secure. Relying on best practices and code reviews simply isn't good enough anymore.

This presentation is about D's approach to mechanically checking for memory safety in a language with pointers.

Bio
Walter Bright is the creator and first implementer of the D programming language and has implemented compilers for several other languages. He's an expert in all areas of compiler technology, including front ends, optimizers, code generation, interpreter engines and runtime libraries. Walter regularly writes articles about compilers and programming, is known for engaging and informative presentations, and provides training in compiler development techniques. Many are surprised to discover that Walter is also the creator of the wargame Empire, which is still popular today over 30 years after its debut.

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On Monday, 14 November 2016 at 06:57:07 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
> · Follow our YouTube channel.

So, there will be a recording? Great!

On 11/14/2016 1:39 AM, qznc wrote:
> On Monday, 14 November 2016 at 06:57:07 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
>> · Follow our YouTube channel.
>
> So, there will be a recording? Great!


Unfortunately, the audio was lost 18 minutes in. Looks to be not worth posting. I do have the slides up, though.

http://www.walterbright.com

On Sunday, 20 November 2016 at 22:34:26 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
> On 11/14/2016 1:39 AM, qznc wrote:
>> On Monday, 14 November 2016 at 06:57:07 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
>>> · Follow our YouTube channel.
>>
>> So, there will be a recording? Great!
>
>
> Unfortunately, the audio was lost 18 minutes in. Looks to be not worth posting. I do have the slides up, though.
>
> http://www.walterbright.com

Would it be worth the D Foundation investing in a good portable setup for recording people's talks? Certainly for the main D conference but also for the core team members and other VIPs. There is considerable value in high quality recordings being available. The quality of some previously has been very poor due to the limitations of the equipment available.

Also some shared guidance about how to record a talk effectively.

On Monday, 21 November 2016 at 15:20:49 UTC, ixid wrote:
> On Sunday, 20 November 2016 at 22:34:26 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
>> On 11/14/2016 1:39 AM, qznc wrote:
>>> [...]
>>
>>
>> Unfortunately, the audio was lost 18 minutes in. Looks to be not worth posting. I do have the slides up, though.
>>
>> http://www.walterbright.com
>
> Would it be worth the D Foundation investing in a good portable setup for recording people's talks? Certainly for the main D conference but also for the core team members and other VIPs. There is considerable value in high quality recordings being available. The quality of some previously has been very poor due to the limitations of the equipment available.
>
> Also some shared guidance about how to record a talk effectively.

Maybe some ideas could be taken from here: https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/Videoteam

Antonio

On Monday, 21 November 2016 at 16:01:27 UTC, Antonio Corbi wrote:
> Maybe some ideas could be taken from here: https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/Videoteam

The only thing they don't seem to do that I'd additionally recommend is take another separate audio recording using a separate voice recorder.

I have an old Alesis pocket recorder that works well for these things (used it for recording lectures back in school), but I'm sure there are dozens out there.  They tend to have pretty good mics in them, so they might just work from your pocket, but you should be able to plug in a clip mic too.

-Wyatt

On 11/21/2016 7:20 AM, ixid wrote:
> On Sunday, 20 November 2016 at 22:34:26 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
>> On 11/14/2016 1:39 AM, qznc wrote:
>>> On Monday, 14 November 2016 at 06:57:07 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
>>>> · Follow our YouTube channel.
>>>
>>> So, there will be a recording? Great!
>>
>>
>> Unfortunately, the audio was lost 18 minutes in. Looks to be not worth
>> posting. I do have the slides up, though.
>>
>> http://www.walterbright.com
>
> Would it be worth the D Foundation investing in a good portable setup for
> recording people's talks? Certainly for the main D conference but also for the
> core team members and other VIPs. There is considerable value in high quality
> recordings being available. The quality of some previously has been very poor
> due to the limitations of the equipment available.
>
> Also some shared guidance about how to record a talk effectively.

I was wearing a wireless Lavalier microphone. I suspect what happened is the batteries in it died. The mike is professional (it's Microsoft's) but that doesn't help if one doesn't remember to install fresh batteries.