DConf keynote speaker ideas

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 zero cost abstraction. It also invented the Moon and modern chemistry."

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 reply to this with ideas! -- Andrei >> >> Herb Sutter? > > "C++ has zero cost abstraction. It also invented the Moon and modern chemistry." Getting subtle vibes that's a 'no' from Amaury :-) A.

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 obviously evaluated D for games programming and subsequently decided that it is not suitable for him, but his insight could be valuable and a talk about D interesting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH9VCN6UkyQ&t=8m35s https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/2kxi89/jonathan_blow_a_programming_language_for_games/ https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Blow

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 left-field but what about someone like Jonathan Blow? The guy has obviously evaluated D for games programming and subsequently decided that it is not suitable for him, but his insight could be valuable and a talk about D interesting. > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH9VCN6UkyQ&t=8m35s > https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/2kxi89/jonathan_blow_a_programming_language_for_games/ > https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Blow Hahah +1 Gary! I was considering suggesting him as well but my first suggestion bombed a little. John Carmac has made some positive comments about D - he'd be a bit of a coup ...

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 notable industry luminary to deliver a conference keynote. Please reply to this with ideas! -- Andrei >>> >>> Herb Sutter? >> >> "C++ has zero cost abstraction. It also invented the Moon and modern chemistry." > > Getting subtle vibes that's a 'no' from Amaury :-) > > A. Ok to clarify a bit, I actually think Herb does a lot of really good work. But the sales pitch that come with it kind of grind my gears.

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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. Please reply to this with ideas! -- Andrei
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>> It may seem a little left-field but what about someone like Jonathan Blow? The guy has obviously evaluated D for games programming and subsequently decided that it is not suitable for him, but his insight could be valuable and a talk about D interesting.
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>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH9VCN6UkyQ&t=8m35s
>> https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/2kxi89/jonathan_blow_a_programming_language_for_games/
>> https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Blow
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> Hahah +1 Gary! I was considering suggesting him as well but my first suggestion bombed a little. John Carmac has made some positive comments about D - he'd be a bit of a coup ...

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 in entertainment.

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