While I have never attended dconf itself, conferences itself usually aren't about the talks but about the people you meet and get to interact with.

Op di 2 okt. 2018 om 10:15 schreef Joakim via Digitalmars-d <digitalmars-d@puremagic.com>:
On Tuesday, 2 October 2018 at 08:08:38 UTC, Gary Willoughby wrote:
> On Tuesday, 2 October 2018 at 07:32:58 UTC, Joakim wrote:
>> Thank you for making clear that the real reason you and some
>> others like the current format is because you want to have a
>> fun "vacation"- as I pointed out in that earlier thread-
>> rather than anything to do with D or advancing the ecosystem.
>
> Yes, please let's not have any fun at Dconf this year!!! /s

Then why are you sitting around listening to boring tech talks on
your "super-fun" vacation? Get W&A and a bunch of other D devs
and go on a boat tour of the Greek islands! You'll have a lot
more fun!!! endSarcasm()