Hey D Programmers,

so, we at Sociomantic Labs are once again (or still) looking for D-Developers in Berlin. And lots of them. Currently still D1, but the process to change to D2 is initiated.

You can read more about it here:

https://www.sociomantic.com/jobs/d-software-developer/#.UnPl4Xh385Y

You can contact me anytime if you have specific questions. You can find me in the IRC #d channel as Marenz, M4renz or Suprano or you just send me an email.

cheers,

    --Mathias

On Fri, 01 Nov 2013 18:37:59 +0100, Marenz wrote:

> Hey D Programmers,
> 
> so, we at Sociomantic Labs are once again (or still) looking for D-Developers in Berlin. And lots of them. Currently still D1, but the process to change to D2 is initiated.
> 
> You can read more about it here:
> 
> https://www.sociomantic.com/jobs/d-software-developer/#.UnPl4Xh385Y
> 
> You can contact me anytime if you have specific questions. You can find me in the IRC #d channel as Marenz, M4renz or Suprano or you just send me an email.
> 
> cheers,
> 
>      --Mathias

I posted the info on LinkedIn. I hope you find a good D programmer! :)

On 11/1/13 10:37 AM, Marenz wrote:
> Hey D Programmers,
>
> so, we at Sociomantic Labs are once again (or still) looking for
> D-Developers in Berlin. And lots of them. Currently still D1, but the
> process to change to D2 is initiated.
>
> You can read more about it here:
>
> https://www.sociomantic.com/jobs/d-software-developer/#.UnPl4Xh385Y
>
> You can contact me anytime if you have specific questions. You can find
> me in the IRC #d channel as Marenz, M4renz or Suprano or you just send
> me an email.

Thanks, Mathias.

I've considered posting a similar message to this board, and this is as good occasion as any. I should emphasize that pursuing a job that requires or allows D is among the best things a member of our community could to do to help the language.

1. Sponsors such as Sociomantic have sponsored DConf 2013 in large part to further their recruitment interest. There is no better way to motivate further event sponsorship than to show that past events resulted in strong hiring.

2. At this point it helps to convert those in the community who only work on D as a hobby outside work, to working full-time with D (and as a consequence, to some extent at least, _on_ D).

As I made public recently, Facebook is investigating serious use of D, and significant precedents have been already created. There would be no better way to argue ramping up pursuit of D (including hosting of DConf 2014) than demonstrating that talented engineers are applying to Facebook because it's offering such an opportunity. I am pretty sure this is the case for other employers as well.


Andrei

On Saturday, 2 November 2013 at 19:50:48 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:

> As I made public recently, Facebook is investigating serious use of D, and significant precedents have been already created. There would be no better way to argue ramping up pursuit of D (including hosting of DConf 2014) than demonstrating that talented engineers are applying to Facebook because it's offering such an opportunity. I am pretty sure this is the case for other employers as well.

 Hmmm then I wonder if they would hire me. I'm not big on facebook (using the site), but I wouldn't mind a job and helping the community at the same time.

On Sunday, 3 November 2013 at 05:29:45 UTC, Era Scarecrow wrote:
> On Saturday, 2 November 2013 at 19:50:48 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
>
>> As I made public recently, Facebook is investigating serious use of D, and significant precedents have been already created. There would be no better way to argue ramping up pursuit of D (including hosting of DConf 2014) than demonstrating that talented engineers are applying to Facebook because it's offering such an opportunity. I am pretty sure this is the case for other employers as well.
>
>  Hmmm then I wonder if they would hire me. I'm not big on facebook (using the site), but I wouldn't mind a job and helping the community at the same time.

You won't know if you don't try ;)

On 11/2/13 10:29 PM, Era Scarecrow wrote:
> On Saturday, 2 November 2013 at 19:50:48 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
>
>> As I made public recently, Facebook is investigating serious use of D,
>> and significant precedents have been already created. There would be
>> no better way to argue ramping up pursuit of D (including hosting of
>> DConf 2014) than demonstrating that talented engineers are applying to
>> Facebook because it's offering such an opportunity. I am pretty sure
>> this is the case for other employers as well.
>
>   Hmmm then I wonder if they would hire me. I'm not big on facebook
> (using the site), but I wouldn't mind a job and helping the community at
> the same time.

Anyone interested send me a resume and I'll hook you in.

Andrei

On Sunday, 3 November 2013 at 06:01:28 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
> Anyone interested send me a resume and I'll hook you in.
>
> Andrei

I'm not of the calibre Facebook is looking for but i had to exclaim that is fantastically generous of you Andrei.

I'm lucky in that i've been using D fulltime in my work since May and loving every minute of it. (Porting several database daemons from C to D, it's amazing how much less code there is in D!).

On Friday, 1 November 2013 at 17:38:01 UTC, Marenz wrote:
> Hey D Programmers,
>
> so, we at Sociomantic Labs are once again (or still) looking for D-Developers in Berlin. And lots of them. Currently still D1, but the process to change to D2 is initiated.
>
> You can read more about it here:
>
> https://www.sociomantic.com/jobs/d-software-developer/#.UnPl4Xh385Y
>
> You can contact me anytime if you have specific questions. You can find me in the IRC #d channel as Marenz, M4renz or Suprano or you just send me an email.
>
> cheers,
>
>     --Mathias

Want to add my 5 cents as someone who has joined the Sociomantic team only half an year ago. Initially my motivation was mostly C++ frustration outrage but I was pleasantly surprised by work environment here, which is very open-minded and task-focused, something you don't expect considering all the Germany cliches :) Perfection is achievable, of course, but it feels really nice to learn from some of active D contributors directly. And being D expert is not really necessary, as Don has mentioned in his DConf talk, converting guys from other languages is a routine :)

On Sunday, 3 November 2013 at 11:47:13 UTC, Gary Willoughby wrote:
> On Sunday, 3 November 2013 at 06:01:28 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
>> Anyone interested send me a resume and I'll hook you in.
>>
>> Andrei
>
> I'm not of the calibre Facebook is looking for but i had to exclaim that is fantastically generous of you Andrei.
>
How do you know that?  You might surprise yourself.



> I'm lucky in that i've been using D fulltime in my work since May and loving every minute of it. (Porting several database daemons from C to D, it's amazing how much less code there is in D!).

Craig

On Sunday, 3 November 2013 at 11:47:13 UTC, Gary Willoughby wrote:
> On Sunday, 3 November 2013 at 06:01:28 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
>> Anyone interested send me a resume and I'll hook you in.
>>
>> Andrei
>
> I'm not of the calibre Facebook is looking for but i had to exclaim that is fantastically generous of you Andrei.
>
> I'm lucky in that i've been using D fulltime in my work since May and loving every minute of it. (Porting several database daemons from C to D, it's amazing how much less code there is in D!).

I usually notice that people who lack doubt tends to do worse than the ones with doubt in their skills.