News and Opinions of the Digital Mars D Programming Language
Happy New Year D-Land! I hope everyone has had a safe and happy time through the holiday season. I’ll be back to posting D-news and updates Real Soon Now. Good luck with any New Year resolutions you may have!
Last week, one of my dogs died after having suffered for a couple of weeks from a debilitating virus. Her death had a bigger impact on me than I expected it would. Some people don’t understand the connection that can be made with pets, but I certainly have one with all of my dogs. I wasn’t much in the mood for anything at all for a couple of days, other than trying to help keep my wife in good spirits. After that, I felt that I needed a change of routine for a bit and spent most of the past week out of the house, including a weekend trip to the countryside.
I’m gradually getting back into the groove, so over the next few days I’ll be catching up on all of the goings on in D-land. Any news I’ve missed in the past week will get the usual rehashing here in due course 
The upgrade is finished. So far, it looks like everything is working. If you notice any issues with the site or the theme, please leave a comment and let me know.
I’m rather hooked on this new theme (from Blog Oh Blog). I love its simplicity. That, and it has a sort of newspaperish feel. Since the majority of my posts are D news items, that seems rather appropriate
Over the next hour or so I’m going to be working on getting a new theme set up and upgrading to the latest version of WordPress. If you notice any wonkiness during your visit, that’s likely the culprit. I’ll write a new post when things are all set.
I’m sitting at my desk in Hannam dong, Seoul, Republic of Korea and it’s 10:10 pm, August 23. In just over three hours, the first D Conference will officially open its doors in Seattle, with the first session beginning thirty minutes later. There will be much schmoozing and networking, many ideas tossed around, and several meetings of the minds. The best part of it all is that several people who have known each other for months or years online through their work with D will finally get to meet face-to-face.
I had hoped to be there myself since I was planning a trip home to Atlanta in August. I’ve had to push that trip back to November, though. I could justify the expense for a three day hop across the Pacific to Seattle for the conference if I leave my wife here in Seoul in November. She’s not too keen on that idea, unfortunately.
So I want to wish those who are attending a successful conference and a great time. Good luck to all. I look forward to see what comes of it. Hopefully, I’ll be able to attend the next one.
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