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[Iain Buclaw via Digitalmars-d-announce]

On 13 January 2015 at 10:51, Joakim via Digitalmars-d-announce
<digitalmars-d-announce at puremagic.com> wrote:
> On Tuesday, 13 January 2015 at 07:30:22 UTC, Brad Anderson wrote:
>>
>> On Tuesday, 13 January 2015 at 00:22:33 UTC, Mike wrote:
>>>
>>> I have a suggestion for any compiler implementers:  How about a talk on
>>> how to get started hacking the compiler.  Something that may lower the entry
>>> barrier and encourage participation.
>>>
>>> Some random thoughts:
>>> * General structure of the compiler
>>> * Walk through the data flow: Lexer -> parser -> AST -> backend
>>> * How to add a new compiler switch (e.g. -fnotypeinfo)
>>> * How to add a new attribute (e.g. @notypeinfo)
>>> * What's your workflow for debugging the compiler?
>>> * Pick a bug, and fix it (Live demo)
>>> * Overview of CTFE and how it's implemented
>>> * (I'm sure you can think of more)
>>>
>>> I realize there's documentation on the wiki, and some of this was
>>> discussed briefly at DConf2013, but there's more that can be done to make it
>>> accessible and interesting.
>>>
>>> Mike
>>
>>
>> Sounds like a good subject for Daniel Murphy to talk about. He spent a
>> good hour explaining to me how a linker works in the Aloft bar after most
>> people had retired (thanks for that, Daniel) and he certainly knows dmd
>> extremely well.
>
>
> I second the vote for Daniel, as he seems fairly opinionated online and
> might make for a good speaker.  I didn't even know if he goes to DConf, as
> he's never given a talk at the recent ones.

Daniel prefers to talk through other peoples talks. :o)