Nov 16 - Memory Safety and the D Programming Language

[Walter Bright via Digitalmars-d-announce]

This is a copy of the announcement. See y'all there!

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Folks please welcome Walter Bright as our presenter this month! Also please 
thank KForce for sponsoring our pizza this month!!

Date/Time/Location:

November 16th, 2016 at 7:00 PM Microsoft Eastside Campus, Bldg. 40, Steptoe
Microsoft Campus, 156th Ave NE, Redmond, WA 98052.
Map: http://nwcpp.org/steptoe-meeting-room.html

Title: Memory Safety and the D Programming Language

Abstract
While memory safe code can be written in any language, it has become 
increasingly obvious that languages need to be able to mechanically check memory 
safety. Errors in memory safety are regularly exploited to breach security, and 
is all too commonplace in code that was thought to be secure. Relying on best 
practices and code reviews simply isn't good enough anymore.

This presentation is about D's approach to mechanically checking for memory 
safety in a language with pointers.

Bio
Walter Bright is the creator and first implementer of the D programming language 
and has implemented compilers for several other languages. He's an expert in all 
areas of compiler technology, including front ends, optimizers, code generation, 
interpreter engines and runtime libraries. Walter regularly writes articles 
about compilers and programming, is known for engaging and informative 
presentations, and provides training in compiler development techniques. Many 
are surprised to discover that Walter is also the creator of the wargame Empire, 
which is still popular today over 30 years after its debut.

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