DSource on Google Summer of Code

[janderson]

Bill Baxter wrote:
> naryl wrote:
>> On Sat, 26 Jan 2008 22:00:07 +0300, janderson <askme at me.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Walter Bright wrote:
>>>> Lars Ivar Igesund wrote:
>>>>> We certainly will, and hopefully the book will help us gain the 
>>>>> credibility
>>>>> I think is needed. Also back then, Tango was a very new project in the
>>>>> public space, by now we have a considerable list of users and D has 
>>>>> gained
>>>>> further recognition.
>>>>   Being persistent also moves us from "who the heck are you guys?" 
>>>> to "I've heard about D!"
>>>
>>> I have to say, I've been on the interview grind over the last week. 
>>> Everyone I talked to (except 1) had heard about D and seemed to be 
>>> interested in it but never used it or looked much into it.  I talked 
>>> to about 30 engineers.
>>>
>>> I found a job BTW :)
>>>
>>> -Joel
>>
>> Heh. When I was applying for a job (three months ago) nobody heard 
>> about D and when I told them, nobody was interesed.
>> Yes, they were Software Engineers. They just didn't want to hear about 
>> anything other than Java.
> 
> I suspect from previous comments that janderson was probably looking for 
> a job in the game industry, where the average age is probably 
> high-twenties, and where they really care about speed.  So the 
> difference in your experiences is not too surprising.
> 
> --bb

That and I also think any game engineer worth his salt wants to keep on 
the edge of the latest technology and techniques.  New API's and papers 
come out all the time and we can't be left behind.

-Joel