In April meeting, we will first have Lionello Lunesu, who got inspired by the Smalltalk presentation in Feb , so he decided to present the D Programming Language  and contrast D with C++ and Java/C#, showing that you don’t have to trade the former’s efficiency for the latter’s features. He will also introduce some of D’s unique progamming concepts that are meant to prevent bugs and enhance safety. Under linux, D can be used as a scripting language, completely hiding the fact that your code is being compiled into an executable, so not only programmers but also sysadmins should be interested in D. It’s more similar to a scripting language (Python) but it’s compiled, not interpreted, resulting in very efficient and fast code. The reference compiler is available on all x86 platforms. The source code of the reference compiler is available (although not GPL) for everybody to see and improve. Lionello  is from the Netherlands, he used to work as a software architect for a Dutch software company, creating virtual reality CAD programs.

PeterThe second part of the meeting will be presented by Peter Junge, a long time BLUG member and an expert of open document and OpenOffice.org.  Driving on the momentum of Document Freedom Day on March 31st, he will introduce us the open document standards, especially ODF. If you are interested in Open Documents, you can’t miss it!

Time: 19:00       Date: Tuesday, April
13th, 2010
Location: Traktirr Russian Restaurant,
5-15 DonZhiMen NeiDaJie, DongZhiMen west of DongZhiMen subway
Phone:
8407-8158    Map: here       详情见BLUG网站