Introduction to Ranges

Abstract:  Ranges are a core concept in D and its standard library, Phobos, and understanding them is key to being able to use Phobos, as many of its modules use them as one of their core constructs. This talk will go over what they are, why they are, how they're used, and how to write them.

This will go over all of the major input range types and the major items that anyone using or writing ranges needs to know. It will also definitely go into the various quirks of using strings as ranges as well as any of the basic information on Unicode that's necessary to understand how and why strings work they way they do. It may or may not go into the moveXXX functions and some of the more esoteric aspects of ranges, and it may or may not go into much detail on output ranges. It will discuss output ranges as well.

Speaker Bio: Jonathan M Davis is the primary author of std.datetime and one of Phobos' core contributors. He is a professional developer and has experience in a number of programming languages, including C++, Haskell, Java, and D. For better or worse, he's well known in the D community for answering questions and being long-winded. He currently resides in California.