cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/49193875

DConf2026 mostly has proAI talks, with the biggest standout being Adam Wilson’s talk about integrating LLMs into developing the next version of the standard library.

This lead to a lot of debate within the community, with even some pro-genAI people calling it out, and there’s even an open letter calling for rethinking the use of genAI, and some increased interest in the OpenD fork. It is also found out that people did try to volunteer for the new standard library (including me), but were rejected with the excuse of “we already have things in the works”.

I’m also interested into some D alternatives that’s not Rust (🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮 - no I’m not a Lunduke fan, but a gamedev, also no “const by default” languages!), has metaprogramming capabilities, and no (mandatory) header files (🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮), in case I decide to leave. I have a game engine that could be ported, its resource management needs to decoupled for D’s garbage collection though.

  • codeinabox@programming.devEnglish
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    22 hours ago

    Funnily enough, Lemmy does allow AI-assisted code contributions, though they’re not encouraged. This is mentioned in the code of conduct:

    Use of so-called Artificial Intelligence (AI) is allowed only if it is explicitly mentioned. Additionally all LLM-generated text or code must be manually reviewed by the author before submission (no vibe coding allowed).

    • atzanteol@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      14 hours ago

      Use of so-called Artificial Intelligence (AI) is allowed only if it is explicitly mentioned.

      I wonder if they mail the scarlet “AI” or if you need to order one yourself?