DConf '26 Schedule
DConf '26, the annual GTK and GNOME developer conference, will be held in Berlin from July 13–17, 2026. The event features 5 days of talks, workshops, and BoF sessions, with registration opening in early 2026.
Background
- DConf is the premier annual conference for the D programming language, a systems-level language that aims to combine C-like performance with high-level productivity features (garbage collection, strong metaprogramming, contract programming).
- The 2026 edition is set for May 4-8 in London, UK. Past DConfs were held in Berlin and virtual/hybrid formats; this is the first London edition.
- The schedule features talks on areas where D has seen focused recent development: betterC (using D without the runtime), compile-time metaprogramming, GPU and SIMD (parallel) computing, WebAssembly targets, and interoperability with C/C++/Python.
- In the wider systems-language landscape, D competes for mindshare with Rust, Zig, Nim, and Odin. While never achieving the adoption of Rust, D remains notable for its unique combination of garbage collection with manual memory control and its powerful template/mixin system.