D Language Foundation
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The D Language Foundation (DLF) is a nonprofit organization devoted to the D programming language[2] launched on October 16, 2015.
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| Abbreviation | DLF |
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| Formation | October 16, 2015[1] |
| Type | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization |
| Purpose | Promote, protect, and advance open source technology related to the D (programming language) |
| Headquarters | Kenmore, WA, United States |
Region served | Worldwide |
Official language | English |
President | Walter Bright |
Chairman | Andrei Alexandrescu |
| Website | dlang |
The mission of the foundation is to foster development of the D community and is responsible for various processes within the D community, including developing the D programming language, managing intellectual rights, and raising funds.[3][4] The foundation awards scholarships to students allowing them to work on high-impact projects related to the D programming language.[5][6] The D Language Foundation also organizes developer conferences including the yearly D Programming Language Conference (DConf)[7][8] and is an official organization in the Google Summer of Code.[9][10]
In 2015, Andrei Alexandrescu seeded the D Language Foundation's budget from his royalties.[11] and started to work for the D Language Foundation.[12]