The D Language Foundation and Symmetry Investments have partnered to host the Symmetry Autumn of Code. We're looking for three university students (undergrad or postgrad) who are interested in getting paid to hack on some D code for four months. Each participant will be paid $1000 for each of three milestones, with one participant being selected at the end of the event for an additional $1000 and a free trip (transportation, hotel room, conference pass) to DConf 2019.

Applicants are free to propose any project that will benefit the D ecosystem, either as contributions to existing projects or something entirely new. Preference will be given to projects where the primary development occurs in D. If you've never programmed in D but have experience with C, C++, Java, C#, or similar languages, it won't take you long to get up to speed to the level you need to participate. There's enough shared with other C-family languages for instant familiarity, and the differences can be learned as you go.

While actual game projects are unlikely to be selected, there are plenty of opportunities for participants to put their game programming skills to use. For example, one of the suggested projects on the Wiki is a 2D rasterizer for resource-constrained embedded systems. There's no need to limit yourself to what's on that page, however. Any sort of 2D or 3D, or even GUI, library is fair game. Something related to networking or AI, or VR, maybe port a project you already maintain in another language. Wherever your skills and interests lie, if you think it can enhance the D ecosystem, then don't be shy.

This is a good opportunity to add a new language to your skill set (or put your existing D knowledge to use), make some extra cash, and potentially get a free trip (the past three DConfs have been in Germany, the previous three were in the States).

If you're interested, the details are on the D Blog. If you're just curious about D, then dlang.org is the place to start. Checkout the DLang Tour or Ali Çehreli's excellent (and free!) book, Programming in D. There are a number of people in the D community doing game development (including a couple of former Remedy employees who were able to use D in Quantum Break).

Good luck!