The D Language Foundation (DLF) is a

nonprofit organization A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...

devoted to the

D programming language D, also known as dlang, is a multi-paradigm system programming language created by Walter Bright at Digital Mars and released in 2001. Andrei Alexandrescu joined the design and development effort in 2007. Though it originated as a re-engineeri ...

launched on October 16, 2015. 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

, managing intellectual rights, and raising funds. The foundation awards scholarships to students allowing them to work on high-impact projects related to the D programming language. The D Language Foundation also organizes developer conferences including the yearl
D Programming Language Conference (DConf)
and is an official organization in the

Google Summer of Code The Google Summer of Code, often abbreviated to GSoC, is an international annual program in which Google awards stipends to contributors who successfully complete a free and open-source software coding project during the summer. , the program is ...

. In 2015,

Andrei Alexandrescu Andrei Alexandrescu (born 1969) is a Romanian-American C++ and D language programmer and author. He is particularly known for his pioneering work on policy-based design implemented via template metaprogramming. These ideas are articulated in ...

seeded the D Language Foundation's budget from his royalties and started to work for the D Language Foundation.

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D Language Foundation

Official incorporation announcement

Recognition as a non-profit organization
501(c)(3) organizations Free software project foundations in the United States