D News Jan-Mar 2022: SAOC 2021, D 2.099.0, DConf '22

The first three months of 2022 brought some major milestones: Symmetry Autumn of Code 2021 came to an end on January 15, but the judges didn’t render a decision until the middle of February. And what a surprise it was! The D Language Foundation announced in January that we were hiring for a vacant position sponsored by Symmetry Investments, and in February we found the person to fill it. Also in February, we made a long-awaited announcement regarding DConf. In early March, D 2.099.0 was released. That’s a p