D Bits- Binding D to C Part Two January 31, 2012This is part two of a series on creating bindings to C libraries for the D programming language. In my previous post, I discussed the difference between dynamic and static bindings and some of the considerations to take into account when deciding which way to go. Here in part two,... […]
- Binding D to C January 8, 2012This is part one of a series on creating bindings to C libraries for the D programming language. This is a topic that has become near and dear to my heart. Derelict is the first, and only, open source project I've ever maintained. It's not a complicated thing. There's very little... […]
- Dolce and Da5teroids December 18, 2011So I've finally gotten started on some game code. In order to see if Dolce is actually useful or a waste of time, I decided to start by porting the A5teroids demo that ships with the Allegro 5 package. Here's what I've learned so far. First, the whole idea of Dolce as a framework on top of Allegro to allow an absolute minimum amount of startup […]
- Dolce Gets Some Love November 17, 2011Once the semester ended, I took a week to do nothing but play Dark Age of Camelot and get some much needed guitar practice in. Then I dove back in to the gym for some long overdue exercise. I also managed to pick up a few more private classes to fill some of the gaps in my schedule. Once I let off all that steam, I fired up... […]
- On My Job, and Some Big D News October 9, 2011Dolce is still very much alive, just getting little attention while I wrap up the second semester at the university. For anyone interested, I'm teaching in a special program where a local university here in Seoul is partnered with a university in America. The students do two semesters here in Korea before moving off to the States for three years. We... […]
- Binding D to C Part Two January 31, 2012
Monthly Archives: March 2006
A Definitive Win32 Port?
Stewart Gordon has begun a project aiming to be the definitive D port of the Win32 API. The port is based off of the MinGW headers so that the files can be redistributed. It’s an open project to which anyone … Continue reading
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Java to D
Peri Hankey announced an interesting project that translates Java code to D code via the language machine. Read more about it here.
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I’m Back
I’m back in Korea now. It will probably take me several days to get caught up, but I’ll get back to posting D news some time in the next several days.
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On Vacation
I meant to post this earlier, but I’m on vacation to my home town in the States until March 25th. I’ve been here almost two weeks now. It’s been a busy time seeing old friends and family members. And I … Continue reading
D Wish List
I’ve overlooked posting this before because I don’t use it at all, but a recent NG post reminded me of the unofficial D wish list. So for those of you who are interested, there it is.
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