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: May 2006
StackThreads
Mikola Lysenko has announced a new library that gives D programmers access to context switching, cooperative threads, and coroutines. The library is called StackThreads and you can pick it up on the project page of Mikola’s website. Technorati Tags: D … Continue reading
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C++ Bindings Generator
Gregor Richards has started a project at DSource called BCD, a development tool that generates bindings for C++. Here’s a blurb from his NG announcement: It works by using GCCXML to parse the C++ header, then making extern “C” wrapper … Continue reading
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gdcmac and gdcwin
Anders F Björklund has released an updated 0.18 gdcmac (gdc precompiled for Mac). He has also gone one step further and precompiled gdc for MinGW on Windows as gdcwin. Thanks, Anders! Technorati Tags: D Programming Language, gdc, gdcmac, gdcwin
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GDC 0.18
David Friedman has reappeared with news of a GDC release. He also has set up a project page at SourceForge, with a Subversion repository forthcoming. The changelog for the new version, as posted in the NG: * Fixes o … Continue reading
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DMD 0.158
DDoc addtions and a boatload of bugfixes. Read all about it. Technorati Tags: D Programming Language, DMD, Digital Mars, Walter Bright
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