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: June 2006
Scripting Craze
The D community has gone script crazy. Three new projects related to scripting languages have been created over at DSource recently (not to mention the discussions I’ve seen in the DSource forums and the D NG). Here’s a rundown of … Continue reading
Build 3.02
Build 3.02 is out, fixing some bugs that cropped up in the last couple of releases. There are still some issues on Linux, though. So if you are a Build user and know a thing or two about GCC, why … Continue reading
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Policy-based Free List
One of the reasons I was experimenting with policies earlier (1, 2) was to implement a policy-based free list I had seen in Game Programming Gems 5 in an article by Nathan Mefford of Firaxis (1.11 Improving Freelists with Policy … Continue reading
rulesPlayer
bobef has reappeard in the D community with a new project at DSource, called rulesPlayer. It’s a graphical interface for the Windows version of MPlayer that he created with DWT. Give it a spin. Technorati Tags: D Programming Language, DWT, … Continue reading
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DMD 0.161
A dash of new features and a heaping helping of bug fixes. Go get it. Technorati Tags: D Programming Language, DMD, Digital Mars, Walter Bright
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