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: August 2006
wxD 0.07
Anders has released wxD 0.07. This latest version is updated for the new import syntax introduced in DMD 0.164, among other fixes. He also says it works with MingW on Windows. Technorati Tags: D Programming Language, wxWidgets, wxD
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Compile-time Raytracer
The Mad Templater, Tomasz Stachowiak, has really gone off the deep end now. In his never-ending exploration of D’s metaprogramming capabilities, he has whipped up a raytracer that renders images at compile time. The next time one of the doubters … Continue reading
DMD 0.165 Goes Lispish
Walter has rolled out DMD 0.165 with a surprising, and very cool, new feature: lazy evaluation of function arguments via anonymous delegates. I almost feel sorry for those poor souls who still like C++. Technorati Tags: D Programming Language, DMD, … Continue reading
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Another D Thread
For those of you who enjoy evangelizing D, there is a new thread about our favorite language over at GameDev.net. A poster has elicited feedback with the tantalizing topic, “What do you think of the D language”. He is a … Continue reading
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SDWF 0.55
Stewart Gordon has announced version 0.55 of his OWL-inspired GUI framework for Windows. Technorati Tags: D Programming Language, GUI, Windows
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