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: October 2006
The Utility Formerly Known as Build is at 3.04
Version 3.04 of Derek Parnell’s excellent build tool has been released. Along with several bug fixes and a few new command line switches, the tool gets a new name: Bud. I love the tool, but I’m not too keen on … Continue reading
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dstring 1.0
Chris Miller has released a module that provides an alternative wrapper to D’s built-in strings: dstring. If you are wondering what possible use this could server, here’s an excerpt from the dstring FAQ: Why change the char type like this? … Continue reading
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DMD 0.169
Hot on the heels of the 0.168 release, Walter has announced DMD 0.169. This is primarily a bug fix release. Technorati Tags: D Programming Language, DMD, Digital Mars, Walter Bright
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DMD 0.168
The latest version of DMD has some great new features and several bugfixes. The feature I’m most excited about is that stack variables can now be initialized with array literals. It’s noting earth-shattering, but it surely goes a long way … Continue reading
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wxD 0.08
Anders has released wxD 0.08. From the NG announcement: New neat features: – the AUI docking library – placeholders for STC/OGL – ported a SDL panel sample – link compatible with 2.7.0 And lots of bugfixes. Rest will come in … Continue reading
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