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: November 2006
MinWin on DSource
Following the announcement of the MinWin library update the other day, the project has migrated to DSource. Now you can fetch the source from SVN. The project has always had a forum there, but the source was hosted elsewhere. Have … Continue reading
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New D Game: Titanion
Anyone who has been around D for a while will likely have heard of Kenta Cho and ABA Games. If you hadn’t before, now you have. His free games, a few of which were created with D, are known outside … Continue reading
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Updated MinWin
If you are a user of Ben Hinkle’s long languishing MinWin library, Tomas Lindquist Olsen did you a favor and updated it to compile with DMD 0.175. You can find the updated version on the MinWin page at the dprogramming.com … Continue reading
DMD 0.175
The D Machine (a.k.a. Walter Bright) has churned out a new version of DMD. This version incorporates a gazillion bug fixes and a couple of enhancements, including stack-allocated class variables. Walter rocks! Technorati Tags: D Programming Language, DMD, Digital Mars, … Continue reading
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Happy Thanksgiving
To the D-users in the US: Happy Thanksgiving! Please eat some extra turkey for me. Not too much, I don’t want to gain any more weight.
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