Learn to Tango with D Index
Sunday, April 20th, 2008Thanks to Jesse Phillips, you can now download an index for Learn to Tango With D
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Archive for April, 2008
Descent Rocks!
Monday, April 14th, 2008I’ve long wanted to ditch Crimson Editor for something more robust when programming D, but I’m very picky. Having used CE for so long, and not just for D, I was settled in. I had tried a couple of different releases of Descent, but didn’t make the switch at the time for one reason or another. I decided to try it out again this weekend. Now I’m finally waving goodbye to CE.
Descent is still not at the stage where configuration is as automatic as I would like, but it’s not so painful. I’ve been using Eclipse for years with my Java projects anyway, so it’s not like I’m venturing off into uncharted waters. I do recall that I had a problem compiling Tango projects the last time I used it, because I had the same problem this time. Last time, I didn’t bother investigating. This time, I really wanted to use it so took a bit of time to see what was going on. Turns out that the problem had nothing to do with Eclipse, but with my PATH variable. I’ve been using batch files to launch self-contained environment configurations for Phobos and Tango and forgot that running DMD in the default environment would fail. So after some juggling of sc.ini files, modification of the command line, and configuration of DSSS, I can now compile Tango projects from within Eclipse with DSSS. Man, that’s a great feeling after working on the command line for so long.
Eventually, I’m going to set up separate environment configurations to launch Eclipse so that I can use both Phobos and Tango within it without modifying anything. It’s not a big priority at the moment, though.
Ary, Robert and all of the contributors to Descent have done an outstanding job. My productivity has gotten a nice boost thanks to the work they’ve done. And now I can finally recommend an IDE with confidence to people who ask me about D.
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Mac Tango Package
Sunday, April 13th, 2008Mac users can download a bundle containing Tango and GDC for 0S X 10.5. From the blog post:
Included is GDC with libgtango together with a complete set of D and Tango documentation as well as about 50 different examples with complete source code. Installs into standard paths and does not interfere with your current environment (using isolating prefix /usr/share/gdc). This packages does not require Apple Developer tools, even though it is highly recommended.
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Derelict Wants *You*
Saturday, April 12th, 2008Over the last few years, I’ve often had quite a lot going on. But since last fall, personal and professional issues and commitments have severely limited my time at the keyboard. As a result, a lot of things that I want to do have had to take a back seat to things I need to do.
Derelict is one of the things that I’ve not been able to keep up with. I’ve been as attentive as I can to the forums, getting fixes in for any issues that pop up when I can. I’ve given a couple of people write access to the repository to get Mac updates in when they can. We’ve got several packages working on Mac now and more are sure to follow. But I’ve got other things that need to take priority, including a certain Tango project that was announced here and in the NG some months ago and has fallen badly behind, meaning I can’t devote the time and effort right now to Derelict that it needs.
So I’m asking for help. I’m not about to abandon the project, but I need to step away from it for a while so that I’m not constantly worrying about it. What I’m looking for are some volunteers to help keep Derelict in shape — staying on top of bug fixes, helping with the Mac side of things, updating packages to the latest versions of the libraries they bind, getting the documentation up to date, and so on.
I still need to talk to Tom (h3r3tic) to see what his situation is (I know he’s busy with team0xf stuff), so I won’t be getting into any organizational details just yet. But if you are willing to help out, please let me know. I’m particularly interested in finding someone who can be an interim project manager, because I surely don’t want to dump everything in Tom’s lap. If you are familiar with Derelict and have the spare time to stay on top of the forums, oversee submissions, get bug fixes in as problems arise… I’m very interested in hearing from you.
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D Syntax Highlighting in Kate
Thursday, April 10th, 2008If you’re a Linux type and not a fan of vi/vim/emacs/tooth-pulling, you can find improved D syntax highlighting for Kate over at the MDE forums. MDE, by the way, is a modular game engine project which sports some nifty features so far.
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