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 2008
More on Derelict 2
On a whim, I sat down with a copy of my working copy of Derelict today to get a feel for Derelict2. Particularly, I wanted to see how things look after the merging of some packages and to get an … Continue reading
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Suggestions for Derelict 2
EDIT: The links now point to the correct forum thread. In the not-too-distant future (by my reckoning, which can sometimes be months or even years by the reckoning of others!), I’m going to begin the process of getting Derelict 2 … Continue reading
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DMD 1.036 and 2.020
Big news in D-land today. Walter has pushed out two new DMD release, one each of the 1.x and 2.x branches. The big news is what’s inside of them. The 2.020 release got all of the attention in the newsgroup … Continue reading
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Learn to Tango with D on Safari
I’ve subscribed to O’Reilly’s Safari off and on for a few years. I usually renew my subscription when I have to work with unfamiliar tech on a contract, keep it alive for a few months out of curiosity, then cancel … Continue reading
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Major Phobos Update
Those of you eager to see the narrowing of the Great Phobos-Tango Divide will be happy to read the first line of changeset #853 from the phobos project at DSource: This commit includes all the changes necessary for Phobos to … Continue reading
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