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
Author Archives: Aldacron
DMD 1.073 and 2.058
There’s a lot to be happy about in the two new DMD releases. Both version 1.073 and 2.058 are loaded with bugfixes. The 2.x release even sports a new lambda syntax. I was very happy that my “favorite” D bug … Continue reading
D Forums
Vladimir Panteleev’s awesome web interface to the D newsgroups has now gone live on the D site to replace the clunky old web interface that used to be there. I still prefer my newsreader, but now I finally have a … Continue reading
Comments Temporarily Moderated
Unfortunately, some spam comments have been getting past the filter and posted to some old posts. It’s the first time it’s happened on this blog since I’ve been running it. But it’s starting to annoy me. I’ve deleted several today. … Continue reading
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