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... […]
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Petzold Ported
Charles Petzold’s “Programming Windows Fifth Edition” has been sitting on my bookshelf since a year or so after it was first published. My copy is worn. Very, very worn. I’ve gotten more mileage out of that book than nearly any … Continue reading
D.NET Source Released
Cristi Vlasceanu has released the source to the D.NET compiler backend under the Microsoft Public License, with the qualifier that the code “is not of production quality” and “is intended for research and educational purposes.”
Self-Configuration of Classes With Delegates
Sometimes you need to execute different code paths depending upon certain runtime parameters. For example, in graphics applications it is quite common to create different rendering paths based upon the graphics API features supported by the user’s graphics card. In … Continue reading
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Singletons In D
The intent of the Singleton pattern is described by the Gang of Four thusly: Ensure a class only has one instance, and provide a global point of access to it. Singletons are ubiquitous in object oriented programming. They are also, … Continue reading
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Some Useful Templates
Erik Rasmussen has posted a collection of D templates on his blog. You can use them to, as he says, “avoid the deadly programming sin of code duplication.” Thanks, Erik! Technorati Tags: D Programming Language, templates
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