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
Category Archives: Gamedev/Games
D:GamesVFS
kith-sa has announced a virtual file system aimed at D game developers. D:GameVFS isn’t fully featured (can’t delete directories, lacks security), doesn’t support archives, and has an unstable API. But it’s licensed under the Boost Software License and is available … Continue reading
D Bits
I’m ramping up to get back into the game development thing again. I’m going to make my gazillionth attempt to crank out that game that I’ve been working on in one form or another for years but haven’t yet finished. … Continue reading
Wormhol 1.0
#ponce, the D community’s resident demo coder, has released a “split-screen 3D snake game” called Wormhol. It requires Windows and OpenGL 2.0. You can see some screenies and grab the zip file from pouet.net. He would appreciate hearing about any … Continue reading
OPTLINK and ArcLib and AAs, Oh My!
Three news recent news items that will be of interest to some of you in D Land… Walter has let it be known that a long time, and much cursed, bug with OPTLINK has been found and squashed. Specifically, bugzilla … Continue reading
Monster 0.12
Version 0.12 of the Monster game scripting language has been released. This version is packed with new features. There’s a light version of the changelog for those just interested in an overview, and a meatier version for those who want … Continue reading