Category Archives: General

My Thoughts on D’s Future (or How I Came to Love D2)

Many programmers are quite passionate about their language(s) of choice. I don’t know what it is. Something in the DNA, perhaps. Every negative word written about the language is taken personally. Every personal disappointment regarding design decisions becomes another piece … Continue reading

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Yage Updates

Eric Poggel (JoeCoder) has updated his open source, 3D game engine, Yage. It now has a revamped sound system that “is much more stable than the last and much better about cleaning up OpenAL resources.” He has also put up … Continue reading

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Color Me Tweeted

Thanks to a recent post by larsivi, I’m finally tweeting. Like he, I’m looking for fellow Dians to follow. Let me know if you’re on there. Or better yet, go ahead and start following me! Technorati Tags: Twitter

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Ubuntu and I

I bought a new computer recently. Usually, I only buy a new system when my old one becomes too painful to use, even after a few upgrades. And usually I wind up giving the old box away to a friend … Continue reading

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Skipping Old News

When I come back to the blog after a break I usually go through the D newsgroups, the D forums, and the other D blogs to make sure I pick up on any announcements I missed (though it was not … Continue reading

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