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: Q & A
Q & A: Gregor Richards
Compared to my past Q&A subjects, Gregor Richards is a relative newcomer to D. But in the time he’s been part of the D community, he has been quite active. He’s the creator of DSSS, which has become one of … Continue reading
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Q & A: Jarrett Billingsley
To date, my Q&A victims have been battle-scarred veterans of different software industries. Their opinions on D are tinted by years of experience with different languages and projects. This month, I wanted to get at someone who has a different … Continue reading
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Q & A: Eric Anderton
This month’s Q&A victim is Eric Anderton. Around the D community he is most commonly known as ‘Pragma’. His most well-known project is DDL (D Dynamic Libraries), but he is also the maintainer of Enki, a frontend parser generator. Another … Continue reading
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Q & A: Sean Kelly
Before Sean Kelly teamed up with Kris Bell to create Tango, he was the founder and maintainer of the Ares project. He has been a prolific poster in the D newsgroups, not only to help people with their D questions … Continue reading
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Q & A: Kris Bell
There are a number of names and handles you will be familiar with from the different D forums (newsgroups, DSource, #D) and projects. Most of them were early adopters of the language and have devoted many man-hours to develop tools, … Continue reading
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