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
Tag Archives: D2
DWT Moved to GitHub
I had intended to post about this when I first saw it in the DWT newsgroup, but it slipped my mind. Luckily, Jacob reposted it in the announce newsgroup. He has picked up DWT and lugged it over to github, … Continue reading
D Version Manager 0.4.0
D Version Manager “allows you to easily download and install D compilers and manage different versions of the compilers.” A new version has been released which adds the ability to compile DMD, DRuntime and Phobos (either from a github clone … Continue reading
Derelict Updates
Users of Derelict 2 should upgrade to the latest and greatest. The newest DMD releases broke compilation, but the repository now contains fixes. Also, I discovered that DerelictAllegro wasn’t Tango-ready, so now it is.
DMD 1.072 and 2.057
DMD 1.072 was released a few days back, but 2.057 spent some extra time in the oven before being announced today. One of the biggest deals in 1.072 is support for 64-bit Mac OSX. And in the 2.057 release, there’s … Continue reading