On Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:01:30 +0100 Anders F Björklund <a...@algonet.se> wrote:
> True that. I suppose that part of the problem is that C++ doesn't link > with anything else, unless you bother to do an extern "C" interface ? Whatever... > > Or too light perhaps. ;) > > That part I'm not so sure about, both toolkits have tons of widgets. > At least when compared to something homegrown and language-specific ? Tk is, well, ugly. Otoh, FOX is C++ with, iirc, Windows-like non-native look, so what is its advantage over e.g. GTK+? > Right. I guess some of that sweetness faded with moving to D1/Tango > and then to D2/Phobos. Or when the GDC project needed more > maintenance. Fortunately, I don't have experience with D1 --> D2 issue. > Something more is needed, but what it would be and what it will look > like I don't know. Probably something more close to the new language. Some more organization and collective effort. DMD/Phobos looks OK now. > Probably something more close to the new language. I bet it's too early for that. D community cannot even properly maintaint bindings, what to speak of native GUI lib. However, having, at least, one bindings with higher-level D-ish API would be very welcome. > Or maybe it just doesn't have the same shine that it did, 5 years ago. What? Sincerely, Gour -- A person who has given up all desires for sense gratification, who lives free from desires, who has given up all sense of proprietorship and is devoid of false ego — he alone can attain real peace. http://atmarama.net | Hlapicina (Croatia) | GPG: 52B5C810
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