On Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 9:30 AM, Fabrício Srdic <fabricio.sr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 2016-01-27 0:19 GMT-02:00 silvioprog <silviop...@gmail.com> > >> To summarize my opinion: if I am java programmer, would be better if I >>> can solve my problem via Java classes than using C library binds. If i am a >>> Pascal programmer, i prefer to solve my problem via Pascal classes instead >>> of C binds. Add an external dependency to the code may be a good option in >>> short term, however may become a big problem in long term. Perhaps, if the >>> Lazarus GUI framework was developed using pure pascal ( like fpGUI) instead >>> of using external libraries and frameworks, we could develop mobile apps >>> using Lazarus today. >>> >> Me too, but Java programmers mostly time use external C libraries when it >> hasn't already implemented some feature yet, it is a good choice, and you >> can use that Java classes without knowing that it make calls to an external >> C library. The Free Pascal and Delphi do it too, for example, when you >> access a database using SQLdb, it uses an external C library (the database >> client), that is made in C, and many Pascal programmers uses SQLdb with >> pure Pascal interfaces (headers) without knowing that the main >> implementation is in the external C library. >> > I undertand this. I know it is virtually impossible to drop all the > dependency on external C libs on all platforms and programming languages. > It is not feasible and such goal is all about waste of time and reinventing > the wheel. I wouldn't do this even in my projects. > > Let me explain in another way: nowadays, Lazarus doesn't provide a GUI > framework for Android. Perharps, there is a C framework that can solve the > problem now. However, although implementing C binds requires relative > little time and efforts, join efforts in projects like LCL Custom Draw > and FpGUI may result in many benefits on long-term so, that may be the > best choice. > I understood. :-) I love coding with pure Pascal code too, however as Greame said, there is a lot of users that already made something in C and exported it as a library, and Pascal programmers can *enjoy it responsibly*. :-) -- Silvio Clécio
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