Re: New Windows library + WIPI
Tommy Carlier wrote:
>
> I'm writing a new Windows library
My best wishes for your project. You have demonstrated a lot of skill
so I expect that the new library will be a success.
>, that will do what Win32Lib does now. Why? First,
> because it's a challenge to start such a project.
Yeah, new things are always a buzz.
> Also, because I think Win32Lib is
> still running from the original design.
Yeah, mostly.
> A lot has changed, a lot has been added. But
> there's still a lot of backward compatibility that makes the library
> unnecessarily
> large and complex.
Well...I suspect a lot has to with a not-the-best architecture that was used.
> It also has so much different routines, some of which do the same
> thing.
Eh??? Got any examples of that?
>And there are different naming conventions for constants and routines, that
> doesn't really make it look nice.
Yep. No standards were established originally so different people
contributed with diferent styles.
> I think it would be nice, if Win32Lib (and also IDE)
> would be totally rewritten from scratch.
Me too.
> The new Windows library will be designed to be very modular, extensible, and
> easy to
> use, both in code and with an IDE.
Now you're talking!
Modular. Extensible. Easy-to-use. Fast. Small. ... Pick any three.
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Derek Parnell
Melbourne, Australia
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