Re: New Windows library + WIPI
Derek Parnell wrote:
> 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.
Thank you, Derek.
> >, 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.
The original design wasn't bad at the time, but it wasn't designed to do what it
does right now.
> > 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?
getText, getData and getCaption. getData and getCaption replace some of the
getText-functionality. Which is good: getText is sometimes ambiguous. I admit,
this argument isn't really valid. What I mean is that sometimes the name of a
routine isn't really clear.
> >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.
>
> --
> Derek Parnell
> Melbourne, Australia
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