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| From | Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c++ |
| Subject | Re: “We are doomed” |
| Date | 2024-01-19 18:17 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <uoeebu$387sh$2@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <uo6ufu$1kle9$1@dont-email.me> |
On 16/01/2024 22:03, Lynn McGuire wrote: > “We are doomed” > https://www.carette.xyz/posts/we_are_doomed/ > > “The only system with a good software compatibility that I know is > Windows, and this explains a ton of things keeping very old UI/UX > frameworks, software and APIs to run, for example, Windows 95 compatible > games like “Roller Coaster Tycoon”.” > > “Otherwise, you are doomed.” > > The C++ committee has screwed up and continues to screw up by not > creating a graphics standard for C++. > > Lynn One problem that could be very easily fixed is that there is no standard representation of a point or a vector. Whilst generally it's just a POD structure with x and y members, the name varies, and sometimes the dimensions are referred to by index instead of by letter. You can also have a philosophical discussion about whether points and vectors should be the same structures or incompatible structures. But a simple standardisation would mean the end of pointless editing of code just to conform to whatever the host program has chosen. -- Check out Basic Algorithms and my other books: https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/bgy1mm
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“We are doomed” Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2024-01-16 16:03 -0600
Re: “We are doomed” Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-01-19 18:17 +0000
Re: “We are doomed” Kaz Kylheku <433-929-6894@kylheku.com> - 2024-01-19 18:35 +0000
Re: “We are doomed” Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-01-20 13:59 +0000
Re: “We are doomed” "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2024-01-20 11:22 -0800
Re: “We are doomed” Kaz Kylheku <433-929-6894@kylheku.com> - 2024-01-21 04:06 +0000
Re: “We are doomed” Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-01-22 11:22 +0000
Re: “We are doomed” "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2024-01-22 12:22 -0800
Re: “We are doomed” "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2024-01-19 13:58 -0800
Re: “We are doomed” immibis <news@immibis.com> - 2024-01-22 01:22 +0100
Re: “We are doomed” Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-01-22 11:16 +0000
Re: “We are doomed” "Fred. Zwarts" <F.Zwarts@HetNet.nl> - 2024-01-22 12:34 +0100
Re: “We are doomed” Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-01-22 12:31 +0000
Re: “We are doomed” "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2024-01-22 12:24 -0800
Re: “We are doomed” MarioCCCP <NoliMihiFrangereMentulam@libero.it> - 2024-01-31 01:17 +0100
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