2011/8/2 so <[email protected]> > On Tue, 02 Aug 2011 03:51:56 +0300, Brad Roberts < > [email protected]> wrote: > > I don't think that any gui library belongs in phobos because there's >> essentially no agreement about what cross-platform library is standard. >> Pick any random 10 gui developers about what library they used (assuming >> they do anything cross-platform) and you'll get more than 1 answer. I'd >> be shocked if you get a clear enough majority to suggest 1 that'd make a >> big set of people happy. >> >> Sorry, the gui library landscape just doesn't approach being obvious >> enough to be in the standard library. >> >> My 2 cents, >> Brad >> >> > I agree, GUIs (and other huge libraries that everyone has their own > favorite) don't belong standard library. Other languages get away with it > because they are either platform themselves or support only one platform. > Another reason not to include them to the standard library, remember phobos > has rules (we might need to change many things). > But if we have something small, simple and cross-platform somewhere, why > not! >
If a GUI library were included in Phobos, that would make D a much better competitor against C#. That's why I hope such an inclusion would be possible in the future. I see why it might not be possible, though.
