Benoît Dejean wrote: >> In fact the GObject library (on which GTK is based) is an example of >> how full object-orientation can be achieved in C. Of course other C++ >> features like templates, operator overloading (ugh!) and namespaces >> are unique. > > This is totally a blocker for beginners. I've been doing some GNOME for > years and i've never wrote any gobject thing because it didn't worth to > waste time on it. > Another interesting idea is to use Vala[1] for developing Gobject code. This compiles to straight C and you can use the new object's api like any other gobject-based api. Vala's intriguing because it's a language very much like C#, but compiles down to straight C, which can be a really good thing.
[1] http://live.gnome.org/Vala/GTKSample -- Michael Torrie Assistant CSR, System Administrator Chemistry and Biochemistry Department Brigham Young University Provo, UT 84602 +1.801.422.5771 _______________________________________________ gtk-app-devel-list mailing list gtk-app-devel-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-app-devel-list
