Monthly Archives: May 2007

Ok, I get it (or: Gtk+ is better than I thought).

Posted on May 14, 2007 by Ben

In my last post, I kinda whined about the awkwardness of the Gtkmm API. At least, it seemed that way at the time. I toyed with libglade and Gtk+ for a while first and everything seemed very straightforward and easy. … Continue reading →

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Come On! Why must everything be derived?

Posted on May 4, 2007 by Ben

I am trying to get some experience building graphical UIs using C++ after hours at work (and also to build a tool that would be useful there as well). I started looking into the various frameworks, and the truth is … Continue reading →

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Who’s a hose beast?

Posted on May 1, 2007 by Ben

Ryan is disillusioned with C++.  The analogy of C++-as-a-person-whom-I’m-going-to-divorce is kinda lame, but his criticisms are typical.  I normally don’t get in blog wars like this, but for some reason, I’m feeling defensive tonight.  He complains about C++ that “You … Continue reading →

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