Message from michaelc97:
[url]http://michaelc.slylabs.com/Draft.htm[url]
Hey guys I think all D developers should come together and create a standard world class library. I think we could combine several different projects into one big project with subprojects . I have been jumping in and out of D for a while, and there is just seems to be so too much small projects competing with each other. I think D needs exposure, but in order to get that it needs a good standard world class library(like .net/j2ee). I think every one should stop competing with eachother and bring their projects together. I have put together the following( I have seen something like this b4, cant remember where, credits to where ever).
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I am not an expert in D, and I may have not thought things out clearly, but I think this could be very possible.
Would anyone be willing to put together something like this?
Any changes to that would improve this structure/base/ is welcomed.
A committee could be formed to create/modify the structure?
If you think this is a good idea to do, maybe you could forward this to the right ppl?
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My response:
[quote="michaelc97"]Hey guys I think all D developers should come together and create a standard world class library.[/quote]
I could not disagree more. Monolithic libraries are a bad design decision. The ideal development pattern in a F/OSS-supporting environment is independent development with easy integration, which is the goal of DSSS.
- Gregor Richards
PS: Half the libraries you listed to be combined are Windows-only, the other half conflict with each other.