Ideal D GUI Toolkit

[Adam Wilson]

On Mon, 20 May 2013 18:12:20 -0700, Nick Sabalausky  
<SeeWebsiteToContactMe at semitwist.com> wrote:

> On Mon, 20 May 2013 15:49:48 -0700
> "Adam Wilson" <flyboynw at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 20 May 2013 14:47:47 -0700, Andrej Mitrovic
>> <andrej.mitrovich at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > So to actually do it, I think we need:
>> >
>> > 1) A "core" for a GUI library written in D that people can start
>> > hacking on (meaning you can create windows, and draw in a pixel
>> > buffer, capture device input, all platform-independent), and
>> >
>> > 2) Solid leadership.
>> >
>> > I'd say #2 is more important than #1, because #1 is something many
>> > people can do, and #2 is the really hard bit.
>>
>> #2 is critical. #1 is just technical leg-work.
>>
>> #2 is tough to find, and to be honest, I don't know that anyone here
>> could say that they have the technical chops to make it happen. I
>> mean how many of us actually do GUI coding every day? I know I do,
>> but I don't think that is enough to qualify one as a leader. We also
>> need a vision and developer commitment.
>>
>> I'd be willing to lead the project, I'm just not sure I am the right
>> person to do so. I have a vision, and the skeleton of a design, but
>> no code. I am willing, but my ability is a question mark...
>>
>
> If only vision and willingness weren't the easy, plentiful
> parts :(  Believe me, I'm in the same boat.
>

Hehe. Sad but true. Why do you think I am hesitant. :-)

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