Re: [gtk-list] Re: announce: yet another gtk+ C++ wrapper (no caps as

[Ionut Borcoman at home <borco mailbox ro>]

Andy Tai wrote:
> 
> > Pure gtk-- is then just above gtk+ (truly power users/mixed c users like me)
> > Mixed gtk--, gtk+, VDK is available for middle grade (need power, want simple)
> > Pure VDK (which calls lower level gtk--) is available for those
> > who want just plain simple things.
> >
> > --Karl
> 
> How many layers do you want?
> 
> Just to bring up there is WxWindows/Gtk, although it has its own following
> from WxWindows, a separate community which exists since 1993 (?) or earlier.

I think Andy made a point. I think that wrapper over wrapper over
wrapper ... can just diminish the performance of the programs. This is
one of the reasons why I've preferred for some times to use my own
classes instead of some more powerful classes made by others, so
powerful that they were too slow at what I've wanted (slow not because
they were bad coded, but because they wanted to do so much beside what
I've needed).

Guillaume Laurent wrote:
> > i can agree with you unless you think that new projects can attract
> > new people.
> 
> I think Mario is probably right here : more C++ stuff makes more
> publicity and will attract more interest rather than dividing a fixed
> number of people. I believe the main reason so few people are doing
> C++ in the freeware community is because of C++ bad reputation (along
> with the long standing lack of a decent compiler, something egcs has
> finally changed). So the more we hear about C++ the better.

I agree with Guillaume here. The VDK and Mario really attracted me in
the project. Maybe because it is a new one and I can take a closer
look at how it grows and where it is heading.

Ionut