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On Friday, 16 May 2014 at 07:43:06 UTC, ponce wrote: > On Thursday, 15 May 2014 at 15:02:33 UTC, Mike Parker wrote: >> I managed to let this little anniversary slip by me. My first post in the old Derelict forum at DSource[1] is dated May 6, 2004, my initial commit to svn[2] was May 7, and my announcement in the newsgroup[3] was on May 8. My attention to the project has waxed and waned, but I'm still puttering along. I expect to continue for the forseeable future. >> >> There have been a number of contributors over the years who have helped out in porting to Linux and Mac, fixing bugs, and keeping the bindings up to date. It's been very much a community project, which has made it more enjoyable to work on. It helps that it isn't difficult to maintain :) >> >> Maybe before the next decade goes by I'll actually finish a game in D, which is the reason I started Derelict in the first place. >> >> For those who don't know, the current iteration of Derelict can be found at the DerelictOrg group at github[4]. I've still got work to do on it (ahem, documentation), but it's coming along. >> >> [1] >> [2] >> [3] >> [4] I managed to let this little anniversary slip by me. My first post in the old Derelict forum at DSource[1] is dated May 6, 2004, my initial commit to svn[2] was May 7, and my announcement in the newsgroup[3] was on May 8. My attention to the project has waxed and waned, but I'm still puttering along. I expect to continue for the forseeable future.There have been a number of contributors over the years who have helped out in porting to Linux and Mac, fixing bugs, and keeping the bindings up to date. It's been very much a community project, which has made it more enjoyable to work on. It helps that it isn't difficult to maintain :)Maybe before the next decade goes by I'll actually finish a game in D, which is the reason I started Derelict in the first place.For those who don't know, the current iteration of Derelict can be found at the DerelictOrg group at github[4]. I've still got work to do on it (ahem, documentation), but it's coming along.[1] http:// www.dso urce.org/ forums/ viewtopic. php?t=105 [2] http:// www.dso urce.org/ projects/ derelict/ changeset/5/ [3] http:// forum. dlang.org/ thread/ c7hl51$2k4u$1@ digitald aemon.com [4] https://github.com/DerelictOrg > > Thanks for that long dedication! Using it since 7 years :) > I probably wouldn't have stucked with D if it weren't for Derelict, and I know other people who wouldn't have either. On Thursday, 15 May 2014 at 15:02:33 UTC, Mike Parker wrote:Thanks for that long dedication! Using it since 7 years :)I probably wouldn't have stucked with D if it weren't for Derelict, and I know other people who wouldn't have either.