Re: gEDA-user: gEDA programming

[Dave McGuire <mcguire@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Apr 23, 2010, at 9:25 AM, Peter Clifton wrote:
> I think the trick is to use rich APIs such as GLib - rather than
> exclusively using the string.h, stdlib.h stuff provided in the C
> standard.
>
> The GLib routines take care of a lot of memory management relating to
> strings, and make like a lot easier (and the code more readable).  
> There
> is nothing worse than an "optimised" parser looping over memory with
> constructs like if (*i++ == '(') ... or some such.

  Is this why GTK apps tend to be so unbelievably bloated?

  I mean, I see (and like!) the value of such an approach, but  
surely you see the disadvantage.

            -Dave

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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL



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