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Question: Look at WDL, a lot of method implementations are entirely within header files (not in .CPP files). Isn't it a bad practice?
Asked by Rodrigo (177.42.32.x) on October 5 2011, 12:19am
Reply on October 5 2011, 7:54pm:

Nah I think it's fine. It can lead to bloat in some instances but meh. For some stuff that is used *everywhere* we have some ifdefs to handle that (putting the implementations effectively in one module). Comment...

Question: Are you aware that it is not possible to snap to frames (fps) in reaper unless bpm is 60? A fix would be great for film scorers!
Asked by diego (200.115.231.x) on October 4 2011, 8:07pm
Reply on October 5 2011, 7:54pm:

Yeah we'll likely address this at some point. Comment...

Question: From your experience; what are the signs of a software disaster?
Asked by gio (62.103.65.x) on October 4 2011, 3:18pm
Reply on October 5 2011, 7:57pm:

Overengineering is a big problem. If development time is greater than time spent using the software for personal satisfaction, then that's bad too (developers need to be users first). Comment...

Question: I have a dialog with a timer, current time goes to a static control. But it flickers like hell. Any tips? pastebin.com/X4BVXNWH
Asked by Rodrigo (177.42.32.x) on October 1 2011, 1:41am
Reply on October 3 2011, 4:00pm:

Unfortunately dialogs are usually flickery. :( I wish I had some easy advice, but maybe just don't use a dialog + control? :) Comment...

Question: What is your favourite colour?
Asked by HELLO THERE (208.97.118.x) on September 30 2011, 2:31pm
Reply on October 3 2011, 4:01pm:

#FF6600

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Question: What's the idea behind WDL_HeapBuf? Do you have any usage examples?
Asked by Rodrigo (189.26.138.x) on September 29 2011, 11:52pm
Reply on September 30 2011, 1:27pm:

An object that abstracts the use of malloc()/realloc()/free(), with a size attribute, and optimizations to avoid heap thrashing (if you resize them a lot). It is often embedded into other WDL classes for storage... Comment...

Question: What is the reason for such limited support of the mackie MCU Pro? Any plans for full support of euphonix artist series? Thx! :)
Asked by Terry Paholek (173.181.74.x) on September 28 2011, 5:17am
Reply on September 30 2011, 1:28pm:

I've never really liked using the MCU, tbh.. but I'll probably merge some of the MCU updates back in. Comment...

Question: Would you like to share with us an overview of WALTER's internals. How does the job done? It's very cool man!
Asked by gio (62.103.65.x) on September 27 2011, 3:58pm
Reply on September 30 2011, 1:27pm:

At some point a lot of WALTER will likely get WDL'd... Comment...

Question: How many hours a day do you tend to work?
Asked by Will (70.173.150.x) on September 27 2011, 3:16am
Reply on September 30 2011, 1:28pm:

Anywhere from 2-10, depending on the day, I'd say? Comment...

Question: A lot of people get away from raw pointers. What your opinion on the topic?
Asked by gio (62.103.65.x) on September 26 2011, 5:26pm
Reply on September 26 2011, 6:07pm:

I like pointers. Comment...

Question: Will you make a decent p2p file sharing program. The world really needs one. Thanks for nsis, gnutella, and winamp ofcourse.
Asked by Desert Rain (122.162.162.x) on September 25 2011, 11:11am
Reply on September 26 2011, 6:07pm:

No. Comment...

Question: Do you know anyone who could port Klinke MCU csurf plugin to mac OSX?
Asked by Ryan (75.84.180.x) on September 23 2011, 6:58pm
Reply on September 26 2011, 6:08pm:

Hmm, merging it back into the main csurf plug-in is probably the best way forward. I wouldn't imagine it would take much work to port it, though... 1 Comment...

Question: What's the best way to represent currency in C?
Asked by gio (62.103.65.x) on September 23 2011, 2:08pm
Reply on September 26 2011, 6:08pm:

maybe int64_t cents; or something? definitely do not use floating point. Comment...

Question: Do you watch the UFC fights. Are you looking forward to Jones vs Rampage?
Asked by Mommy (65.9.105.x) on September 20 2011, 10:56pm
Reply on September 26 2011, 6:08pm:

Nosir. Comment...

Question: Are you continuing to develop CHAVS at all? (AVS / modern winamp compatibility etc?)
Asked by QOAL (109.158.94.x) on September 20 2011, 9:19pm
Reply on September 26 2011, 6:09pm:

I haven't touched it lately; the original CHAVS thing was just a fun "backport our updates to EEL into the original project" sort of thing... Comment...

Question: What impress you most about the legendary John Carmack?
Asked by gio (62.103.65.x) on September 20 2011, 12:51pm
Reply on September 20 2011, 2:17pm:

id in general produced some wonderful games, and Carmack's apparent ability to tackle whatever problems seemed to get in their way was admirable. The fact that they open source their tech after a few generations is a really nice thing, too. Comment...

Question: What do you think about the new WinRT API on Windows 8? Are you interested on it? bit.ly/r4i2T0
Asked by New kid on the b (161.148.171.x) on September 20 2011, 11:23am
Reply on September 20 2011, 2:17pm:

Hmm I didn't think WinRT is new, but I haven't looked at the win8 stuff other than installing it on virtualbox and being thoroughly annoyed. Comment...

Question: Do you attend any software development conference or stuff like that?
Asked by asafonov (62.220.135.x) on September 20 2011, 8:42am
Reply on September 20 2011, 2:17pm:

Not usually. Comment...

Question: How often do you practice the guitar? Have you ever taken guitar lessons?
Asked by Mommy (184.32.228.x) on September 19 2011, 12:22am
Reply on September 20 2011, 2:06am:

Not often enough.. lately about once a week, sadly. Soon to be more, I hope. I haven't taken lessons, no. Comment...

Question: Have you ever drawn a penis in a public space? (graffiti)
Asked by PinkAsso (208.64.185.x) on September 18 2011, 1:52am
Reply on September 20 2011, 2:06am:

Not that I can remember, but I wouldn't rule it out. Comment...

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