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Question: Steve Jobs died, the world cried... Dennis Ritchie died, no one cares. It's unfair, isn't it?
Asked by Rodrigo (189.26.128.x) on October 13 2011, 11:36pm
Reply on October 14 2011, 1:57pm:

It's not like the world crying is really worth much. Dennis Ritchie clearly has had a much greater influence on the world, but he did it without some of the mystique, oh and I guess he was quite a bit older ... RIP DR. Comment...

Question: is OSC support in Reaper likely to happen in 2011?
Asked by Gazgoldstar (78.149.11.x) on October 13 2011, 10:43am
Reply on October 14 2011, 1:57pm:

Hmm unlikely but more likely in 2012. Comment...

Question: Why not better support for hardware controllers, when people are asking for it?
Asked by EvilDragon (78.0.92.x) on October 13 2011, 10:06am
Reply on October 14 2011, 1:58pm:

I'm not against it, it's just that the work/reward ratio is a bit off, especially considering you have to go support specific controllers individually. Comment...

Question: Simple Question....If I wanted to code cross-platform software with complex gui what would be that best environment/language?
Asked by Lopa (75.37.49.x) on October 13 2011, 5:30am
Reply on October 14 2011, 1:59pm:

Best is tough to say -- for all I know HTML5 could be best. I'd do it using the style we do everything (win32/swell/wdl_vwnd), but a lot of people might find that insane as well. Qt and wxWindows are popular, I think, but I haven't used that. Comment...

Question: Is there anything else you wish you would've done with WinAMP, or did you take the product as far as you had envisioned?
Asked by Will (24.234.128.x) on October 12 2011, 6:24pm
Reply on October 12 2011, 8:42pm:

I think we took it well past where I had envisioned... Comment...

Question: Do you have any plans to approach hardware controller manufacturers and really flesh out support? pretty please.
Asked by Ruairi (203.59.148.x) on October 12 2011, 4:58am
Reply on October 12 2011, 8:42pm:

Not really. Comment...

Question: Will we ever see an intel build of that version of Winamp I used to run in 10.6?
Asked by Dangin (80.99.251.x) on October 11 2011, 7:29pm
Reply on October 12 2011, 8:42pm:

Likely not. I wonder if I have the code around somewhere, hmm... but if I did, that wouldn't really be up to me. Comment...

Question: Eucon Protocol, any developments?
Asked by Jera Cravo (69.196.162.x) on October 10 2011, 6:31am
Reply on October 12 2011, 8:43pm:

None that I know of... I believe some people have applied with Avid for it, to no news. Comment...

Question: Do you have any new tracks you can upload? Going to write a lot of code this week...wouldn't mind some instrumental tunes.
Asked by AnalSeducer (76.103.105.x) on October 10 2011, 3:43am
Reply on October 12 2011, 8:43pm:

Hmm I might have one I can finish up. Comment...

Question: RE: Breaking Bad. You and I both grew up in the desert. Just curious if that went on in AZ? It did for me but out in the boonies
Asked by AnalSeducer (76.103.105.x) on October 9 2011, 9:20pm
Reply on October 12 2011, 8:43pm:

I wasn't aware of any of that, if there was any. Comment...

Question: have you notice any memory leaks in swell-gdi.mm? as mentioned by tale bit.ly/qUUS91 ?
Asked by olilarkin (86.13.97.x) on October 8 2011, 11:20am
Reply on October 8 2011, 3:14pm:

I think that "leak" is a result of using the 64 bit DrawText() impl and not having an autorelease pool active.. which may be specifically related to the iplug use... I dont think it is an issue in REAPER, at least... Comment...

Question: your idea about Occupy Wall Street ?
Asked by hasaranga (123.231.12.x) on October 8 2011, 2:39am
Reply on October 8 2011, 3:16pm:

Their messaging could use a little work but they are indeed pissed at some of the right people. Comment...

Question: How have you been? Are you a fan of the show Breaking Bad? P.S. Good luck this season bit.ly/pFOWW2 bit.ly/roLdtp
Asked by AnalSeducer (76.103.105.x) on October 6 2011, 7:41am
Reply on October 8 2011, 3:14pm:

Breaking Bad is awesome! Though Walter has gotten a bit stupid for being so smart at times. Comment...

Question: Are you sad Steve Jobs died?
Asked by will (70.173.150.x) on October 6 2011, 1:52am
Reply on October 6 2011, 2:59am:

Yeah, a bit. Not that I knew him personally, but he was relatively young and on such a roll. :( Comment...

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...

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