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Question: do you use xcode data formatters with WDL_Strings? asarazan.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/data-formatters-in-xcode-or-ho...
Asked by olilarkin (81.100.230.x) on January 4 2014, 4:15pm
Reply on January 7 2014, 4:58pm:

Ah no, any way to make them automatically included for classes? if you could specify them within ifdefs or comments that would be nice. Comment...

Question: Are you cooking EEL3? o_0
Asked by gio (79.131.41.x) on January 3 2014, 10:08pm
Reply on January 3 2014, 10:49pm (edited at January 3 2014, 10:50pm):

EEL 2.01 maybe? :) Or just EEL2 v1.1.. Comment...

Question: Alot of snow makes Justin a happy/sad panda?
Asked by Haze (153.2.247.x) on January 3 2014, 12:28pm
Reply on January 3 2014, 5:36pm:

Happy, but I need a sled. Comment...

Question: Do you think you'd ever be able to be an employee or would you end up being sarcastic to a PHB, etc. (or were you previously)?
Asked by Will (70.173.80.x) on December 31 2013, 7:41am
Reply on January 2 2014, 12:16am:

Yes and yes, I guess? Comment...

Question: ...do is somehow terribly unbalanced. Provide your wisdom, can't wait to read this one. (Oops, that was longer than I thought, sorry)
Asked by gio (79.131.45.x) on December 26 2013, 8:26am
Reply on December 28 2013, 3:25pm:

See below =) Comment...

Question: Every time I read the specs for "modern" C++11/14/17/[whatever] www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXQ2lO3ieBA I can't help it man. I feel very grateful to have WDL in my tool-set. What's your take on C++1y? I'm sure there are some benefits but I haven't seen the enlightenment yet. For me the trade-offs of the additional complexity versus what you can actually
Asked by gio (94.66.5.x) on December 26 2013, 8:22am
Reply on December 28 2013, 3:25pm:

I'm very lazy, and don't like having to target a particular version of a given development toolchain, so modern language revisions are out. Having said that, from what I've read, there isn't much there I really care about. Comment...

Question: Will the inevitable v5.0 be as huge as v4.0 or you'll choose to do a smoother transition this time? Please, don't reveal dates and features we want to be a surprise when the time comes. And one more question: What new things have you learnt during REAPER's development? Software related but not necessarily technical things.
Asked by gio (94.66.5.x) on December 26 2013, 6:45am
Reply on December 28 2013, 3:24pm:

Hard to say, probably will be less of a big jump (the long release cycle isn't really fun). Things I've learned? I dunno, lots of little stuff... Here's one: %2 and i&1 produce different code if i is a signed int. Comment...

Question: Merry Xmas, from the other side of the planet. eel_strings was something I liked a lot. I haven't dig it thoroughly yet. Is it possible to use different string storage for the case I use plain good C? (if I'm not wrong I saw somewhere WDL_FastString... didn't spend much time so excuse me if I'm totally out of context, etc) Thank you, Mr Awesome.
Asked by gio (94.66.5.x) on December 25 2013, 4:10pm
Reply on December 28 2013, 3:22pm:

Yeah, it is WDL_FastString based for storage... you could update it to be C only, but it's not really worth it for me to bother. Don't get too invested in the current mode though, some big EEL changes are coming that make it a lot more flexible and work quite a bit better... Comment...

Question: Merry Xmas, Justin! Please help the guy... forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=132849
Asked by EvilDragon (5.43.168.x) on December 25 2013, 9:09am
Reply on December 28 2013, 3:22pm:

If he posted any useful information (crash reports, etc), I'd try, but it doesn't seem he really wants his problems solved, just wants to talk. Comment...

Question: You see Spotify's tribute to Winamp? spotiamp.com/
Asked by MrTr0n (68.40.203.x) on December 23 2013, 6:06pm
Reply on December 28 2013, 3:20pm:

Yeah, that's pretty awesome. Comment...

Question: I've made my own VST host,. It works with every single plugin, except Slate VCC and FG-X (meters not working etc.). What could be the reason ??? Do these plugins require special treatment. Thanks in advance!!!!
Asked by Zabukowski (95.176.187.x) on December 22 2013, 7:32pm
Reply on December 23 2013, 4:35pm:

No idea on these in particular, but there are often a lot of little details that are poorly documented... :/ Comment...

Question: Are you going to mine some bit coin derivative coins? it's fun give it a go!
Asked by BigPoopa (172.56.11.x) on December 20 2013, 7:28pm
Reply on December 23 2013, 4:35pm:

Hell no

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Question: Justin, I am building an app (iPhone) to record videos and need a bit of advice. Can I reach you directly? Send the app to you? (pre Appstore). This is something you�ll love.
Asked by Cherian (122.181.11.x) on December 20 2013, 3:54am
Reply on December 23 2013, 4:34pm:

Sure, send me an email. Comment...

Question: Why can't technology and SF/the Mission get along?
Asked by Liz Westover (24.5.29.x) on December 17 2013, 8:46am
Reply on December 18 2013, 8:52pm:

Ah, are they at odds nowadays? Comment...

Question: Favourite beer?
Asked by Desert Rain (122.176.154.x) on December 16 2013, 5:05pm
Reply on December 18 2013, 8:52pm:

Hmm I have a weakness for Newcastle... Comment...

Question: Are you using things like operator&&, lambda expressions, or whathever stuff of the new C++?
Asked by Rodrigo (177.132.172.x) on December 14 2013, 9:16pm
Reply on December 14 2013, 10:49pm:

Nope, at least not yet. Comment...

Question: I'm on Win32 and C. What do you suggest to add zip/unzip support to my program?
Asked by Rodrigo (187.112.64.x) on December 13 2013, 2:12am
Reply on December 14 2013, 6:58pm:

zlib has (in its contrib dir) zip.c and unzip.c, pretty straightforward and works well! I have a version of it in WDL/zlib, should you have that already... Comment...

Question: So, umm, would you be willing to implement alternating cores between presets? It is, after all, open source and all, and you could probably do it much faster than anyone else. :) To me, AVS is the unique legacy that no one remotely touched. Pretty please? :)
Asked by Will (24.234.85.x) on December 13 2013, 12:24am
Reply on December 14 2013, 6:58pm (edited at December 14 2013, 6:59pm):

Sometime, though I'd have to dig through and see if many of the renderers aren't safe for using different instances in different threads, which could be tedious to fix, though... Comment...

Question: Spent a minute reading the ASS I/O sourcecode (funny). Looking at the internal file system, going from 32 to 64 bit ints grows max input file size from 2gb to 9.2exabytes. Who knew 64bits would let one pack that ass so much better? :)
Asked by Will (70.173.80.x) on December 11 2013, 10:26am
Reply on December 12 2013, 10:19pm:

Ha ha Comment...

Question: What do you think of bitcoin?
Asked by ees. (69.15.110.x) on December 10 2013, 6:42pm
Reply on December 12 2013, 10:19pm:

It's awesome, I like how nobody really knows who made it, too. Though trying to compete to mine at this point seems a bit pointless... Comment...

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