POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.off-topic : Learning C++ : Re: Learning C++ Server Time
7 Sep 2024 01:23:09 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Learning C++  
From: Darren New
Date: 12 Dec 2008 13:34:27
Message: <4942aeb3$1@news.povray.org>
Invisible wrote:
> ...and this is the reason why. Almost *no* languages have the capability 
> to easily draw graphics these days.

Tcl/Tk does, as well as anything built on top of Tk in general (including 
Perl, Python, and Erlang). ;-)  No 3D stuff, tho.

> This made me actually laugh out loud. For real. Such a glowing 
> recommendation of the Win32 API! :-D

It's definitely ugly, and it shows its heritage too.

> (OTOH, I understand that the raw X Windows bindings are even harder... 

If you want *raw* X Windows, try formatting the socket data yourself.

-- 
   Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   The NFL should go international. I'd pay to
   see the Detroit Lions vs the Roman Catholics.


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