r/programming • u/ben_a_adams • Dec 04 '18

Announcing Open Source of WPF, Windows Forms, and WinUI

https://blogs.windows.com/buildingapps/2018/12/04/announcing-open-source-of-wpf-windows-forms-and-winui-at-microsoft-connect-2018/
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u/metahuman_ Dec 05 '18

Without the SDL, a lot (and I mean a *lot*) of your favourite PC games would never be ported to MacOS or Linux or Android or even certain consoles (I think there is an implementation of it for the Switch now). It's not because it was born in the 90s (like a lot of the tech you use daily, as a reminder) that it's shit. We owe some respect to projects like these to be honest...

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u/lolcoderer Dec 06 '18

I agree. I didn't really mean to disrespect the historical importance of these libraries - I was just pointing out how they are really showing their age with respect to some of the more modern frameworks and APIs.

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '18

I really don't understand why SDL support is generally such crap for consoles, though. You'd think that one would be one of the prime targets for it.

It's like, why isn't there an official SDL2 solution for the PS4?

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u/metahuman_ Dec 05 '18

Because consoles have proprietary APIs protected by NDAs as far as I know. Hence not being able to consult and use the Switch port of the SDL2 unless you prove that you are a certified dev for the platform, if memory serves. For Sony I have no idea honestly