Re: which language you would use for X11-less macOS graphic framework?

[suzuki toshiya]

Good to hear that you have your own preference!
I would prepare Swift environment in my side :-)

Regards,
mpsuzuki

P.S.
SVG Native Viewer has a small demo written in
Objective-C with Cocoa framework.

On 2024/05/02 17:59, Ahmet Göksu wrote:
> Thank you for your guidance.
>
> I agree with your assessment and prefer to use Swift. It seems well-suited for 
> future-proofing our project.
>
> Best,
> Goksu
> goksu.in
> On May 2, 2024 at 11:17 +0300, suzuki toshiya <mpsuzuki@hiroshima-u.ac.jp>, 
> wrote:
> Dear Ahmet,
>
> The development of native GUI application for macOS have 3 choices:
> 1) Use C and Carbon framework (now obsoleted)
> 2) Objective-C and Cocoa framework
> 3) Swift
>
> I think 2) or 3) are (still) reasonable options, but 1) is not anymore.
> I'm unfamiliar with a market trend for Apple products, but sometimes
> I hear a few people (working for iOS softwares) promoting Swift as
> Swift is in, and Objective-C is out.
>
> Also, there would be alternative approach, like Qt, to keep from playing
> with Apple-specific technologies.
>
> Do you have any preference?
>
> Regards,
> mpsuzuki
>
> On 2024/05/02 14:30, Ahmet Göksu wrote:
> Hi Suzuki,
>
> Thank you, I am so excited to work with you!
>
> The new goal is Native Graphics Backend for FreeType Demos on macOS.
> I have updated on the GSoC website but the proposal file is unable to change.
>
> Here you can find my proposal in the attachments.
>
> Best,
> Goksu
> goksu.in
> On May 2, 2024 at 03:56 +0300, suzuki toshiya <mpsuzuki@hiroshima-u.ac.jp>, 
> wrote:
> Dear Ahmet,
>
> Congratulation! I'm glad to find another macOS contributor in
> FreeType.
>
> Please could you provide the updated estimation of the schedule,
> with new goal (native graphics backend for macOS, without X11)?
> The filed schedule dated on April 2nd was written for older goal
> (an improvement of ftbench and related).
>
> Regards,
> mpsuzuki
>
> On 2024/05/02 4:31, Ahmet Göksu wrote:
> Hello!
> Its Ahmet Goksu, last years GSoC contributor on ftbench.
> This year, I will be contributing development graphics backend natively on 
> macOS without X11.
>
> Its so exciting to be here again!
>
> here are my infos to connect:
>
> https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahmetgoksu/
> https://github.com/goeksu
> https://resume.goksu.in
>
> Best,
> Goksu
> goksu.in