We will use the compiler that comes with Microsoft Visual Studio Community 2022.
Google: msvs community edition
A minimal guided introduction to getting started in programming using C.
This guide is for beginners who want to know practical fundamentals.
It is written for Windows users using Microsoft compiler tools.
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/ object-pascal-binary-sizes-over-20-years.md
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March 7, 2023 21:41
Object Pascal binary sizes over 20 years.
Comparison of binary sizes. Object Pascal platforms. 20 years apart.
Release builds for all.
A = GUI Application with empty form
B = GUI Application with form containing a GR32 PaintBox
| Platform | A | B |
|---|---|---|
| Delphi 7 (2002) | 368k | 481k |
remzmike
/ minimal-windows-image-editors.md
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February 16, 2023 21:25
minimal windows image editors
Minimal image editing apps for Windows that exist between mspaint and photoshop, with low overhead and fast startup.
- https://www.wnsoft.com/en/pixbuilder/
- the best, good ui, photoshop-like, written in delphi
- "PixBuilder Studio 2.2.0 (June 4, 2012)"
- actually thought it was c++ before i checked the binary
- https://lazpaint.github.io/
- open source, object pascal, with python scripting
- https://graphicsgale.com/us/download.html
- pixel-oriented, popular
documentation of raylib library naming convention / "raylib syntax analysis"
https://github.com/raysan5/raylib/wiki/raylib-syntax-analysis
"If you look at the breakthroughs in science, almost always they don't come from the center of that profession. They come from the fringe. The finest candlemakers in the world couldn't even think of electric lights."
This works as of January 2022, in Windows 7, originally instructions for Windows 10, from a third party.
Open Admin Command Prompt and type these commands one by one:
rm %localappdata%\Spotify\Update
( Change rm to del in Windows 7, or delete manually )
mkdir %localappdata%\Spotify\Update
Find the zip url in this json data:
https://api.github.com/repos/khanhas/spicetify-cli/releases/latest
eg. "browser_download_url": "https://github.com/khanhas/spicetify-cli/releases/download/v2.8.3/spicetify-2.8.3-windows-x64.zip"