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dafelst 2 hours ago [-]
DJGPP and the Allegro game library were my first foray into C++ in around 1996-1997 if I recall. Having access to a proper 32-bit protected mode system in DOS (without having to pirate a bunch of other compilers!) was a pretty incredible step forward for the community.
I pretty quickly moved onto building in Win95/98 with MSVC not long after, but I am very grateful to DJ for the compiler and Shawn Hargreaves for Allegro.
bena 19 minutes ago [-]
Same. Djgpp with allegro was a godsend for someone without the funds or means to purchase software.
mshroyer 2 hours ago [-]
DJGPP was foundational for me. It got me into C at an early age, as the second toolchain I spent much time with following Microsoft QuickBasic, and it was my gateway to eventually exploring Linux and Emacs.
I'm sure many others here have similar stories. It was especially valuable to have something like DJGPP back in the mid 90s, when many of us only had access to DOS PCs and compilers were expensive.
Used this in 1992 for a photon counting imaging system. Worked great.
Dwedit 3 hours ago [-]
Needs a "1998" in the title.
InsideOutSanta 3 hours ago [-]
According to the linked article, this title I correctly capitalizes djgpp.
urbnspacecowboy 3 hours ago [-]
DJGPP's author has some funny ideas about spelling and capitalization, including his own name, DJ Delorie (not "D. J." or the like). I guess it's his own personal "no brown M&M's" rule!
kelnos 2 hours ago [-]
> funny ideas about spelling and capitalization, including his own name, DJ Delorie (not "D. J." or the like)
If you read his about page, "DJ" is his legal name, as-is, with no spaces. It's not an initialism or abbreviation for something else.
Regardless, it's a little weird to criticize someone for how they spell their name. By definition, their name is spelled how they want it. It's a core component of identity.
skissane 55 minutes ago [-]
> If you read his about page, "DJ" is his legal name, as-is, with no spaces. It's not an initialism or abbreviation for something else.
Not that it is really any of my business, but I wonder if that's always been his legal name, or if he changed it at some point. I can see how if someone is used to going by their initials, they might eventually decide it is more of their real name than their legal name is, and hence change their legal name to match their real one. Conversely, maybe that's actually the name his parents gave him.
OTOH, my mother's real name (what her family and friends call her) and her legal name have always been different. I asked her once if she ever thought of changing it, she told me she's lived her whole life with them being different – she's in her late 70s now – and doesn't see the point of trying to officially align them, the work involved would outweigh any benefit to her
I pretty quickly moved onto building in Win95/98 with MSVC not long after, but I am very grateful to DJ for the compiler and Shawn Hargreaves for Allegro.
I'm sure many others here have similar stories. It was especially valuable to have something like DJGPP back in the mid 90s, when many of us only had access to DOS PCs and compilers were expensive.
If you read his about page, "DJ" is his legal name, as-is, with no spaces. It's not an initialism or abbreviation for something else.
Regardless, it's a little weird to criticize someone for how they spell their name. By definition, their name is spelled how they want it. It's a core component of identity.
Not that it is really any of my business, but I wonder if that's always been his legal name, or if he changed it at some point. I can see how if someone is used to going by their initials, they might eventually decide it is more of their real name than their legal name is, and hence change their legal name to match their real one. Conversely, maybe that's actually the name his parents gave him.
OTOH, my mother's real name (what her family and friends call her) and her legal name have always been different. I asked her once if she ever thought of changing it, she told me she's lived her whole life with them being different – she's in her late 70s now – and doesn't see the point of trying to officially align them, the work involved would outweigh any benefit to her