[gmpi] Re: Topic 3: Cross platform
- From: "Silver Blade" <silverblade_uk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <gmpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 18:40:02 -0000
> API Language:
>
> Maybe the definitive API should not be written in code but in English
> (+other human languages!). A sample implementation on the host side and
> the plugin side could be provided as part of the SDK, initially in ANSI
> C but later with Delphi and C++ versions (or wrappers). If the API
> documentation was carefully written in a platform neutral way it should
> be clear for developers using any language/compiler combination how it
> works at a fundamental level.
For a moment there I was concerned you were going to suggest COBOL (since
it's very close to English!)
> For example:
>
> **********************************
> Function Name: FunctionExample
> Parameters: 32-bit IEEE Float "Parameter1"
> Return Values: 32-bit IEEE Float "Result"
> Notes:
> blah blah
> **********************************
>
> This is pretty clear to a C developer or a Delphi developer.
>
> IMHO the docs are *more* important than an implementation in any
> particular language. This may help keep the documentation as the
> primary point of reference, a key issue to help keep things platform
> neutral.
Yes, it makes it easier to understand "at a glance".
-SB
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