Oh boy ... this is getting really stupid.
I am not a boy and this conversation is really stupid ideed. So I will stop it!
Friend, no need to get offended. Tator's comment did not refer to you personally. It is rather simply a figure of speech used as an expression of dismay, resignation, frustration, or annoyance (sarcastic).
I always find in these situations it is best to cut each other some slack and let the matter pass.
I have a better solution ...
I see nothing here that is helping anyone with Pelles C.
The suggestion that we update the Windows API resulted in two of the most long term users jumping into "show off" mode: "See I can make it work. All I have to do is ignore thousands of warnings." It did absolutely nothing to organize an attempt at contributing new functionality to Pelles C nor did it manage to update a single header. Well, done!
JJ2007 seems to think that posting ASM code makes him look smarter than us and he's splattering simple questions with complex ASM sequences that do nothing but confuse the person asking. Beginners need simple answers relevent to C coding... JJ has admitted to never written a single program in C... yet he's still here confusing the hell out of the newbies while doing nothing better than showing off.
czerny continues to misunderstand, clinging to an anachronism and lecturing people about their need to support him. Well the short answer is
no we don't have to do that if he can't keep up, that's his problem not ours.
Suddenly we are giving users personal platforms to tout their own software. The new "projects in pelles c" forum is both redundent and counterproductive. The simple reason being that
very few people actually write projects in Pelles C. Over the years I've only seen my stuff and ultradefrag mentioned here.
The moderators here are inert. Sometimes I wonder how their brains generate enough energy to get them typing. This forum is not policed in any meaningful way and a lot of people have commented on other forums that nothing helpful ever happens here. The most common complaint? "A noob cannot come here and get a simple answer to a simple question... "
Because of all this Pelles C is one of two things... a first tool for absolute beginners or an excellent tool for experienced programmers writing console programs. Beyond that it's use is very limited.
Pelle had all the right ideas. A standards compliant fully capable C coding system for console and gui programs... excellent idea and well put together... but the users who've gathered around it simply don't get behind the project and support it. Some have even argued that we should not tamper and use it only "as is"... what a ludicrous assertion!
So the forums sit mostly quiet. The software is largely regarded as a beginners tool. AND... I don't see this changing anytime soon.
I can now see that I made a mistake coming back here ... a mistake I will not repeat.
