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Compiz Project Releases C++ Based v0.9.0

Posted by timothy on from the rewritten-from-scratch dept.

werfu writes "Compiz 0.9.0, the first release of Compiz rewritten in C++, has been announced on the Compiz mailing list. See the announcement for more info." Compiz has for years been one of my favorite ways to make Windows users envious, despite my (Linux) systems' otherwise low-end graphics capabilities. Besides the switch to C++ from C, this release "brings a whole new developer API, splits rendering into plugins, switches the buildsystem from automake to cmake and brings minor functionality improvements."

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  1. Wow! by Jugalator · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm excited to learn about more software using this new programming language of the future!

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    Beware: In C++, your friends can see your privates!
    1. Re:Wow! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

      troll or idiot?

    2. Re:Wow! by AnonymousClown · · Score: 4, Funny

      troll or idiot?

      People with preternatural foresight will often look like the idiot or a fool.

      I think the grand parent sees the potential of C++ and a bright future for this new and advanced language!

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      RIP America

      July 4, 1776 - September 11, 2001

  2. Re:Objects... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Fun fact: I knew somebody who added a preprocessor step to his compile process to make every class as a friend of every other class, because he was tired with "not being able to use the pesky private stuff in coworker's cold".

  3. Re:So.. what is it? by christoofar · · Score: 4, Funny

    It sucks the paint off your house and gives you and your family a permanent orange afro.

  4. Re:favorite way by V!NCENT · · Score: 4, Funny

    No, karma whoring is to post something completely obvious you know will be modded up and not add anything to the discussion solely because you want to boost your karma. Unlike this comment.

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    Here be signatures
  5. Re:Summary Fail by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    The devs would have to sac up, dig deep and give 110%.

  6. Re:The sooner Android replaces KDE, the better by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    What can i do in android that i cant do in gnome?

    Provided that you only have an inaccurate pointing device that obscures 30% of the screen, pretty much anything.