[pacman-dev] Maelstrom(Pacman in C#) project brief

[Bozhidar Batsov]

VMiklos wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Na Fri, Jul 20, 2007 at 03:37:26PM +0300, Bozhidar Batsov <lordbad at e-card.bg> pisal(a):
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>> 1. This is not a client for libaplm - it is a complete framework written 
>> from scratch without even consulting the original source code.
>>     
>
> what's the point of this? why not just using the lib bindings?
>
> thanks,
> - VMiklos
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Three main reasons:

1. The bindings do not reflect the true nature of a C# application.
2. By reimplementing everything there is the slight possibility that 
you'd do something better than it was done in the original - if it 
happens, it can be retrofitted there.
3. It is much more fun do it all...

P.S. Everything would have been much easier had the format of the 
database been thoroughly explained somewhere. I had to guess and ask a 
lot before I could achieve a working state of things.