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# A collection of libraries inspired by zig
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I like zig, but I really like writing C. I am starting with implementing
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different allocator types. I don't know how the other parts of the library will
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fit in, but they will certainly use the allocators.
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I want a series of standard collection types with nice interfaces. ArrayLists,
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LinkedLists, value-based HashMaps, reference-based HashMaps.
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I also want to provide snippets for generating safe bit-flags and tagged
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unions. This will be done with the X-macro pattern. As well as snippets I want
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some sort of explanation of why the snippets are made the way they are, and
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what value it provides to follow those patterns.
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I probably want a ui library. It too wil rely on a graphical drawing interface.
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It will be a little different though. It is inspired from my experience with
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using raygui. instead of making some sort of layout engine, I will provide a
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set of useful functions to manipulate rectangles. I think this produces
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programs that are easier to reason about, while still reducing needless
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duplication of code. The workflow relies heavily on function-static variables,
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which are a c superpower in this scenario. You will essentially start with some
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'fixed' rectangle (probably derived from the window size) and then perform
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splitting operations on that rectangle. Even a dynamic split that creates a
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draggable border, updating the local function-static variable (which is a
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normalized float) to let you resize sections.
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