Re: [JDEV] move to glib before the code gets complicated?

[Jeremie <jeremie@jabber.org>]

> To begin with, only use it if you're continually having to write your own
> hash/list/scanner routines. Re-inventing the wheel is kinda pointless. :) As
> for the ANSI conformance, I really don't think that's a *huge* issue. GLib
> is pretty portable -- more so than most code I've run across. The real
> question is, is it really needed? I'll be honest, I haven't really had a
> chance to look at the code contained in Jabber (after this semester,
> though... :))

I think it might need some of them at some point, but for the time it's
doing just fine with simple linked lists in every nook 'n cranny, *g*.

> If anyone can identify *specific* areas in the core Jabber distro that would
> benefit from a generic, portable library implementation, then I say go for
> it. Otherwise, take the "lazy" programmer approach and just use what you
> need. :)

Threading, but I think Nick is looking at that...

> As my grandfather likes to say..."Opinions are like armpits; everyone has
> them and they usually stink." :)

Lovin it!  
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