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15/01/2000

A new example demonstrating loading a bitmap from a file and displaying it in a DUIM <drawing-pane> is now available. It was written using Harlequin Dylan 1.2.

14/01/2000

I've put together a simple example of using OpenGL with Harlequin Dylan 1.2. It's a program that displays the traditional three coloured triangle that most OpenGL tutorials and books seem to start with. It differs from the samples that ship with Harlequin Dylan in that I don't use a specific OpenGL pane. I use a standard DUIM <drawing-pane> and do the minimum necessary to display an OpenGL image on it. Details available on the OpenGL project page.

30/12/1999

Here is a quick guide to what you need to get started in Dylan programming for Windows for free. You have two choices of development environment. The Harlequin Dylan 1.2 Personal Edition or the Harlequin Dylan 2.0 Beta. For details of the beta you should contact Functional Objects, Inc. It has lots of great features and is very stable but requires extra setup steps as it has expired but Functional Objects provides time extension patches. So, to keep things simple, here is how to get up and running with HD 1.2:

Firstly, download the following files:

Harlequin Dylan Personal Edition V 1.2 (~26MB)
Library Pack for Personal Edition V1.2 (~4MB)
Service Pack 2 for Personal Edition V1.2 (~2MB)

Install the first file above, the Personal Edition. When this is installed, install the second listed file, the Library pack. Follow this with the Service Pack 2. Once these are installed you have a free development environment for the Dylan language, including lots of sample code, GUI libraries, and tutorials.

15/12/1999: An introduction to object-oriented programming course using the Dylan programming language, and the Functional Developer IDE will be held at the Annandale campus of the Northern Virginia Community College, U.S.A. It will be conducted from April 12 to May 10 2000. More details can be found at the Northern Virginia Community College continuing education page. Dylan is an excellent languge to use to learn OO concepts and this would be a great way to start if you can make your way there.

Douglas Auclair, who is teaching the above course, notes that on-site training is also available if desired. Douglas has developed and delivered courses in C++, CORBA, Dylan, Java, Perl, Smalltalk and Unix internals. You can email Douglas for further details.
Earlier News: Harlequin no longer develop Harlequin Dylan. A new company called Functional Objects, Inc, founded by key members of Harlequin Dylan's development team, has taken over all development, marketing, sales and support. Press releases outlining the change can be found at:

Functional Objects, Inc
Harlequin Press Release
Global Graphics Press Release

The product has been renamed to Functional Developer. Various downloads relating to Harlequin Dylan are still available from the Harlequin FTP site:

Harlequin Dylan Personal Edition V 1.2 (~26MB)
Service Pack 2 for Personal Edition V1.2 (~2MB)
Library Pack for Personal Edition V1.2 (~4MB)
Runtime for Harlequin Dylan V1.2 (~5MB