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Sorry for the delay @myd7349 - I'm definitely torn about this one. While CONTRIBUTING.md technically doesn't prohibit this from being included, I'm curious just how likely it is that C++ knowledge or understanding would need to creep in when using the C API. For example: Suppose I write something daft and have to debug. Do I need to know C++ to debug use of this library from C successfully?
Hi! @kozross Some knowledge about C++ is necessary if the users want to debug the source code. We do not have to be a C++ expert, however. Besides, this library doesn't use too much advanced C++ features at first glance.
AFAIK, C++ is not the hardest part when hacking this library, especially compared to those professional graphics algorithms & JIT compiler knowledge the users may have to learn if they want to totally understand the source code.
Some other libraries, like ZeroMQ, also implemented with C++, and provides C APIs. If C++ is not a problem for ZeroMQ users, then I think it should not be a problem for blend2d users either.
Anyway, I think C programmers may benefit from this library. :-)
@myd7349 Thanks for getting back to me. Sorry if I wasn't clear - my specific question was this: suppose I, a C programmer who knows nothing of C++, want to use blend2d's C API. In the process of doing that, I write something that requires use of the debugger to fix. As a C programmer, would I find it difficult to do this, knowing no C++ at all? Or are the bindings fairly 'opaque' to the fact that blend2d itself is implemented in C++?