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If you're referring to Borland's BGI interface, it was god-awful. Had it become a standardized library, it would have set graphics programming back decades. On
by kayamon 10y ago
If you're referring to Borland's BGI interface, it was god-awful. Had it become a standardized library, it would have set graphics programming back decades.
One of the reasons C++ has done so well is that it sticks to its area of competence and doesn't try to do everything for you.
- pjmlp 10y agoIt was great, and Borland wasn't the only one. C++ is almost gone from the GUI space, that is how well it has done. The GUIs from desktop and mobile OSes have moved into other languages, leaving C++'s the role of just talking to the GPU and little else.