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PeaZip is great software, and doubly so because it is written using Lazarus and compiled with Free Pascal. I highly recommend giving it a try, if only to experi

by c0l0 2y ago

PeaZip is great software, and doubly so because it is written using Lazarus and compiled with Free Pascal. I highly recommend giving it a try, if only to experience that high quality software can be built using tools that lead you somewhat off the beaten path. Unfortunately, its lead developer has recently posted[0] that he has to undergo what seems to be complicated, major eye surgery, and that he will probably be unable to continue development :( [0]: https://old.reddit.com/r/PeaZip/comments/1bn7pu0/communication_from_the_developer/ https://old.reddit.com/r/PeaZip/comments/1bn7pu0/communicati...

stefanos82 2y ago
Seems like he's doing OK, thank goodness! https://old.reddit.com/r/PeaZip/comments/1cpdvum/peazip_980_released/ https://old.reddit.com/r/PeaZip/comments/1cpdvum/peazip_980_...
- cxr 2y ago
  Neither the existence of this link nor anything in it contradicts the developer's earlier post. It looks like the situation was inaccurately summarized by the HN user with the top comment here—the PeaZip developer didn't announce that he or she was going to stop working on PeaZip.
- parhamn 2y ago
  > Drag & drop from app to system is certainly a mayor usability boost, but it is not simple to implement as it requires a dedicated solution for each supported OS and desktop environment. Off topic, but this is why many devs choose electron.
  - NavinF 2y ago
    > and desktop environment Off topic, but this is why many devs choose not to support Linux. Every distro is its own special snowflake
    - patrickaljord 2y ago
      > Off topic, but this is why many devs choose not to support Linux. Every distro is its own special snowflake most DE use the same standards (dbus etc) so no
    - arp242 2y ago
      That's just not true; I've been using the relatively obscure Void Linux for almost 10 years, and rarely have distro-specific issues, including with Linux-native games from gog.com. Nor do people report distro-specific issues in software I develop on Void. And it's doubly not true for something like drag-and-drop, which exists on the Desktop Environment level rather than distro level.
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bozey07 2y ago
I like seeing software written in Free Pascal, they tend to be small and performant. Cheat Engine[0] is another example. [0] https://github.com/cheat-engine/cheat-engine https://github.com/cheat-engine/cheat-engine
- r-w 2y ago
  I searched around and found this tutorial[0] on the official wiki. Seems like a decent intro to the history & syntax of the language. There’s also another tutorial[1] on the more modern iteration of the language, as well as some video tutorials[2] on using the IDE for GUI development. [0]: https://wiki.freepascal.org/Basic_Pascal_Tutorial/Introduction https://wiki.freepascal.org/Basic_Pascal_Tutorial/Introducti... [1]: https://castle-engine.io/modern_pascal https://castle-engine.io/modern_pascal [2]: https://wiki.freepascal.org/Lazarus_videos https://wiki.freepascal.org/Lazarus_videos
MaxBarraclough 2y ago
Somewhat related: GID (for Generic Image Decoder) is written in Ada and significantly outperforms ImageMagick (written in C) in some benchmarks. https://gautiersblog.blogspot.com/2024/03/benchmarking-generic-image-decoder-gid.html https://gautiersblog.blogspot.com/2024/03/benchmarking-gener...
deaddodo 2y ago
Yeah, PeaZip is the best example of what Lazarus is capable of, if you feel like using it. I remember back in my Pascal-loving days, especially after the .NET release of VB, looking at PeaZip+Lazarus and being inspired.
zoom6628 2y ago
+100 for Lazarus and FreePascal
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by c0l0 2y ago

stefanos82 2y ago

Seems like he's doing OK, thank goodness! https://old.reddit.com/r/PeaZip/comments/1cpdvum/peazip_980_released/ https://old.reddit.com/r/PeaZip/comments/1cpdvum/peazip_980_...

cxr 2y ago
Neither the existence of this link nor anything in it contradicts the developer's earlier post. It looks like the situation was inaccurately summarized by the HN user with the top comment here—the PeaZip developer didn't announce that he or she was going to stop working on PeaZip.
parhamn 2y ago
> Drag & drop from app to system is certainly a mayor usability boost, but it is not simple to implement as it requires a dedicated solution for each supported OS and desktop environment. Off topic, but this is why many devs choose electron.
- NavinF 2y ago
  > and desktop environment Off topic, but this is why many devs choose not to support Linux. Every distro is its own special snowflake
  - patrickaljord 2y ago
    > Off topic, but this is why many devs choose not to support Linux. Every distro is its own special snowflake most DE use the same standards (dbus etc) so no
  - arp242 2y ago
    That's just not true; I've been using the relatively obscure Void Linux for almost 10 years, and rarely have distro-specific issues, including with Linux-native games from gog.com. Nor do people report distro-specific issues in software I develop on Void. And it's doubly not true for something like drag-and-drop, which exists on the Desktop Environment level rather than distro level.

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bozey07 2y ago

I like seeing software written in Free Pascal, they tend to be small and performant. Cheat Engine[0] is another example. [0] https://github.com/cheat-engine/cheat-engine https://github.com/cheat-engine/cheat-engine

r-w 2y ago
I searched around and found this tutorial[0] on the official wiki. Seems like a decent intro to the history & syntax of the language. There’s also another tutorial[1] on the more modern iteration of the language, as well as some video tutorials[2] on using the IDE for GUI development. [0]: https://wiki.freepascal.org/Basic_Pascal_Tutorial/Introduction https://wiki.freepascal.org/Basic_Pascal_Tutorial/Introducti... [1]: https://castle-engine.io/modern_pascal https://castle-engine.io/modern_pascal [2]: https://wiki.freepascal.org/Lazarus_videos https://wiki.freepascal.org/Lazarus_videos

MaxBarraclough 2y ago

Somewhat related: GID (for Generic Image Decoder) is written in Ada and significantly outperforms ImageMagick (written in C) in some benchmarks. https://gautiersblog.blogspot.com/2024/03/benchmarking-generic-image-decoder-gid.html https://gautiersblog.blogspot.com/2024/03/benchmarking-gener...

deaddodo 2y ago

Yeah, PeaZip is the best example of what Lazarus is capable of, if you feel like using it. I remember back in my Pascal-loving days, especially after the .NET release of VB, looking at PeaZip+Lazarus and being inspired.

zoom6628 2y ago

+100 for Lazarus and FreePascal

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