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3 | Grant Progess Reports 1-3: Sept - Nov |
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4 | </h1> |
| 5 | <div class="CONTENT"> |
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6 | As you know I have received a TPF grant to write a SDL Perl Manual.<br /> |
| 7 | <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_716654272"><br /> |
| 8 | </a><br /> |
| 9 | <a href="http://news.perlfoundation.org/2010/08/2010q3-grant-proposal-manual-f.html">http://news.perlfoundation.org/2010/08/2010q3-grant-proposal-manual-f.html</a><br /> |
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11 | <a href="http://news.perlfoundation.org/2010/08/accepted-grants-for-2010q3.html">http://news.perlfoundation.org/2010/08/accepted-grants-for-2010q3.html</a><br /> |
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13 | I have been a bit busy with that and not been able to update my blog. Anyway here are some of the back dated Grant Updates. These updates where also posted on <a href="http://news.perlfoundation.org/">http://news.perlfoundation.org/</a><br /> |
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| 18 | <div style="text-align: center;">REPORT 1: Sept 2010</div><br /> |
| 19 | <ul><li>1st drafts <ul><li>Preface </li> |
| 20 | <li>Chapter 2: First SDL Application</li> |
| 21 | </ul></li> |
| 22 | <li>Started work on Chapter 3: Drawing</li> |
| 23 | <li>Outlines for the first 7 chapters have been completed</li> |
| 24 | <li>Book build framework has been setup</li> |
| 25 | <li>Released SDL 2.514 (2.515 will be released on 16th of September) <ul><li>This code is the one that will be used in the book for chapter 02</li> |
| 26 | </ul></li> |
| 27 | <li>Got more of the Drawing chapter done (It will be done by the end of the week) </li> |
| 28 | <li>Added several more code examples for other chapters</li> |
| 29 | </ul>Progress: 2.75 chapters / 11 chapters = approx 25%<br /> |
| 30 | Kartik's work can be followed at:<br /> |
| 31 | <ul><li><a href="http://github.com/PerlGameDev/SDL_Manual">http://github.com/PerlGameDev/SDL_Manual</a></li> |
| 32 | <li><a href="http://sdlperl.ath.cx/releases/SDL_Manual.pdf">http://sdlperl.ath.cx/releases/SDL_Manual.pdf</a></li> |
| 33 | </ul><br /> |
| 34 | <br /> |
| 35 | <div style="text-align: center;">REPORT 2: October 2010</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> |
| 36 | </div><div style="text-align: left;">Since last time:<br /> |
| 37 | <ul><li>We have released SDL 2.518 <ul><li>Game Loop support completed</li> |
| 38 | </ul></li> |
| 39 | </ul>Chapters:<br /> |
| 40 | <ul><li>2nd Drafts for: <ul><li>Preface to Game Loop ( Chapter 0 - Chapter 04)</li> |
| 41 | </ul></li> |
| 42 | <li>Chapters completed: 5/11 => 45%</li> |
| 43 | </ul>Extra:<br /> |
| 44 | <ul><li>cfedde has made a script to extract code listings for readers to try examples with out having to retype them.</li> |
| 45 | </ul>Coments:<br /> |
| 46 | <ul><li>I am receiving a lot more help from the community, most notable from cfedde for proofreading.</li> |
| 47 | <li>I will be fleshing out the next 6 chapters shortly and work will begin on them soon</li> |
| 48 | <li>I am pleased with the progress so far, and I feel the quality is improving due to the pacing.</li> |
| 49 | </ul>Our work can be seen at:<br /> |
| 50 | <ul><li><a href="http://sdlperl.ath.cx/releases/SDL_Manual.pdf">http://sdlperl.ath.cx/releases/SDL_Manual.pdf</a></li> |
| 51 | <li><a href="http://sdlperl.ath.cx/releases/SDL_Manual.html">http://sdlperl.ath.cx/releases/SDL_Manual.html</a></li> |
| 52 | <li><a href="http://github.com/PerlGameDev/SDL_Manual">http://github.com/PerlGameDev/SDL_Manual</a></li> |
| 53 | </ul></div><br /> |
| 54 | <div style="text-align: center;">REPORT 3: November 2010</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> |
| 55 | This is the progress so far:<br /> |
| 56 | <br /> |
| 57 | - SDL 2.523 Releases:<br /> |
| 58 | - Adds stability and better memory management for the game loop<br /> |
| 59 | <br /> |
| 60 | - 2 chapters have been completed <br /> |
| 61 | - Pong Chapter (Contributed by garu)<br /> |
| 62 | - Additional Modules<br /> |
| 63 | - 1 extra chapter has been added<br /> |
| 64 | - Puzz(le) Chapter (Contributed by Blaizer)<br /> |
| 65 | <br /> |
| 66 | - 2 Chapters are in the Works<br /> |
| 67 | - Tetris Code has been mostly done (contributed by FROGGS)<br /> |
| 68 | - Needs to be fixed <br /> |
| 69 | - Needs write up<br /> |
| 70 | - Sound and Music Effects code is done<br /> |
| 71 | - Needs to be fixed<br /> |
| 72 | - Needs write up<br /> |
| 73 | <br /> |
| 74 | Our work can be seen at:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://sdlperl.ath.cx/releases/SDL_Manual.pdf">http://sdlperl.ath.cx/releases/SDL_Manual.pdf</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://sdlperl.ath.cx/releases/SDL_Manual.html">http://sdlperl.ath.cx/releases/SDL_Manual.html</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://github.com/PerlGameDev/SDL_Manual">http://github.com/PerlGameDev/SDL_Manual</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> |
| 75 | Regards,<br /> |
| 76 | YAPGH</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3102167581424744259-4413645254021668635?l=yapgh.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> |
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