Any programmer want to help me develop a torrent editor based on Make Torrent?

Started by joeblow, April 13, 2009, 07:07:08 AM

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joeblow

April 13, 2009, 07:07:08 AM
Any programmer want to help me develop a torrent editor based on Make Torrent? Most of the code is already done, it'll be mostly GUI work. I'm shooting for both .NET and Java versions at the same time.

http://krypt.dyndns.org:81/torrent/maketorrent/

sullivan

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April 13, 2009, 07:10:37 AM
Quote from: "joeblowman"Any programmer want to help me develop a torrent editor based on Make Torrent? Most of the code is already done, it'll be mostly GUI work. I'm shooting for both .NET and Java versions at the same time.
It looks like it was written in Delphi 7. Why .NET and Java versions? For multi-platform capability?  If the source is Delphi, it should be very easy to convert to FreePascal/Lazarus, which can build executables for Linux, BSD, MacOS, Windows, Windows CE.
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joeblow

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April 13, 2009, 07:30:28 AM
I should've said that I meant that the algorithms/logic was already developed :-) , apart from some crusty Corporate DB/Business applications, Delphi is depreciated.

Again, I was lazy in explaining my thoughts, what I have in mind is to use Java in Eclipse with Mono (maybe even using Gtk) to produce both .exes (Desktop) and .jars (Web). The reason for choosing Java, instead of C++/C#, was portability to other OSes, but I haven't even written a single line of code and am extremely flexible and fully prepared to handle most of the coding myself.

The project would be GNU Open Sourced and hosted on Freshmeat/SourceForge (with a few links to certain anti-Zionist websites).

sullivan

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April 13, 2009, 01:15:17 PM
Quote from: "joeblowman"I should've said that I meant that the algorithms/logic was already developed :-) , apart from some crusty Corporate DB/Business applications, Delphi is depreciated.
Erm, not it isnt.  It is still very much used, and for far more than 'crusty Corporate DB/Business' apps. It still has the fastest code to compile time of any development environment.

QuoteAgain, I was lazy in explaining my thoughts, what I have in mind is to use Java in Eclipse with Mono (maybe even using Gtk) to produce both .exes (Desktop) and .jars (Web). The reason for choosing Java, instead of C++/C#, was portability to other OSes, but I haven't even written a single line of code and am extremely flexible and fully prepared to handle most of the coding myself.
While I like Java as a language, UIs built with Java suck big time, and are far more 'crusty' than Delphi ever was. Java on the desktop really is deprecated and this 'write once, run anywhere' is nothing more than a dream. Mono and .NET are okay, but I tend towards objecting to a simple app requiring a gargantuan framework.
"The real menace of our Republic is the invisible government which like a giant octopus sprawls its slimy legs over our cities, states and nation. At the head is a small group of banking houses generally referred to as \'international bankers.\' This little coterie... run our government for their own selfish ends. It operates under cover of a self-created screen, seizes our executive officers, legislative bodies, schools, courts, newspapers and every agency created for the public protection."
John F. Hylan (1868-1936) - Former Mayor of New York City

joeblow

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April 13, 2009, 02:13:14 PM
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Quote from: "joeblowman"I should've said that I meant that the algorithms/logic was already developed :-) , apart from some crusty Corporate DB/Business applications, Delphi is depreciated.
Erm, not it isnt.  It is still very much used, and for far more than 'crusty Corporate DB/Business' apps. It still has the fastest code to compile time of any development environment.

It's been 5 years since I've worked as a programmer, I based my assumption on the fact that each and every Delphi forum that I've come across is absolutely dead. RAD is practically a standard feature of nearly all IDEs, and yes, that statement will infuriate any Delphi enthusiast.

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Quote from: "joeblowman"Again, I was lazy in explaining my thoughts, what I have in mind is to use Java in Eclipse with Mono (maybe even using Gtk) to produce both .exes (Desktop) and .jars (Web). The reason for choosing Java, instead of C++/C#, was portability to other OSes, but I haven't even written a single line of code and am extremely flexible and fully prepared to handle most of the coding myself.
While I like Java as a language, UIs built with Java suck big time, and are far more 'crusty' than Delphi ever was. Java on the desktop really is deprecated and this 'write once, run anywhere' is nothing more than a dream. Mono and .NET are okay, but I tend towards objecting to a simple app requiring a gargantuan framework.

That's the reason to go for the wonderfully platform independent GLADE and avoid Swing. The .NET Framework is included as an automatic update on all Windows machines XP SP2 and greater, plus regular Ubuntu (and other GNOMErs) include it by default.

Sooo...when do we start developing?  ;)

joeblow

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April 21, 2009, 11:07:07 AM
Just an update:

1. Got the Bencode classes.
2. Started creating UI.
3. Have a good mental idea: NetObject, DataObject, FileObject

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