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Fixed a typo in the Journal

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Elf M. Sternberg 2022-02-24 17:12:52 -08:00
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@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ doesn't help you understand how to use the library. `XCBWrapper` is
an excellent example of how to use XCB, but it uses some fairly an excellent example of how to use XCB, but it uses some fairly
high-level C++ to accomplish all that it does, and untangling the high-level C++ to accomplish all that it does, and untangling the
relationship between the wrapper template, the macro that does wrapper relationship between the wrapper template, the macro that does wrapper
declarations, and the XCB Reference; once you find the insight that declarations, and the XCB Reference, was quite a challenge; once you
XCB's declarations are all derived from a massive XML file, you can find the insight that XCB's declarations are all derived from a
start to understand that XCBWrapper exploits the patterns produced by massive XML file, you can start to understand that XCBWrapper exploits
the derivative file, but it requires insight and effort that's the patterns produced by the derivative file, but it requires insight
unrelated to understanding XCB in the first place. and effort that's unrelated to understanding XCB in the first place.
This project does show the usual trajectory of one of my learning This project does show the usual trajectory of one of my learning
exercises, especially since I'm fond of delving in places where no man exercises, especially since I'm fond of delving in places where no man
@ -37,3 +37,8 @@ now it's all starting to make sense. I also note that I'm doing
_better_ than a lot of the open-source examples, in that I'm batching _better_ than a lot of the open-source examples, in that I'm batching
many of my requests before processing them. I'm not batching storing many of my requests before processing them. I'm not batching storing
the replies yet, but I don't see why that couldn't happen. the replies yet, but I don't see why that couldn't happen.
I did attempt at one point to start using `std::unique_ptr` to
automatically free `_reply_t` objects that XCB allocated for me, but
after playing with them for an hour or so my initial impression is
that I'm utterly thrilled with Rust's ergonomics. Just sayin'.