C++ Weekly - Ep 493 - C++ GUI Quick Start with FLTK

[duncan gibson]

Jason Turner, who runs the C++ Weekly YouTube channel discussing bleeding edge C++ features, has just posted a video describing incorporating fltk-1.4.2 into one of his standard project templates. Not an in-depth look at FLTK by any means -- he uses ChatGPT to generate a one-button example -- but it's interesting enough.

See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFreBEUmumw

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[Ian MacArthur]

On Monday, 11 August 2025 at 20:43:45 UTC+1 Duncan wrote:

Jason Turner, who runs the C++ Weekly YouTube channel discussing bleeding edge C++ features, has just posted a video describing incorporating fltk-1.4.2 into one of his standard project templates. Not an in-depth look at FLTK by any means -- he uses ChatGPT to generate a one-button example -- but it's interesting enough.

See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFreBEUmumw

I'm slightly "confused" by the conjunction of the term "bleeding edge C++ features" in a sentence that then goes on to reference FLTK...!

Also, Duncan, looks like your registered email has changed - this post went to moderation.

Which might happen again, as I don't think I "fixed" it properly!

[duncan gibson]

On Tue, 12 Aug 2025 at 12:04, Ian MacArthur wrote:

See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFreBEUmumw

I'm slightly "confused" by the conjunction of the term "bleeding edge C++ features" in a sentence that then goes on to reference FLTK...!

He normally posts about the latest features of the latest C++ standard, and some of it's very convoluted indeed.

Standard library containers, check. Smart pointers, check. Lambda functions, check.

The more recent changes for C++2023 and 2026 - I don't think I'll ever use them.

I was as surprised as you were when he chose to update his template project to use FLTK.

 

Also, Duncan, looks like your registered email has changed - this post went to moderation.

Which might happen again, as I don't think I "fixed" it properly

Yes, I usually use the old NNTP feed to view the FLTK groups, and took my eye off the ball when our local mail server at work was blocked in favour of the corporate firewall and filters, so I need to update mail addresses for both this and my engelsman account. But that can wait until after the summer holidays.

D. 

[Greg Ercolano]

On 8/12/25 03:04, Ian MacArthur wrote:

I'm slightly "confused" by the conjunction of the term "bleeding edge C++ features" in a sentence that then goes on to reference FLTK...!

    Heh, yes, bleeding edge for the aughts; tables and trees!

Which might happen again, as I don't think I "fixed" it properly!

    Fixed with his recent reply.