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USEPA / EPANET2.2

Perform extended-period simulation of the hydraulic and water quality behavior within drinking water distribution systems
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Conversion to C# / .NET ? #66

Closed codewhisperer84 closed 3 months ago

codewhisperer84 commented 3 months ago

Is there much interest in converting this project to a managed language like C#? This would make some of the other enhancements (such as UI enhancements) much more straightforward, as well as integrations with other technologies. I'm willing to assist with this effort.

cbuahin commented 3 months ago

@codewhisperer84, good question. Unless things have changed recently, C# cannot be compiled to run natively on a machine. Therefore, rewriting the engine to C# will come with some performance hits. You could write C# bindings to the engine if you would like. I don't know if it is reasonable to recreate legacy codebases such as this one just so it can be closely bound to the UI. There are several C/C++ GUI frameworks (e.g., Qt) that would accomplish the same goal without going through the non-trivial task of rewriting the engine that would allow integration of other technologies. We are exploring these areas.

cbuahin commented 3 months ago

This is not an issue per se and will fit the better as a discussion item. I will move it there.