Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/GTK+ hello world

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The result was merge to GTK+. L Faraone 01:28, 11 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

GTK+ hello world

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Contested WP:NOTHOWTO PROD. As this is claimed to be essentially a fork of GTK+, the samples should either stay there or be removed altogether. No prejudice to a redirect/merge to another target, but this list is not appropriate since by convention framework-specific samples (GTK+ is a GUI framework) are not allowed there. §FreeRangeFrog^croak 23:23, 3 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Computing-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 23:27, 3 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Merge back to GTK+. I agree that as a standalone article this looks like a howto, especially with the copious comments. Probably best to merge it back into the GTK+ article. Of the two versions, the native binding C example is more important than the Vala example. Removing the comments would make the C example less understandable, but would make it more compact and give it less apparent undue weight in the parent article. Alternatively, putting the example at the end of the GTK+ article might improve the flow of the article. Having a small example the GTK API in the article is encyclopedic and useful to readers, so I would recommend against outright deletion. If the consensus goes against inclusion, however, there is still the possibility of transcluding the code into the Wikibook GTK+ By Example. --Mark viking (talk) 00:26, 4 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Comment There is no reason (as far as I can see) for this fork, other than the author wanted to expand it (which took it into HOWTO territory), but something so detailed is beyond the scope of the GTK+ article. §FreeRangeFrog^croak 00:33, 4 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - Not appropriate for an article, and I don't see the utility of merging the code samples. -- Whpq (talk) 14:37, 5 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Merge - Unsuitable standalone, makes sense as an example in the GTK+ article, showing readers how the library is used in code. --Cyclopia ^talk 15:59, 6 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Merge - per not meeting standalone requirements. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 01:43, 8 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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