Checking on the status of opensource audio apps and plugins (previously known to me) is quite the sad sight, quite a lot of them have been abandoned 😔
I am thinking of tagging anything that:
1. has no stable release in 10 years
AND
2. has no single dev commit/change in 5 years
as "abandoned".
Alternatively if the project owner publicly states it is no longer maintained.
The amount of projects that fit into this criteria is not small. And I feel 10 & 5 year thing is quite generous..
@falktx Hi, how can I start learning audio software programming?, how should I start to make Linux audio plugins?
@albertyeah you can start anytime! First thing though is learning a programming language that can work for audio plugins.
C++ is the most common one and best supported overall while being quite tricky to get to know really well, while Rust is new and not yet so common but likely easier to start..?
So it all depends on your experience.
Anyhow, I make https://github.com/DISTRHO/DPF for dealing with plugins, but as usual documentation is a bit lacking.
@falktx great I'm actually learning C++ right now