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Doom 3 Source Code: Beautiful

Posted by timothy on Tuesday January 15, 2013 @05:33AM from the but-deadly dept.

jones_supa writes "Shawn McGrath, the creator of the PS3 psychedelic puzzle-racing game Dyad, takes another look at Doom 3 source code. Instead of the technical reviews of Fabien Sanglard, Shawn zooms in with emphasis purely on coding style. He gives his insights in lexical analysis, const and rigid parameters, amount of comments, spacing, templates and method names. There is also some thoughts about coming to C++ with C background and without it. Even John Carmack himself popped in to give a comment."

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Beautiful code but by discord5 · 2013-01-15 05:39 · Score: 5, Funny
- It might be beautiful code, but 90% of it just renders a black screen in a horribly inefficient way.
- For best effect the source code should be read in the dark with a flashlight in your hand.
- // TODO : add the code for the lightswitch in this class
I'll be here all week.
1. Re:Beautiful code but by IcyNeko · 2013-01-15 05:54 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  John Carmack: The Kanye West of Video Game Programming.
  "Imma let you finish your Dragonborn DLC in a minute, but DOOM 3 has the cleanest source code of all time. OF ALL TIME!"
2. Re:Beautiful code but by Stormwatch · 2013-01-15 06:00 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  // TODO : rehire Romero, Petersen, Hall, McGee, Prince.
  There, fixed. The engine may be fantastic, but Doom 3 is a horrible game that can't hold a candle to the previous titles. Or at least it can't hold a candle and a gun at the same time.
  
  --
  Circumcision is child abuse.
Re:His Comment by meerling · 2013-01-15 06:18 · Score: 5, Funny

Especially with the rising symptoms of Dementia and Alzheimers. :)
Re:His Comment by MobyDisk · 2013-01-15 09:04 · Score: 5, Funny

Mom, I told you nobody mods you up until you register.