So, instead of being able have as much flexibility as possible (which Linux is known for), you want to cripple your system by leaving out entire languages?
If that isn't a good enough reason for you, how about this:.NET lets you write code in a number of different languages, and have everything interoperate between them. It also lets that code run exactly the same between platforms. Are you too ignorant to see how business loves this?
I don't think there is any COM wrapping done in the class library (that would make things go MUCH too slow), but a lot of.NET's classes do cheat and have hand-optimized native code behind them. This is the reason there is no AMD64.NET out yet- instead of having to write the JIT, they have to rewrite a lot of classes.
If Microsoft changed the MSIL format, it would wreak havoc on all.NET applications, not just ones that Mono built. So if they did, they would have backward compatibility or face a bunch of angry developers. No sane company would do that, especially Microsoft (who loves backward compatiblity, to the point that they leave it in even if it risks making things unstable). Mono would just compile to the older MSIL.
Miguel has spoken on the legal issues of Mono before- this being the first page that comes to mind. I'm sure Google has a lot more.
You might also want to check out MonoDevelop v0.3 which was released to take advantage of new features in Mono Beta1.
While it's not quite up to the task of stable work yet, it will become a great IDE for.NET development in Linux and rival VS.NET in Windows.
I agree that graphics don't help the narrative aspect of games, but it definately helps to immerse the player in the game.
Consider Doom - in the original, you weren't scared (at least, I wasn't) because everything looked fake. In Doom 3, everything looks very close to real.
Real-time lighting. Without it, you couldn't get those deep shadows that the bad guys hide in. Running ignorantly down a hall just to have an imp come out of that shadow you just passed is great. In FarCry, you can hide from your enemies in the shadows of trees, bushes etc. It immerses you.
The reason the xbox can do graphics so well is that game creators only have one architecture to build for. They know their memory limits, they know what optimizations they can apply for the CPU and graphics card. They also only have to render at 640x480.
I can't imagine games like Splinter Cell doing well with low-end graphics. In a game where stealth is key, you are always moving slow and paying attention to detail. Without real-time lighting, hiding in the game wouldn't be nearly as fun. You also wouldn't get those deep shadows where imps and other baddies hide in doom3:)
Maybe older games couldn't be classified as good art, but the newer ones- Far Cry, Doom 3, Half-Life 2 could most definately be. Everything except for the engines were worked on by artists. The beautiful graphics, surround sound, complex maps, and immersive storylines all show it.
When i was forced into a computer art class, I sat around coding opengl demos while the others were in photoshop. the teacher accepted it and gave me a better grade:)
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MARGE: Homer quiet. Acquire the deal.
HOMER: (to Gates) I reluctantly accept your proposal!
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HOMER: Hey, what the hell's going on!
GATES: Oh, I didn't get rich by writing a lot of checks!
std::auto_ptr is good but rather limited if you want to use the pointer in various locations at the same time. boost's shared_ptr is very nice for this.
Agreed. Though it's generally bad practice for libraries to allocate their own memory for returned data, it happens.
Because it's not handled by D's garbage collection, it still needs to be freed. I'm sure this will make those developers who love to leak memory even worse.
Actually, a lot of noise is made by the fans vibrating the case. There are products out there (rubber) that you wedge between the fan and the case to reduce them.
2. Sun will port.NET to Solaris. Mono dies swiftly.
That is assuming Mono was only for Solaris... It would be smarter to just hire on a few people to work on getting the Mono JIT working perfectly on Solaris.
MSI3 (Windows Installer v3, currently in beta) is helping to get rid of dependancy problems, and will come with XP SP2..NET has also helped get rid of the problem.
I do agree that maintaining software on my debian server is much easier and more fullproof than Windows. Instead of clicking through multiple dialogs, signing EULAs, and sometimes rebooting, just apt-get install (program)
If your CPU and memory is powerful enough to run Longhorn, your video card will be too. It will require DX7 support minimum- that means a GeForce 2. If you don't have an equivalent card it's almost guaranteed the rest of your system is too old to run it anyway.
It's not about the technology present in skinning, but the fact that they've circumvented MS's encryption/signing thingy 2 years prior to release.
The current Longhorn releases feature the same UI system as XP, using static images for everything.
The final release will have an Avalon-powered UI. Because it uses DirectX, its a safe bet they will use scalable vector graphics (more flash-like, no BMP/PNG/JPG) for everything possible. The ability to resize windows has already been demonstrated, and keeping the UI clean and un-pixely is probably a big priority for them.
I would be *very* surprised if the Avalon UI uses the same theming system. All they've done is apply an old crack to old code. Nothing amazing there...
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So, instead of being able have as much flexibility as possible (which Linux is known for), you want to cripple your system by leaving out entire languages?
.NET lets you write code in a number of different languages, and have everything interoperate between them. It also lets that code run exactly the same between platforms. Are you too ignorant to see how business loves this?
If that isn't a good enough reason for you, how about this:
Name me one good reason NOT to do that.
I don't think there is any COM wrapping done in the class library (that would make things go MUCH too slow), but a lot of .NET's classes do cheat and have hand-optimized native code behind them. This is the reason there is no AMD64 .NET out yet- instead of having to write the JIT, they have to rewrite a lot of classes.
If Microsoft changed the MSIL format, it would wreak havoc on all .NET applications, not just ones that Mono built. So if they did, they would have backward compatibility or face a bunch of angry developers. No sane company would do that, especially Microsoft (who loves backward compatiblity, to the point that they leave it in even if it risks making things unstable). Mono would just compile to the older MSIL.
Miguel has spoken on the legal issues of Mono before- this being the first page that comes to mind. I'm sure Google has a lot more.
You might also want to check out MonoDevelop v0.3 which was released to take advantage of new features in Mono Beta1. .NET development in Linux and rival VS.NET in Windows.
While it's not quite up to the task of stable work yet, it will become a great IDE for
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I agree that graphics don't help the narrative aspect of games, but it definately helps to immerse the player in the game. Consider Doom - in the original, you weren't scared (at least, I wasn't) because everything looked fake. In Doom 3, everything looks very close to real. Real-time lighting. Without it, you couldn't get those deep shadows that the bad guys hide in. Running ignorantly down a hall just to have an imp come out of that shadow you just passed is great. In FarCry, you can hide from your enemies in the shadows of trees, bushes etc. It immerses you.
The reason the xbox can do graphics so well is that game creators only have one architecture to build for. They know their memory limits, they know what optimizations they can apply for the CPU and graphics card. They also only have to render at 640x480.
:)
I can't imagine games like Splinter Cell doing well with low-end graphics. In a game where stealth is key, you are always moving slow and paying attention to detail. Without real-time lighting, hiding in the game wouldn't be nearly as fun. You also wouldn't get those deep shadows where imps and other baddies hide in doom3
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Maybe older games couldn't be classified as good art, but the newer ones- Far Cry, Doom 3, Half-Life 2 could most definately be. Everything except for the engines were worked on by artists. The beautiful graphics, surround sound, complex maps, and immersive storylines all show it.
When i was forced into a computer art class, I sat around coding opengl demos while the others were in photoshop. the teacher accepted it and gave me a better grade :)
Not to mention that Spymac is slow as hell compared to Google.
Isn't Spirit's PanCam using this same idea to capture images?
does this mean i'll be able to get warez even faster?
It's called Oobleck.
GATES: Your Internet ad was brought to my attention, but I can't figure out what, if anything, CompuGlobalHyperMegaNet does, so rather than risk competing with you, I've decided simply to buy you out.
HOMER: This is it Marge. I've poured my heart and soul into this business and now it's finally paying off. (covering his mouth) We're rich! Richer than astronauts.
MARGE: Homer quiet. Acquire the deal.
HOMER: (to Gates) I reluctantly accept your proposal!
GATES: Well everyone always does. Buy 'em out, boys!
(gates' posse trash homer's office)
HOMER: Hey, what the hell's going on!
GATES: Oh, I didn't get rich by writing a lot of checks!
std::auto_ptr is good but rather limited if you want to use the pointer in various locations at the same time. boost's shared_ptr is very nice for this.
Agreed. Though it's generally bad practice for libraries to allocate their own memory for returned data, it happens.
Because it's not handled by D's garbage collection, it still needs to be freed. I'm sure this will make those developers who love to leak memory even worse.
Actually, a lot of noise is made by the fans vibrating the case. There are products out there (rubber) that you wedge between the fan and the case to reduce them.
2. Sun will port .NET to Solaris. Mono dies swiftly.
That is assuming Mono was only for Solaris... It would be smarter to just hire on a few people to work on getting the Mono JIT working perfectly on Solaris.
MSI3 (Windows Installer v3, currently in beta) is helping to get rid of dependancy problems, and will come with XP SP2. .NET has also helped get rid of the problem.
I do agree that maintaining software on my debian server is much easier and more fullproof than Windows. Instead of clicking through multiple dialogs, signing EULAs, and sometimes rebooting, just apt-get install (program)
If your CPU and memory is powerful enough to run Longhorn, your video card will be too. It will require DX7 support minimum- that means a GeForce 2. If you don't have an equivalent card it's almost guaranteed the rest of your system is too old to run it anyway.
It's not about the technology present in skinning, but the fact that they've circumvented MS's encryption/signing thingy 2 years prior to release.
The current Longhorn releases feature the same UI system as XP, using static images for everything.
The final release will have an Avalon-powered UI. Because it uses DirectX, its a safe bet they will use scalable vector graphics (more flash-like, no BMP/PNG/JPG) for everything possible. The ability to resize windows has already been demonstrated, and keeping the UI clean and un-pixely is probably a big priority for them.
I would be *very* surprised if the Avalon UI uses the same theming system. All they've done is apply an old crack to old code. Nothing amazing there...
Crushing Netscape, RealPlayer, Wordperfect, Eudora, etc etc
Microsoft didn't crush RealPlayer, Real crushed RealPlayer. Lesson is: don't rape your customers with an interface bloated with annoyances.
For those of us with older nvidia cards, this means we can't watch dvds anymore! thankfully you can use DVD Idle to get around this.