According to the text file they are looking for 8 programmers and 0 designers at this point. So, the programmers will have to do the design. No offence to programmers regarding their ability to design stuff, but, seriously, isn't this a bit typical for Linux-related projects? (I'm not trying to be flamebait)
Design is just as important as programming when it comes to games and should not be considered at first in the last stage of development. Mind, powerful game engines like Quake II are already open under the GPL, so it wouldn't even be necessary to code everything from scratch if you are lazy (or clever).
1-6 MB? Use HTTP. It's probably more convenient for everybody, for instance there's no login procedure/delay for the end user. With files no bigger than that, people won't have the need to resume interrupted downloads either (the biggest advantage of FTP is the ability to do that when downloading a CD image:).
Nice, but not optimized. You should definitely use for(;;) or a goto instead of while(1), and I'd also suggest adjusting the range of the randomizer to a power-of-two, say 8, in which case you could do rand() & 7, saving you a division.
If you have the leaked Doom 3 alpha (of course you don't, I don't have it either because I'm loyal to id Software), look at the cardboard boxes in the second map. You'll find that there's a warning sign with the number 3293, which is the hazard number for hydrazine (a kind of rocket fuel). Any ideas from where they got those boxes? =P
Oops. Well, my experience from my troll accounts is that the filter does a lousy job, I could never have guessed that something that sophisticated was behind it;)
Err, ignore the troll account part, I never said that.
Sounds very much like that lameness filter on Slashdot that refuses to accept a post if its contents can be compressed easily... of course, it's quite simplistic compared to gzip.
If you've never experienced the scent of nitro and flashing flames of a Thunderbird overclocked to 3200 MHz starting Quake III Arena in 4 seconds, you're missing world-class performance art!
1. Try to figure out through logic in which part of the code the bug could have occurred.
2. Use printf()'s to track the progress from the main structures to their branches until I've found the malfunctioning function or code snippet.
3. If the error isn't obvious, I insert printf()'s that tell the location in the code or values of variables, until I've been able to find the bad statement.
Personally, I think of VB as a scripting interface for Windows GUI work rather than an actual programming language, but that is also its strength. There is no perfect programming language - they all have their pros and cons, and while VB is slow compared to C++ for calculations, VB is extremely handy for operating a GUI - an area where C++ is tricker.
One shouldn't try to drive a screw with a hammer just because the hammer is more 'elite' - use the right tool for the job.
One funny consequence of the fact that time didn't exist before the universe is that the universe has always existed. Even though it's been a finite time, there was no time before the universe, so there is no way a "before" could even be defined. That's a good argument to use whenever some religious fanatic bashes the Big Bang theory with the argument that it doesn't explain what happened before it:)
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Pigeons could be a problem though ;)
Not if you use sufficiently powerful lasers >:)
Hmm, maybe they want to restrict you from using your phone to download warez with. After all, it has a shocking 2 MB of storage.
Duke Nukem Forever, you mean.
It actually broke after the first hit because I had unscrewed it open first, but I thought that would make a less entertaining story.
...but I remember that an N64 Cruis'n USA cart still worked after three hits with a sledgehammer.
(Yes I really hated that game).
(Yes, the fourth hit killed it).
Which essentially means that so long as they don't take an email address or phone number they can take what they want.
They have my ip, I'd say that's enough.
According to the text file they are looking for 8 programmers and 0 designers at this point. So, the programmers will have to do the design. No offence to programmers regarding their ability to design stuff, but, seriously, isn't this a bit typical for Linux-related projects? (I'm not trying to be flamebait)
Design is just as important as programming when it comes to games and should not be considered at first in the last stage of development. Mind, powerful game engines like Quake II are already open under the GPL, so it wouldn't even be necessary to code everything from scratch if you are lazy (or clever).
Do you always talk about yourself in third person? :)
1-6 MB? Use HTTP. It's probably more convenient for everybody, for instance there's no login procedure/delay for the end user. With files no bigger than that, people won't have the need to resume interrupted downloads either (the biggest advantage of FTP is the ability to do that when downloading a CD image :).
My feelings exactly.
I think they run the CPU:s independently, so that they assign one frame to render to each machine and let them run in parallell...
Nice, but not optimized. You should definitely use for(;;) or a goto instead of while(1), and I'd also suggest adjusting the range of the randomizer to a power-of-two, say 8, in which case you could do rand() & 7, saving you a division.
Previous story: http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/02/05/232721 8&mode=thread&tid=137
If you have the leaked Doom 3 alpha (of course you don't, I don't have it either because I'm loyal to id Software), look at the cardboard boxes in the second map. You'll find that there's a warning sign with the number 3293, which is the hazard number for hydrazine (a kind of rocket fuel). Any ideas from where they got those boxes? =P
There is a Winamp plugin for FLAC already (it has been around since the first time FLAC was on Slashdot, too).
Oops. Well, my experience from my troll accounts is that the filter does a lousy job, I could never have guessed that something that sophisticated was behind it ;)
Err, ignore the troll account part, I never said that.
Sounds very much like that lameness filter on Slashdot that refuses to accept a post if its contents can be compressed easily... of course, it's quite simplistic compared to gzip.
But if enough people break the copyright, will the other courts of the land (not to mention the law enforcement agencies) really apply the law?
Works very well with online music sharing, don't you think?
C++; C++; might be more efficient.
If you've never experienced the scent of nitro and flashing flames of a Thunderbird overclocked to 3200 MHz starting Quake III Arena in 4 seconds, you're missing world-class performance art!
Amen. When I encounter a bug, I generally:
1. Try to figure out through logic in which part of the code the bug could have occurred.
2. Use printf()'s to track the progress from the main structures to their branches until I've found the malfunctioning function or code snippet.
3. If the error isn't obvious, I insert printf()'s that tell the location in the code or values of variables, until I've been able to find the bad statement.
Works about always.
Since my favorite language is VB
Personally, I think of VB as a scripting interface for Windows GUI work rather than an actual programming language, but that is also its strength. There is no perfect programming language - they all have their pros and cons, and while VB is slow compared to C++ for calculations, VB is extremely handy for operating a GUI - an area where C++ is tricker.
One shouldn't try to drive a screw with a hammer just because the hammer is more 'elite' - use the right tool for the job.
XHTMLC (eXtreme HTML Coding) might have saved us from that mistake.
One funny consequence of the fact that time didn't exist before the universe is that the universe has always existed. Even though it's been a finite time, there was no time before the universe, so there is no way a "before" could even be defined. That's a good argument to use whenever some religious fanatic bashes the Big Bang theory with the argument that it doesn't explain what happened before it :)
...what's so hard about it?