Hi Hayden, Just a correction, but RailRacer was written in Visual Basic .Net not Visual Basic 6. There is a big difference. Anyway, I do take your point. Admitedly I do have an advantage here as I am a programmer so some of this is a result of my education. Another person who knows nothing about programming might not jknow what to look for. Although, as I said earlier once you know what to look for it is a rather simple and easy process to determine what language a certain program was written in, or you can give an educated guess.
On 2/19/10, Hayden Presley <hdpres...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Hi Thomas, > That is true, but then there are other cases. For example, if I had not > listened to the ACB Radio podcast on RailRacer, I wouldn't have known it was > written in Visual Basic 6. Same with the BSC Game and L-Works titles. > Granted, I don't pretened to be a master at programming, but... > Best Regards, > Hayden > > -----Original Message----- > From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On > Behalf Of Thomas Ward > Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 9:19 AM > To: Gamers Discussion list > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] programming > > Hi Jim, > As I always tell people, when they ask me what programming language to > learn, every programming language has its own advantages and > disadvantages. There is no one-size fits all solution. There is > usually some trade off of some kind to be made when picking one > language over another. > For example, If your aim is rapid development, ease of use, then Java, > Python, or Visual Basic will probably be the primary choice. Although, > on the down side those languages do run slower and depend on > third-party runtime libraries to interface with the lower level C++ > native libraries of the operating system. As a result the end user may > have to install extra packages such as the Visual Basic runtime, .Net > Framework, Java Runtime Environment, Python Runtime Environment, etc > increasing the size and complexity of your install. > On the other hand you can write your application directly in C++, > cutting out the middlman software completely, but at the cost of a > more complex programming language. On the upside C++ applications run > faster, don't require any runtime environment, and allows the > developer a greater control over system performance and stability. > Finally, the type of application you are trying to create might or > might not influence the language you use. If you are creating a text > editor, for example, it hardly matters if it is written in Visual > Basic, Java, C++, whatever as it will all work about the same. If you > are trying to write a hardware driver, TTS engine, or something that > requires low level programming then by all means use C++. Like I said > earlier there are trade offs to be made, and often the language you > need depends on the type of application as well as your own personal > needs. That is why professional programmers tend to be trained in > several different programming languages to prepare them for using the > right language for the right project so to speak. > As far as your comment, "no one can tell what language the finished > project was written in," I have to disagree with that. If you know > what to look for it is quite easy to figure out the language being > used. For one thing if the system requirements state the program > requires Java Runtime version x then the obvious conclusion is it is > written in Java. Likewise if the requirements state needs .Net > Framework version x then it is likely written in C# .Net or Visual > Basic .Net. If you have to install the Visual Basic 6 runtime then the > obvious conclusion is it is written in Visual Basic 6. there are other > easy indicators like a Java program ends with a *.jar extention that > is a dead give away for anyone wanting to know. So maybe not everyone > will know the language a certain program is written in, do to lack of > experience perhaps, but anyone can certainly figure it out if they > know what to look for. At that point it becomes pretty > self-explanitory. > > Cheers! > > > On 2/18/10, Jim Kitchen <j...@kitchensinc.net> wrote: >> Hi Thomas, >> >> Yeah, I have been programming in BASIC since 1980, COBOL and FORTRAN > before >> that. If you like to do all of the extra work that a low level language >> takes, well that is your choice. Personally when I have a job to do, I am >> going to choose the tool that will allow me to get the job done in the >> easiest and most efficient manner. And since as you say VB6 does allot of >> the work for me, that is the language that I choose to use. And heck no > one >> can tell which language the finished program was written in anyway. >> >> And I say that over 30 years of successful programming with tens of >> thousands of satisfied users makes me an experienced programmer regardless >> of the language I choose to use. >> >> BFN > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. 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