You know Jim, I'm half tempted to make a game for the Commodore 64 just to
prove your point, for it is a good one. The sad thing is that people who
can't run visual basic could download VICE and run that game. Of course, it
would be terrible, but funny too.
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From: "Trouble" <[email protected]>
To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 9:00 AM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] my ramblings about programming: why I use vb
Actually you can think in those terms. However, only in the mind of the
creator.
The reason why is the operating systems. They don't stay a constant as in
only one type. Every few years they bring out new ops and all comps use
that op being built.
Just like now you will be hard pressed to find a xp box or even vista. All
I see on market is win7 and even its going 64bit.
So that creates the demand to move with the progress or watch your
creations disappear like so many dos programs.
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The entire issue of which language to use comes down to a single question,
is this work or art? If a developer works for you then have every right
to dictate how the project will go, and that would include how it was
accomplished. In the end, the developer's goal is to meet your needs and
satisfy you.
If, however, the project is a personal endeavor then it is categorized as
an art. When an artist is creating he, or she, is doing so to meet their
own needs and no one else should ever expect to be satisfied also. If
others enjoy the end result that is an excellent bonus, but it should
never be expected to the point that the observers treat it like anything
less than an artist at work.
To a programmer, the language they choose is their instrument. I doubt
any of us would have the gall to tell a musician they should switch to
piano if they are composing a song with a harp. Every person probably has
a favorite instrument but clearly it isn't any of our business which
instrument someone uses. Someone could make the claim that a pianist
should abandon his clunky real piano in favor of synth software. When it
comes to art, convenience isn't important.
Just because game engines or tools exist to speed up game development,
there is still no justification to pressure an artist into using them. In
my opinion, it is disrespectful to treat their art as work expected to
make others happy. If it brings a programmer personal satisfaction to
write code from scratch then that is just fine.
If there are any programmers floating around who use languages so
absolutely outdated that no one on the planet can even run their games, I
tip my hat to you as artists just as I would to the developers of the most
popular game titles today. I believe art should be respected as art.
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Jim
I like Visual Basic 6.0 because I can not C.
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