if its ms' version of java, does that mean u can embed it into web pages? So far all ive been able do do is html parsing (stuff like u do with php/asp).
Or are you just saying that its not "compiled" simply run by the framework? (like java is) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nicolai Haehnle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 2:47 PM Subject: Re: [hlcoders] What is C# (was : Argh!) > Am Mittwoch, 27. Februar 2002 14:09 schrieb _Phantom_: > > btw, I'm not a M$ fan, however it does seam alot of C# bashing happens just > > because M$ made it, C# from what I've read does have a fair amout going for > > it, not least of which is making windows coding easier by hiding the Win32 > > API more. Granted it might not be of much/any use to game programmers, but > > it still deserves it's shot... > > > > </rant> :D > > (note that much of this isn't actually a reply to Phantom_, but a summary of > replies to various postings etc..) > > Experience tells me that Microsoft is _very_ bad at coming up with good APIs. > Just think all the COM mess out there, DirectX is especially bad, MSHTML > (which I recently had to fight against) is just plain evil. MFC isn't good > either, especially compared with such beauties as Qt. > > I've looked at the specs of C#, and boy this is madness. C# is like C++, but > with three times as many keywords. It looks like most of the code actually > consists of keywords, as opposed to C / C++. The relative sparsity of > keywords is one of the things I love about C. > Quite surprisingly though - considering that C# is a Microsoft product - all > the keywords are lower case (don't you all love LPDIRECTDRAWSURFACE7 etc... - > note that there are lots worse). > > C# has some difficulties right at the foundation, e.g. that the language is > just plain illogical. The program entry point is a main() function (or > rather, method). But since there are no global functions in C#, it simply > picks one main() functions out of one class (and complains if there are > several main methods IIRC). > > The language will be used, that much is obvious. But I'm pretty sure that the > reason for its acceptance will be Microsoft's marketing prowess rather than > the language's benefits - after all, the language is mainly an attempt to fix > all bad design decisions we've seen in the past. > > Oh, and I can prove the statement that marketing prowess is all that counts. > I've seen polls on the net where about 36% of the participants already used > Windows XP, even though there's no sensible reason at all to upgrade from an > existing system to it. > > Anyway, as long as open software exists, we're going to remain free, if we > choose to do so. If you want to bitch about something, bitch about software > patents. > > cu, > Prefect > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
