Check this out

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Did you see the screenshots?
Wow, what a creepy looking horse the guy is riding!

Something to keep an eye on too...

http://www.farcry.de/downloads/CRYTEK.wmv

I've been playing SL too long - it actually BOTHERED me to watch all those poor AVs get shot. I'm a dope.

Should we bow down now and worship you?

Serious arguments do not need such qualifications and insults.

It really isn't even a question of power. In that you are right, the power lies in the compiler. That isn't the point though.

What it is a question of, is what is the language designed for, what is it suited for. How much of your development time is going to be spent fighting the syntax of the language to get what you want done? Different languages are designed with different goals in mind, different design strategies and different design concepts. Some languages can do in a couple of lines tasks that would require pages of unique structures and systems to implement somewhere else. That is why certain languages are predominant in AI programming, certain ones are predominant in Desktop Applications, certain ones for Games, certain ones for Mobile Devices, certain ones for Database handling.

It is not a question of power. It is a question of matching the use to the language and finding the language that matches the needs. Statements like "visual basic is as powerful as C" is like saying an orange is as juicy as an octopus. When you need your vitamin C you aren't going to try cooking up an octopus. (all right if someone says octopus is a good source of vitamin c .... ).

Sorry if that came out a little harsh, its not meant to be.

You know what is important here ....

Its the end result. I really dont care what a game , app or
utility is written in as long as it does what it is supposed to do.

I have seen Language wars for years , Bottom Line is that
as long as an application works and works well it really dosent matter what you write it in .

As far as bowing down to me . Nope. These things are fun
Do what you wanna do Ama, The only thing i don't appreciate are personal insults .

If you Like "c" , Pascal, , Vb, , Lisp, Fortran , Assembler , Vb , Darkbasic , Biltz 3d , fourth , Pilot ,logo, java, llscript, jamagic , smalltalk ,ADA, or a dozen others then use what you like . The proof of the application is the response of the people that use it .


This is a discussion of some multi user games written in BASIC ! Not a programming flame war

If it works for you then use it

I disagree with everyone! The most important thing is having your app run with as few CPU instructions as possible. Java for instance, a GREAT way to learn concepts, but thumbs it's nose at the philosophy I choose to adopt.

Basic?!? I scoff at basic.
In my day we didnt' have none of that there Basic.
All we had was Assembly language.
'Course my granpappy tells dem there tales of the machine 'anguage. <shudder> Dem was dark days indeed!




lol
I can't program worth s**t in any language.

Javascript programs are nice to look at but they tend to suck the life out of my computers.

My language can beat up your language.

The name is Ama, not Ana. Thanks.

No end user should.
End result wise, you are of course correct.
Already covered the name thing. Did I use a personal insult? I re-read my post and can't find it.
All good and true from an end user standpoint. However I didn't think this was an end user discussion? I thought it was about programming practices? If it is not, then my apologies.

If it is, then language is an important factor of making a program. Finding the language that best suits what you want to program is important. Forcing a language to do what you want can create headaches, bloat the software, take longer to make, and in general be a real pain.

End result wise, whatever you can make work, as long as it works, is good. Programming process wise, using a language that isn't the best match for your project needs is not good, and can effect the results.

Yeah but what if you choice in language makes the user buy a new computer.

If you have a deal with the hardware manufacturer then its even better than 'good'.

I can program... in TI-83+ language; oh yeah, I'm the master *dances... in a master-like format*

Gotta love them calculator games

thbbbttt!
I can program a HP15 so there!

I'd just like to say; those horses are awesome hehe

I can program my VCR!

bwahahahahhaaha

all bow before me!

to do what?

I love obscure languages. heh. My personal favorites are BrainF* and Befunge.

Here is the befunge one:

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Ain't that beutiful?

haha, most of the text had to be printed backwards!

Sure it does! If it takes you twice as long (and twice the money) to make it because you picked the wrong language, that "matters".

Exactly Garoad.

My real question though is off topic:
How many pelicans are there in a pocketful of pelicans?

Uhm, African or European pelicans?

roflmao

What? I don't know that!

and I have to say .. .those horses look a little stoned to me . . .

Zana