What programming Language does Stardock use?

October 23, 2001 6:15 PM from

I am currently in college learning programming and am thinking about experimenting on game programming and was wondering what language would be best?

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Reply #1 October 23, 2001 6:45 PM from

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For game programming you can't go wrong with good ol' C++. Not sure what the folks at SD use, though.

Reply #2 October 23, 2001 6:49 PM from

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I know that SD is using several languages. Most developers use VC. Others use Delphi. The VB based programs are being ported to VC.

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Reply #3 October 23, 2001 6:52 PM from

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All SD games are programmed in C++.

Reply #4 October 23, 2001 6:55 PM from

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At work (I am a games programmer) we use C++. This is because C++ has a lot of support. Games engines are in C++. APIs are often in standard C.

Reply #5 October 23, 2001 7:47 PM from

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Cool, I'm in a basic C++ class at the moment so I don't know a hell of a lot yet. Thanks.

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Reply #6 October 23, 2001 10:37 PM from

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We use whatever we find to be most effective for a different project. The right tool for the right job. Sometimes ASM, sometimes C++, sometimes object pascal (Delphi), sometimes VB. We use them all.

Reply #7 October 23, 2001 10:44 PM from

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Are you sure you are talking about the games? You probably know best, but I thought you were using VC and used a games library you developed called "Pear".

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Reply #8 October 23, 2001 11:41 PM from

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On the games it's C++. Pear is written in C++, it's a set of libraries we created to handle all the GUI stuff in DirectX. Very powerful.

Reply #9 October 24, 2001 12:50 PM from

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/me fights the urge
/me looses the fight

so, it would be fair to say that a lot of the lovely fancy graphics in your games are all basically Pear shaped?

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Reply #10 October 24, 2001 12:51 PM from

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I thought they were all phalic shaped?

Reply #11 October 25, 2001 8:57 AM from

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/me wonders why all computer programmers seem to be obsessed with sex

DOH, just remembered i am supposed to be one to

/me wanders off to try and find this phalic stardock game

Reply #12 October 27, 2001 12:33 AM from

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All this time I've been coding in GWBasic? No wonder nobody wants to use my stuff!!!!

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