Re: [GD-General] C# versus C++ for game engines

[Colin F. <cp...@ea...>]

2003 February 23rd
Sunday

Okay, I see a trend...

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>>> [...] I have read some
>>> about C# and I really don't see what the big deal is for most game
>>> programming. The way I see it, changing languages is something that will
>>> be painful and cause a medium-term productivity loss, so there must be
>>> some *extremely* compelling reasons to change.
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>>> The problems you point out, however, make its adoption unadvisable for
most
>>> game projects. There is not a lot of productivity to gain compared to
the
>>> costs involved. [...]
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>>> Unlikely C# will become portable in any foreseeable future,
>>> Which in my opinion will successfully rule it out from majority
>>> of game engines.
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>>> the mono project seems doomed to failure as a result.
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>>> C# for game engines, in a nutshell:
>>> Pros:     Reflection.
>>> Cons:     FUD regarding long term viablility on non-microsoft platforms.
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The consensus seems to be that switching to C# is the way to go for
all current and future video game projects, because of its gained
portability, medium-term productivity, compelling "big deal", and
foreseeable viability.

I didn't expect this kind of universal support for such a new
development platform, especially given the kind of professional
experience of the people who post to this mailing list, but I
am humble and I hear what you guys are saying.

Now it's full-steam ahead with my C# game engine!  I'm so
glad that I'm not alone on this one.  I am really psyched that
major players in the industry have embraced C# as their new
game engine technology.  For a while I thought I was going to
have to bash Microsoft for inventing C# as a way to sell more
software, books, and seminars, and as a way to divide mind-share
and sue people.  How cynical could I get?!

Thanks for all of the feedback.  Maybe when I come down off
of all of this crack cocaine I will get more out of your
insights.

--- Colin

cp...@ea...