The Powder Toy

Why "C"?

  • SerGreen     29th Aug 2010 Member 0 Permalink
    Just interesting: why for creating Powder toy was chosen C, why not C++, C#, Java or Delphy?
  • alexthesax     29th Aug 2010 Member 0 Permalink
    it is c++
  • MiXih     29th Aug 2010 Member 0 Permalink
    alexthesax
    no?
    delphi or c# will be little laggy
  • Felix     29th Aug 2010 Member 0 Permalink
    wikku9:
    alexthesax
    no?
    delphi or c# will be little laggy

    A language won't make it "laggy".
    alexthesax:
    it is c++

    it is not. You can't even compile it with a c++ compiler.
  • alexthesax     29th Aug 2010 Member 0 Permalink
    well then how come in the tutorial posted on the wiki it states.

    "1) Download a good source editor. I recommend Visual Studio Express 2010 C++ because of it's great debugging and auto-code tools. It is completely free."
  • Felix     29th Aug 2010 Member 0 Permalink
    alexthesax:
    well then how come in the tutorial posted on the wiki it states.

    "1) Download a good source editor. I recommend Visual Studio Express 2010 C++ because of it's great debugging and auto-code tools. It is completely free."

    VC++ includes a C compiler. Powder Toy is not written in C++.
  • bchandark     29th Aug 2010 Member 0 Permalink
    Just check the description.

    "Written in C and using SDL, The Powder Toy..."
  • alexthesax     29th Aug 2010 Member 0 Permalink
    ok, so it says that in the description, then how come, triclops, who we all know can program, wrote in the wiki, to use a C++ compiler?
  • Felix     29th Aug 2010 Member 0 Permalink
    alexthesax:
    ok, so it says that in the description, then how come, triclops, who we all know can program, wrote in the wiki, to use a C++ compiler?

    You don't think there are other people here that can program? And as I wrote, VC++ comes with a C compiler too. So it automagically selects the right one.
  • lolzy     29th Aug 2010 Former Staff 0 Permalink
    He was using triclops as an example.
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