Re:

["Fulbert Boussaton" <f.boussaton@heliovisionsproductions.fr>]

Fast answer: a mathematical libray containing quite complete classes of : 3D
vectors, 4D vectors, 3*3 matrix, 4*4 matrix, planes, ray tracing, and a lot
of other modules is 120ko long.
Please, stop talking about things you really don't know! Try it and you'll
see by yourself!

Fulbert Boussaton

----- Original Message -----
From: <dreyhau@banet.net>
To: <gameprogrammer@gameprogrammer.com>
Sent: Friday, December 10, 1999 1:03 AM
Subject: Re:


> Um, uh uh. For big projects C++ is horrible, Ever heard of operator
> overloading. Keeping track of all them for a module or two is 'ok'. But
for
> a couple hundred? C is a simply superior language. C++ is bulky and
contains
> numerous faults. One of the faults includes memory leaks. Who ever heard
of
> a memmory leak in C? Also C++ produces apps about 2 times as big, half as
> fast, in two times the time to develop. Don't make me argue further, there
> are so many more arguments.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ron Nanko <RonNanko@gm-squared.de>
> To: <gameprogrammer@gameprogrammer.com>
> Sent: Thursday, December 09, 1999 6:28 PM
> Subject: Re:
>
>
> > For support C++ is better, but C is a better language overall. Go to
> > http://www.program.com/humor/bjarne.html and you will know why. By the
> way,
> > The article is not just for humor, it is 100% true.
> > > I'm totally agree with you!
> > >
> > > Just for support. C++ is better, that's all.
>
> First of all, C++ contains all the advantages C has. It has some additions
> that, if used without thinking about it, can slow things down, yes.
However,
> a coder who knows about the benefits of C++ will barely want to miss them
> again. You mentioned "support" as a C++ advantage. It definately is.
You've
> got a huge project? You should choose C++.
>
> Modern C++ precompilers create very efficient C output, so what's the
point
> in using C? Speed? Come on, for time-critical parts assembler's still the
> number one choice. And I guess you won't argue about that.
>
> As far as the original message was concerned, I'd advise you to learn C++
> right away and don't care about C whatsoever. On the one hand you'll have
> the advantage of not always falling back into the procedural way of
thinking
> and on the other hand you'll have reusable code, that is easy maintain and
> "support". The traps (and there _are_ quite a few) which come along with
C++
> won't be noticable in your first attempts on writing games whatsoever, and
> the tricks from the game programming gurus to avoid these traps can easily
> be found on the internet.
>
> The only book you should ever need to get started is called "C++ Primer
> Plus" by Stephan Prata. That book's awesome, and perhaps some of the C++
> enemies should take a look in it to fnd out about the true benefits of
this
> great language.
>
> Sincerly,
> Ron Nanko
> chief coder, gm²
>
> Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.
>
> Ron Nanko, department of computer science, university of Kiel, Germany
> contact me at rna@informatik.uni-kiel.de (university), ICQ #24926976,
> RonNanko@gm-squared.de (private), or http://www.RonNanko.de
> Visit my game development company at http://www.gm-squared.de
>
>
>
>
>
>
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