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Moving to VC++.NET or not?

benhus · 2002-06-01T23:34:53

Hi, I''m an experienced VB/VB.NET programmer for win and web apps. I''m pretty new to making games, so I have a few questions. Is VB.NET(with DirectX) a good language to make games in? Or do you recommend me to learn VC++.NET? I know that each .NET language is equally powerfull for win and web apps. Does the same apply for making games? Should I stick with VB.NET....with the advantage of being able to use my current knowledge? Or do you recommende me to learn VC++.NET? Andy advice would be great! Thanks. Ben

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Started by benhus May 29, 2002 12:47 PM

24 comments, last by benhus 21 years, 10 months ago

Maximus

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May 31, 2002 09:01 AM

quote:Original post by Doolwind
Firstly, VC++.NET and VB.NET are the same speed. Everything is compiled down the the CLR

Not entirely true. Only Managed C++ is compiled to the CLR, unmanaged C++ (which is most likely what you will use for games) compiles to native code.

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Metal Typhoon

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May 31, 2002 05:09 PM

whát''s CLR ?? sorry for the dumb question

Metal Typhoon

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May 31, 2002 06:16 PM

er..... has anyone suggested using both? That''s one of the reasons .NET is so neat.

Should you find yourself needing low level C++ things, use C++ for those things. VB will work nicely as a high level "glue" language to manage all the components.

I''m hip because I say "M$" instead of "MS".

"There is only one everything"

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June 01, 2002 04:14 AM

Not sure if this is possible but I wish vc++ .net would come with windows form designer and that the .net layer could be used w/out garbage collector using c++ .net. C# and .net is out of the question for me because of lack of speed in dx8 and 3D engine/tools. Basically I just want .net to be native because the api has lots of very useful functions that I wish were in the mfc but aren''t.

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nicho_tedja

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June 01, 2002 02:55 PM

I just want to point out a really cool feature on Visual Studio .NET. You probably already know this, but what the heck, no one mention this before.
In VS.NET you can work in multiple languages. You can actually create a program written in both C++ and VB without using dll or stuff like that. A class declared in C++ can be used in VB without having to compile it first to an external file, such as a dll.

So, if you have this:

      // in C++ projectclass MyClass {...};'in VB projectDim Something As MyClass

I never try this, but it's possible (I saw a Microsoft programmer did that, but he used C# and VB -- promotions

--). But I don't know if this is good for games or not.

Life is fair.
-Albert Tedja-

[edited by - nicho_tedja on June 1, 2002 12:34:23 AM]

[edited by - nicho_tedja on June 1, 2002 12:34:53 AM]

My compiler generates one error message: "does not compile."

Scott Bruno

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June 01, 2002 05:47 PM

Another neat thing is that the debugger will step across languages, which fits in neatly with what nicho_tedja was saying above.

.Net as a way of doing things definitely has some cool things about it. I do not see whole games done in C# or "managed" C++ as being a good idea, but there are certainly possibilitles. For scripting purposes it might come in really handy.

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