Programming and coding

1 Name: OP !ZW07SUX5r2 : 2013-08-31 16:10

Game industry programmer here. Still pretty new to c++ but I was just wondering what language other people use in their daily life.

2 Name: Anonymous : 2013-08-31 17:12

C, C++ and C# at work, and sometimes some python for helpful scripts

3 Name: Anonymous : 2013-08-31 18:29

I use Python 2.7. But I still suck at it.

4 Name: OP !ZW07SUX5r2 : 2013-08-31 18:43

>>2
Do you actively develop stuff in C or is it more used to maintain old systems / modules?

5 Name: Anonymous : 2013-08-31 18:51

>>4
simply for maintenance

6 Name: Anonymous : 2013-08-31 18:57

As for me, it's Java, C, and various shell scripting languages as a military simulation maker.

As a hobby it's fallen by the wayside. I'll get back on the wagon one of these days. I used to like C and Scheme.

7 Name: Anonymous : 2013-11-07 13:38

PHP and JS for work (web dev)

For fun, I do most of my prototyping and algo design in python and then implement it in whichever language is right for the job.

C is my favorite, though. It was the first I learned and I still love it 10 years later. I also love automating things with bash and applescript.

8 Name: Anonymous : 2013-11-07 21:45

>>7
bash and python are both excellent for small tasks, or a number of small tasks contributing to a larger task
i've been having fun at work recently integrating both with our CI

9 Name: Anonymous : 2013-11-11 19:05

I'm working on teaching myself JS. Then I'll work on Python.

10 Name: Anonymous : 2013-11-12 15:22

I'm currently teaching myself Pure Data, a visual programming language. I'm sure that people used to text-based programming languages might find it limiting, but for musical applications it seems that the possibilities are nearly endless.

11 Name: Anonymous : 2013-11-16 02:54

>>8
Yeah, automating small tasks is a really nice feeling. I'm currently working on a small script that uses ImageMagick to modify some CSS sprites for work and generate the appropriate code.

>>10
That's great. I played with Max/MSP/Jitter a while ago and pure data is really neat for video/audio processing! I would love to make some algorithmically generated music sometime.

12 Name: Anonymous : 2013-11-28 01:29

This might be a fun way to get into ActionScript if you know absolutely nothing about programming: http://www.kongregate.com/games/GregoryCarlson/the-programmer-rpg

13 Name: :3 : 2013-11-29 19:36

use ruby

14 Name: Anonymous : 2013-12-01 06:19

Do not underestimate objects!

15 Name: Anonymous : 2013-12-01 12:23

use fortran

16 Name: Anonymous : 2013-12-02 13:56

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17 Name: Anonymous : 2013-12-03 08:02

No, Ruby!

18 Name: Anonymous : 2013-12-09 17:27

I just discovered node-webkit!
I'm using it to do a horrible xPud-clone for my netbook.

19 Name: Anonymous : 2013-12-11 22:30

>>18
How exactly?

20 Name: Anonymous : 2013-12-16 15:13

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

21 Name: Anonymous : 2013-12-16 15:40

>>20

I've always thought about things like that. What if a guy went back to mid evil times with a average sized handgun and was attacked by knights? How many would he be able to take out before the rest ran away in fear?

22 Name: Anonymous : 2013-12-23 03:59

>>21
You'd really only need a CD player, according to A Kid in King Arthur's Court.

See also: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court.
I think I've read it, but it was apparently not memorable. I read a lot of Mark Twain and a lot of King Arthur-related works when I was young.

23 Name: Anonymous : 2014-01-04 17:24

With the new year and all, is anyone participating in http://www.onegameamonth.com ?

24 Name: Anonymous : 2014-01-06 13:37

>>23
One every month. Hell, most good games take years to make.

25 Name: Anonymous : 2014-01-06 22:02

>>24
No one said they had to be good games!
There's a proverb about the board game Go:

Lose your first hundred games as quickly as possible.

I think that applies to anything worth doing.

Right now I'm thinking about how to implement a really basic chess AI for a chess variant with respawning, in accordance with the challenge's January theme. A simple thing, almost not even a game, that I'll learn something from and discard.

26 Name: Anonymous : 2014-01-06 22:29

>>25
That actually sounds pretty cool, I'd like to play it when it's finished.

27 Name: Anonymous : 2014-01-07 09:57

basic chess AI for a chess variant with respawning

Wait, so like, the chess pieces respawn? Seriously? Because itself is a great idea.

28 Name: Anonymous : 2014-01-11 05:31

I want to actually DO things with Ruby but I can't get past the stage of just knowing about loops and variables and doing basic math.

29 Name: pc : 2014-01-12 13:10

Currently studying C/C++ at uni, and really liking both of them. Before that used to do Python, PHP and some LISP.

30 Name: trickyhero : 2014-01-27 03:59

Just started learning python so I can hopefully do some cool automation with my pi. I started with VB at school :p

31 Name: Anonymous : 2014-01-27 18:49

>>30
Oh god, hahaha. I had a VB class at school last year. It was horrible. I learned things about programming, but VB is just so baaad.