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It seems to me like you missed the point of his letter to Carmack entirely. He's saying it doesn't have to be the greatest tool for the job, he's saying it's a
by runjake 14y ago
It seems to me like you missed the point of his letter to Carmack entirely. He's saying it doesn't have to be the greatest tool for the job, he's saying it's a good intro for would-be programmers and dabblers.
And don't give me that "when you were born" line. It's built to hinder fresh, new ideas and perspectives.
Signed,
A dinosaur who tries to refrain from using the "When I was your age..." line.
- ori_b 14y ago> He's saying it doesn't have to be the greatest tool for the job, he's saying it's a good intro for would-be programmers and dabblers. Perhaps. But we should be able to do better. Pygame, for example -- The example I found[1] looks quite nice and easy to use: [1]http://www.willmcgugan.com/blog/tech/2007/6/4/opengl-sample-code-for-pygame/ http://www.willmcgugan.com/blog/tech/2007/6/4/opengl-sample-...
- slurgfest 14y agoPygame is effectively just SDL. If you are going to depend on OpenGL anyway, Pyglet is even nicer for newbies
- allait 14y agoPygame can be a pain to install sometimes. Things that package dependencies into a single binary (like Love2D) are easier to setup, but often lack the out-of-the-box interactivity that JavaScript tools provide.
- Keyframe 14y agoJavascript is the new BASIC then? If so, it is better.