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Why would it run in a browser?

by BlackDeath3 13y ago

SimHacker 13y ago
Because I rewrote it in JavaScript! ;)
- BlackDeath3 13y ago
  Fair enough, I suppose. Why JavaScript?
  - SimHacker 13y ago
    So it will run in the the browser? Or node.js, if you like.
    - BlackDeath3 13y ago
      It runs in the browser, because you wrote it in JavaScript, so that it will run in the browser...? I was curious as to why you would target the browser at all, but whatever roasts your toast, man. Enjoy game development!
      - SimHacker 13y ago
        Haven't you heard? Lots of people use browsers. Google it, you'll be amazed.
        BlackDeath3 13y ago
        So availability of the platform dominated other facets of the technical design? OK, sounds like the typical "JS for everything!" philosophy to me, but again, whatever works for you. Don't get your nuts in a twist, I was really just curious about your decision.
        SimHacker 13y ago
        You're aware that the technical design of SimCity is over 25 years old right? Are you over 25 years old, too? Can you please suggest a platform that makes it easier for as many people to instantly and effortlessly run it? Do you have such an axe to grind against JavaScript that you think it's a bad decision to use it, in spite of its ubiquity and suitability? Or is it web browser themselves that you despise, and you don't think it's wise to develop browser based games no matter what the language? Do you have a viable alternative, that runs as fast and has as rich an ecosystem and is known and used by as many people, and do you have a plan to get your alternative language into as many web browsers as run JavaScript, or replace web browsers entirely? Exactly how long should I sit on my hands hold my breath and for your plan to replace JavaScript and the web to come to fruition? Whatever your alternative is, remember that the point is opening up the simulator so the code is not only runnable but also understandable by a large number of people, including kids learning to program, and to motivate people to learn a useful programming language that they will be able to use in the real world. So Haskel is right out. Seriously, everybody knows you're just trolling, because you're making no sense whatsoever, and pretending to be dense. And it's not a very good troll at all. My nuts aren't in a twist, but you're sure trying hard to twist them. How about giving it a rest and finding somewhere else to huff and puff about JavaScript, because we're trying to have a serious discussion here.
        BlackDeath3 13y ago
        If you'd be so kind as to point out where I've disparaged JavaScript as a language in any way, shape, or form, I'd greatly appreciate that. Ten dollars says you cannot do it, but I'd be fascinated to see how you spin my words in the process. I asked for some reasoning behind your technical decisions because I personally thought that your language/platform choice was a bit unorthodox (while acknowledging its benefit of a wide adoption) as opposed to something else, and you blow up and tell me all about how it's really just a big war between me and poor JavaScript. I said nothing of the sort, and you're really reading much too far into what I've said. In reality, I'm a relative newbie with very little experience with JavaScript, and any personal feelings I may have for it were largely irrelevant to what I said. Relax. Maybe step away from your PC for a while and take a breather? I'd hate to hear about you on the evening news. Christ.

Why would it run in a browser?

SimHacker 13y ago

Because I rewrote it in JavaScript! ;)

BlackDeath3 13y ago
Fair enough, I suppose. Why JavaScript?
- SimHacker 13y ago
  So it will run in the the browser? Or node.js, if you like.
  - BlackDeath3 13y ago
    It runs in the browser, because you wrote it in JavaScript, so that it will run in the browser...? I was curious as to why you would target the browser at all, but whatever roasts your toast, man. Enjoy game development!
    - SimHacker 13y ago
      Haven't you heard? Lots of people use browsers. Google it, you'll be amazed.
      - BlackDeath3 13y ago
        So availability of the platform dominated other facets of the technical design? OK, sounds like the typical "JS for everything!" philosophy to me, but again, whatever works for you. Don't get your nuts in a twist, I was really just curious about your decision.
        SimHacker 13y ago
        You're aware that the technical design of SimCity is over 25 years old right? Are you over 25 years old, too? Can you please suggest a platform that makes it easier for as many people to instantly and effortlessly run it? Do you have such an axe to grind against JavaScript that you think it's a bad decision to use it, in spite of its ubiquity and suitability? Or is it web browser themselves that you despise, and you don't think it's wise to develop browser based games no matter what the language? Do you have a viable alternative, that runs as fast and has as rich an ecosystem and is known and used by as many people, and do you have a plan to get your alternative language into as many web browsers as run JavaScript, or replace web browsers entirely? Exactly how long should I sit on my hands hold my breath and for your plan to replace JavaScript and the web to come to fruition? Whatever your alternative is, remember that the point is opening up the simulator so the code is not only runnable but also understandable by a large number of people, including kids learning to program, and to motivate people to learn a useful programming language that they will be able to use in the real world. So Haskel is right out. Seriously, everybody knows you're just trolling, because you're making no sense whatsoever, and pretending to be dense. And it's not a very good troll at all. My nuts aren't in a twist, but you're sure trying hard to twist them. How about giving it a rest and finding somewhere else to huff and puff about JavaScript, because we're trying to have a serious discussion here.
        BlackDeath3 13y ago
        If you'd be so kind as to point out where I've disparaged JavaScript as a language in any way, shape, or form, I'd greatly appreciate that. Ten dollars says you cannot do it, but I'd be fascinated to see how you spin my words in the process. I asked for some reasoning behind your technical decisions because I personally thought that your language/platform choice was a bit unorthodox (while acknowledging its benefit of a wide adoption) as opposed to something else, and you blow up and tell me all about how it's really just a big war between me and poor JavaScript. I said nothing of the sort, and you're really reading much too far into what I've said. In reality, I'm a relative newbie with very little experience with JavaScript, and any personal feelings I may have for it were largely irrelevant to what I said. Relax. Maybe step away from your PC for a while and take a breather? I'd hate to hear about you on the evening news. Christ.