I was just curious where everyone stands when dealing with C#. I know that its Microsoft''s answer to Java and it has a lot to do with the .NET, but will it be viable or advantageous towards game programming. Will it form a sort of Microsoft internet standard like everyone says its going to? "There is humor in everything depending on which prespective you look from."

I haven''t seen a need for it. We write all of our DLL''s in VBasic and it''s fast enough.

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I don''t know where everyone pulls that C# is supposed to be like Java. .NET has some ideas that java has: portability and OOP required. But .NET works totally differently: there''s no VM, there''s no byte-code, there''s no major speed degredation for portability, it''s a totally published standard that anyone can take advantage of. That''s why you see non-MS .NET languages (cobol.NET, etc) If you wanted to make your own .NET language you could...it just has to compile down to well-formed MSIL, and it''ll work just like any other .NET language.

Anyway, just some ranting

Epolevne

Please forgive me for this -dumb- question, but is it possiable to write OpenGL based games or applications with C# ?

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It depends on the interface that OpenGL has. I know DirectX works since there are samples included with Beta 1 and I''ve tinkered around myself. If OpenGL is a COM app, then yes, it will work with .NET. It will make a wrapper for the COM object so you can use it in the .NET framework. It''s the same process that all COM objects go through to be .NETized (including DX).

Epolevne

Hi evel

Can you tell me some good URL''s that give me an insight into .NET architecture and c# from a beginners viewpoint. I woud like to evaluate it myself

Do u think XBOX will be .NET compatible


cheers,
Mayavi

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Hi Epolevne,

Can you tell me some good URL''s that give me an insight into .NET architecture and c# from a beginners viewpoint. I woud like to evaluate it myself

Do u think XBOX will be .NET compatible


cheers,
Mayavi

creativity is the only hope.