Let's review shall we? it runs better than the original, includes bug fixes, and I own a legal copy. So do tell why I should be using the N64 version again. @YiJiang'sEvilClone
Oh, that's cool. The local (rather big) house systems manufacturer Vaillant makes a series of heating installations for private homes which you can regulate over the internet. And so can, it seems, everyone else. Cue in a rather red-headed spokesperson of the company telling people "Uh ... better plug out your great new internet-capable systems, we're working on a fix, honest ..."
Thankfully a heating installation is not a game and it still works when not connected to the internet. :)
@fredley what if I don't really want to learn Python? I kind of want to learn C++ however how will I apply that to making games in the future? if I ever do.
@Scootaloo C++ is a hard language to start with, but it's possible. You might find it easier to learn the basics of programming with Python before diving into C++.
Java is actually good to learn object oriented programming with. Not as good as some of the more "academic" ones, but you'll find lots of example code, which is a big plus.
@Scootaloo It also gives you procedural (C-like) code along objects, macros along templates, and sprinkles that all with functors and the like. Not that Python is any better ...
@MartinSojka Why shouldn't I use C++? it is the standard. If I go to Rockstar or wherever I want to work and apply only knowing Java I'll be laughed out of the building.
@MartinSojka & @djsmiley2k Yep. I have no problem with making a fool of myself online, but I am not going to ruin my actual life by doing something as stupid as that.
@Scootaloo The idea is to be able to tell "I know object-oriented and functional programming, and dabbled in declarative and aspect-oriented paradigms. Of specific languages, I'm good at C++, Java, Lisp, Python, Perl, C#, Lua and a few others and I'm sure I can pick up any other language required simply by understanding the underlying principles."
Are there any game database sites that have user ratings and lists (like imdb for movies)?
I'm looking for a site where I can rate my games and share a list of favorite ones with my friends.
@MartinSojka Ok. Again though: why are you trying to discourage me from learning C++ over something else? I know it will be harder, but I think that doing this the hard way will pay off in the long run.
@Scootaloo Because it isn't "the standard". Being a good programmer isn't about knowing what language you know. A good programmer should be able to pick up a new language in a week, less if you're coming in from something with similar syntax.
@MartinSojka A bunch of colleagues used Eiffel in place of Java for their Software Engineering course. For a bunch of reason, it wasn't a great experience - although I admit the challenges of having to work with multiple teams across multiple countries inside the same build unit and name space with a 7 stage compilation process aren't exactly what you'd put in Programming 101
The trouble with C++, C#, Python, Perl and others is that they are "multi-paradigm", but you won't know what that even means, much less how to use those capabilities, unless you learned to see the pure variants of them.
Also, for a mix of practicability and usefulness of learning, variants of ECMAScript are also rather good to get a grasp on functional (and event-driven) programming.
def findzero(fun, a, b):
if fun(a)*fun(b)>0: raise ArgumentException
if a<b: a, b = b, a
if fun(a) == 0: return a
if fun(b) == 0: return b
mid = a+b/2
if fun(a)*fun(mid)<0: return findzero(fun, a, mid)
if fun(b)*fun(mid)<0: return findzero(fun, mid, b)
@YiJiang'sEvilClone To understand why it functions you need to know functional programming (the "on" attributes are functions which take, among other things, functions as arguments, which in this case are dynamically created at runtime in another such function and encapsulate the local variables at the point of time even when ran at some other time -> see also "closure").
@MadScientist Typically if it's in red type it's mod only. That said I only know how to see if one is being ignored, rather than knowing who ignores who
@Scootaloo That is something I don't even care about. I have yet to understand just what ticks you off so much. You are the one getting extremely defensive here.
Anyway, ECMAScript is a little annoying for functional programming too, mainly because having to use function for every function declaration makes the code look rather ugly
Of course you can choose something that compiles down to JS with the necessary syntatic sugar, but in that case you might as well choose something else to start with
I think "let's implement the bisection methods you all know about to find the zero of a function, any function!" would be simpler, more linear and more engaging. Also, being almost tail-recursive, you could use it to kind of gently introduce to recursive programming
Especially the laboratory part where some people cheated their way through the first exercises with netcat and some people cheated their way through the later exercises (for the bonus points) with Python
@kalina The question itself is innocent, but the motive isn't. To answer it: no I'm not paranoid, but I have plenty a learning disability's that does effect my social skills negatively.
My Observation and understanding of the game
I have been playing this game since a week-ten days. I some how feel the candies are not randomly generated, I also understand there are multiple variations of each level so that if played multiple times we get different starting of that level (that'...
I'm Khergit Rebels. They're Rhodoks. My faction relation is -100, and my relationship with the lord inside is -17. We've been at war for nearly a year.
But when I click on the castle, it only gives me two options: hail the guard and talk to the asshole inside... or leave. Why?
One of my fel...
How can I test certain mechanics (for example whether Manta Style gets you out of Treant Protector's ultimate).
Currently what I do is host a game, get a friend to play the other side, set to appropriate levels via cheats, and then test. This though always requires 2 players involved.
How do I ...
@Sconibulus Scoots didn't manage to keep his cold because ERRYONE WAS BEIN MEAN! So rather than, you know, leaving, he asked for a ban. And called kalina names to "justify" one.
I've been clearing maps and getting a lot of drops, some equipment stronger than the one I already have, thus switching my equipment to get better. Sometimes, I get drops which I can 'sell as junk' at the merchant or put in my Bank as materials.
There are some items left. I always sell them at t...
In Divinity 2 : Ego Draconis, I have found 1 book so far that is explicitly named "Stat Book" and gave me one stat point to spend after reading.
But since you can also get Books as optional Quest rewards I ask myself what purpose they have. Are they just for lore fanatics or can you gain additi...
@kalina The new buzzword features are meh, the on/off-switch has an IR node in it, and you can't change the battery. And, if I remember correctly, changing the memory card isn't possible either.
battery is never really an issue for me, I'm not away from anywhere with power for more than 10-16 hours at a time, with the upper portion of that range being a time that I wouldn't be using my phone anyway
@kalina The strong point of their presentation was "People switch the screen on and off all the time!" That switch is one of the first mechanical thing to break, it is easily smeared with sweat etc. ... I don't like combining the IR node with the switch, is all.
Are there any game database sites that have user ratings and lists (like imdb for movies)?
I'm looking for a site where I can rate my games and share a list of favorite ones with my friends.
I live in Australia, and I was wondering if there was anyway to access applications from the U.S such as Hulu?
how can i set up a Logitech G25 Racingwheel in Ubuntu 12.04?
it there a driver or other tool avaiable?
I'll using it in Speed Dreams.
In Divinity 2 : Ego Draconis, I have found 1 book so far that is explicitly named "Stat Book" and gave me one stat point to spend after reading.
But since you can also get Books as optional Quest rewards I ask myself what purpose they have. Are they just for lore fanatics or can you gain additi...
