Is there a free Game design program--something along the lines of Dark Basic--that is available for Mac?
I really appreciate your thoughts and suggestions.
Jack
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Huh. You've been around longer than me, but I don't recall seeing you before. Hmm. Still, you've got a cool name, which is the whole reason I opened this thread.
I know nothing about the question you asked, however. I thought I knew something about Dark Basic, but it turns out it's Dark Step, which, despite being half the same, is actually not at all. *spins*
Posted by pfresh85 (Member # 8085) on :
I believe most programming, including game programming, on the Mac falls into the C# category. As far as I know, C# (much like C and C++) is a bit more complex than something like Dark Basic, which (if i recall correctly) is geared towards game programming.
Posted by ricree101 (Member # 7749) on :
Are you sure that C# is what you meant? As far as I know, C# is pretty much a windows language at the moment. Mono has come a long way when it comes to supporting C# applications, but as far as I know it just isn't there yet for high performance software like games.
Posted by Cactus Jack (Member # 2671) on :
I took it to mean he meant it was that "category" of programming, as in that "type."
As in, it was more like programming in C than it was like programming in Dark Basic.
Was I interpreting that right?
Posted by Cactus Jack (Member # 2671) on :
Oh, and quid, I don't know anything about Dark Step, but I do know about ten step, which despite being half the same, I suspect isn't.
*Bang-bang*
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Posted by ricree101 (Member # 7749) on :
quote:Originally posted by Cactus Jack: I took it to mean he meant it was that "category" of programming, as in that "type."
As in, it was more like programming in C than it was like programming in Dark Basic.
Was I interpreting that right?
I suppose you're right. Looking back on it, I probably misunderstood what he was saying. Still C# seems like a strange example to use.
Posted by pfresh85 (Member # 8085) on :
Well it was a little bit on my fault. My general point was about the type of language, which Cactus Jack got. I was off somewhat though, mixing up things (what I was talking about and more current news). Mac programming is typically in Objective-C, although there have been moves in recent days to go into C# (and you can find books about programming in C# on the Mac).
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I thought I knew something about Dark Basic, but it turns out it's Dark Step, which, despite being half the same, is actually not at all. *spins*