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2bitmem

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Future of SFML dotnet question
« on: May 05, 2014, 08:28:49 am »
Hello, everyone I'm new here and I have what is to me an important question.

I program in VB .NET specifically I use VB .NET 2010 Express Edition.

I wanted to know what the future of SFML DotNet is. I have not searched around so I thought it would be best to ask here at the source. I would like to use the library for game development, but most libraries that work with VB have a really short lifespan. Is it safe for me to dedicate my programming to using the library? Are there any news or plans for sfml in the near future? I just wanted to ask here.
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Re: Future of SFML dotnet question
« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2014, 08:41:15 am »
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Is it safe for me to dedicate my programming to using the library?
SFML has been around for 7 years, and I do my best to make sure it will still be there for long. There's me, an official team of maintainers, and an active community behind SFML so it's not going to die soon.

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Are there any news or plans for sfml in the near future?
The near future is SFML 2.2 (a few weeks). We have also started to think about SFML 3.
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Re: Future of SFML dotnet question
« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2014, 04:03:27 pm »
Ok, very good. I'm looking over the sfml game development book now. I'm in the process of choosing a programming route. It's between c++ c# an vb. I hope to use sfml and c++ I think, but dotnet is still tempting.
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Re: Future of SFML dotnet question
« Reply #3 on: May 05, 2014, 05:35:59 pm »
Quote from: 2bitmem on May 05, 2014, 04:03:27 pm
Ok, very good. I'm looking over the sfml game development book now. I'm in the process of choosing a programming route. It's between c++ c# an vb. I hope to use sfml and c++ I think, but dotnet is still tempting.
C# rules ;)
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Re: Future of SFML dotnet question
« Reply #4 on: May 05, 2014, 06:16:52 pm »
Quote from: Deathbeam on May 05, 2014, 05:35:59 pm
Quote from: 2bitmem on May 05, 2014, 04:03:27 pm
Ok, very good. I'm looking over the sfml game development book now. I'm in the process of choosing a programming route. It's between c++ c# an vb. I hope to use sfml and c++ I think, but dotnet is still tempting.
C# rules ;)
Yep, since it is faster to get setup in than C++ in my opinion. :) :D
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Re: Future of SFML dotnet question
« Reply #5 on: May 05, 2014, 06:24:53 pm »

There is no "best" language. There's only "best for a specific purpose".
C++ has plenty of flaws, but it does have (IMO) a few major things going for it:
- speed
- no garbage collector (yes, I see that as a feature)
- not MS centric, works easily across different hardware and OS's.

Just my $0.02
« Last Edit: May 05, 2014, 06:58:41 pm by Jesper Juhl »
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Re: Future of SFML dotnet question
« Reply #6 on: May 05, 2014, 06:57:07 pm »
Stop this full quoting madness. PLEASE.
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