Comments for Potential Blog http://www.potentialgames.com/blog Notes of a Potential Independent Game Developer Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:46:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 Comment on Static: The Dark Side of Design by neb http://www.potentialgames.com/blog/2008/10/03/static-the-dark-side-of-design/#comment-481 neb Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:05:41 +0000 http://www.potentialgames.com/blog/?p=184#comment-481 Indeed, I couldn't think of a pun for eliminating static cling. That's exactly what I needed. Good one. By the way, the alpha testing server is down while I consider an incremental release, including some new eye candy. Indeed, I couldn’t think of a pun for eliminating static cling. That’s exactly what I needed. Good one.

By the way, the alpha testing server is down while I consider an incremental release, including some new eye candy.

]]> Comment on Static: The Dark Side of Design by Todd http://www.potentialgames.com/blog/2008/10/03/static-the-dark-side-of-design/#comment-480 Todd Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:37:48 +0000 http://www.potentialgames.com/blog/?p=184#comment-480 You forgot to mention the Dryer Sheet of Refactoring. You forgot to mention the Dryer Sheet of Refactoring.

]]> Comment on Static: The Dark Side of Design by neb http://www.potentialgames.com/blog/2008/10/03/static-the-dark-side-of-design/#comment-479 neb Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:24:49 +0000 http://www.potentialgames.com/blog/?p=184#comment-479 By the way, although object oriented design is well established, I felt obligated to write this article because I just spent several days cleaning up a static API of my own. By the way, although object oriented design is well established, I felt obligated to write this article because I just spent several days cleaning up a static API of my own.

]]> Comment on Serialized Data Survivability by Todd http://www.potentialgames.com/blog/2008/09/26/serialized-data-survivability/#comment-475 Todd Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:37:11 +0000 http://www.potentialgames.com/blog/?p=170#comment-475 Spiffy. This is an obstacle on just about every project I have worked on. You'll have to know how it works out for you. Spiffy. This is an obstacle on just about every project I have worked on. You’ll have to know how it works out for you.

]]> Comment on Software Versioning by neb http://www.potentialgames.com/blog/2008/08/05/software-versioning/#comment-399 neb Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:07:45 +0000 http://www.potentialgames.com/blog/?p=101#comment-399 As soon as humanly possible. As soon as humanly possible.

]]> Comment on Software Versioning by Dan http://www.potentialgames.com/blog/2008/08/05/software-versioning/#comment-398 Dan Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:14:03 +0000 http://www.potentialgames.com/blog/?p=101#comment-398 So... when do we see 1.0.0 (.0 Build 1)? So… when do we see 1.0.0 (.0 Build 1)?

]]> Comment on The Trouble with Interfaces by neb http://www.potentialgames.com/blog/2008/07/09/the-trouble-with-interfaces/#comment-232 neb Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:47:12 +0000 http://www.potentialgames.com/blog/?p=66#comment-232 Yes, thank you. This is a perfect example of the delegation pattern at work. Python seems to be an attempt at a less-strict Java. As you may have gleaned, I'd like to see a more-strict Java. Yes, thank you. This is a perfect example of the delegation pattern at work.

Python seems to be an attempt at a less-strict Java. As you may have gleaned, I’d like to see a more-strict Java.

]]> Comment on The Trouble with Interfaces by Todd http://www.potentialgames.com/blog/2008/07/09/the-trouble-with-interfaces/#comment-231 Todd Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:32:22 +0000 http://www.potentialgames.com/blog/?p=66#comment-231 You have described the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delegation_pattern" rel="nofollow">Delegation Pattern</a>. The multiple inheritance of Python alleviates a lot of that tedium, but other features of Python that relax restrictions kind of make "contracts" impossible. You have described the Delegation Pattern.

The multiple inheritance of Python alleviates a lot of that tedium, but other features of Python that relax restrictions kind of make “contracts” impossible.

]]> Comment on To Enum or Not to Enum by neb http://www.potentialgames.com/blog/2008/06/25/to-enum-or-not-to-enum/#comment-197 neb Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:21:11 +0000 http://www.potentialgames.com/blog/?p=64#comment-197 As a counter-example, I'm still loading terrain types from an external config file. This is simple enough, because the terrain logic (just a navigability check, at this point) does not need to know the specific terrain type. As a counter-example, I’m still loading terrain types from an external config file. This is simple enough, because the terrain logic (just a navigability check, at this point) does not need to know the specific terrain type.

]]> Comment on To Enum or Not to Enum by neb http://www.potentialgames.com/blog/2008/06/25/to-enum-or-not-to-enum/#comment-195 neb Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:11:37 +0000 http://www.potentialgames.com/blog/?p=64#comment-195 Thanks for the corroborating report. I'm glad I'm not the only one. I'm currently stripping out dozens of lines-of-code and replacing them with ShopType { WEAPONSMITH } ... so much simpler. I love deleting crufty code. Thanks for the corroborating report. I’m glad I’m not the only one.

I’m currently stripping out dozens of lines-of-code and replacing them with ShopType { WEAPONSMITH } … so much simpler. I love deleting crufty code.

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