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Posted 10 years ago2014-02-04 14:24:18 UTC
in Sledge (Hammer Alternative) Alpha Build Post #317754
Delphi doesn't produce additional dependencies, because VCL is statically linked (at least Delphi 7 I worked with; RAD Studio became bloated and completely unusable imo). Delphi is not a good choice in respect to executable size, but at least the exe is self-sufficient. Visual Basic and .NET executables, on the other hand, are not. When compiler (or a GUI to it) becomes a part of large project, as happened to Q3Map2 when it became a part of GtkRadiant, it is obvious that it starts using the underlying framework, but I don't understand people using the framework for small standalone programs. Especially when the framework is not redistributable along with the program, that is a common practice for Micro$oft. :) Qt is better because it is redistributable without restrictions, so is Gtk (but it has other serious flaws beyond a scope of the discussion).
Sorry for bad English, hope you understand my point.
Posted 10 years ago2014-02-04 12:15:45 UTC
in Sledge (Hammer Alternative) Alpha Build Post #317752
I personally don't like people using "heavily-loaded" frameworks to create quite a simple software. Look at HLMV - its author wrote his own tiny framework (mxtk) and his viewer doesn't require any additional dependencies, and functions everywhere. And this is really nice. But nowadays there are lots of programmers that are not bothered about writing fast, compact, all-sufficient software. It seems that we will end up on drivers, and especially viruses, written in C# and requiring the latest .NET package installed prior to infecting one's system. :) No offence meant, just logic.
However, this doesn't apply to Sledge, actually. Sledge has full rights to use any framework because this is a complex program, and I have no claims (although I still don't like .NET and C#, but tastes are different).

Jackhammer is in alpha stage since it is only 5 months old. It supports Windows versions starting from WinXP SP2.
Posted 10 years ago2014-02-04 09:08:54 UTC
in Sledge (Hammer Alternative) Alpha Build Post #317749
Well, you said that I liked to "disparage" other people and there was nothing extraordinary. I'm just curious why you said that.

Regarding the Jackhammer, it does not participate in competitions, because there is no competition actually. I'm focused on creating a convenient cross-platform fully-functional level editor for a vast variety of games, and especially for my engine (this is a primary reason actually). If you like it and you use it - then I'm pleased. If you don't - well, ok. :)
Posted 10 years ago2014-02-03 20:43:15 UTC
in Sledge (Hammer Alternative) Alpha Build Post #317738
2 Stojke:
Nothing extraordinary actually
Couldn't resist registering and asking the only question: "Why?"