Re: Game programming in Java ??

"Frecklefoot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> "Dr. O" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > Java is generally used in cross-platform business applications since
speed
> > matters less there and the payoff of multiplatform execution is a great
> > boon.
>
> Okay, a game doesn't have to be available on the PC or a console to be
> "commercial." Bejewelled and many other games are browser-based Java
> games and are every bit as commercial as The Sims or GTA3. They only
> differ in scale.

Concerning Bejewelled: Is the version that you register and pay for still
written in Java ? I notice the distributable is standalone and comes with an
installer.

> Personally, I usually develop in C++ (okay, and C and C#), but I did
> develop games professionaly in Java for a while. Most Java IDE's suck
> compared to C++ ones, but once you get the games running correctly,
> they're just as good as an equivalent C++ one would be.

So the Java IDE's are ok as long as you are lucky enough not to have any
bugs ? :)

-Luke