[gameprogrammer] Re: why Always C++

where should i start for game programming i really wanna know how rite now
im learning c++ well plz reply i really would apreciate it

On 9/7/07, Lilith Calbridge <lilith@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I don't know much about Delphi but I suspect that it's a matter of
> speed.  Having something else do things in the wings for you means you
> don't have control over what the program is doing.  So if your program
> is running slow there's no way to speed up what the program is doing to
> get your graphic on the screen.  With C/C++ it either may be running
> fast enough to begin with or you can find some sort of method to speed
> things up.  Is Delphi optimized for games and graphics or is it oriented
> towards relatively easy to build applications that aren't too concerned
> about most speed bottlenecks?
>
> It could also be a matter of flexibility.
>
> Consider, too, that using an API like SDL to handle the graphics for
> your is pretty much the equivalent of the code you posted in Delphi.
> Just because a language is easy to use doesn't mean it's the best for
> every situation.
>
> --
> Lilith
>
> >>> On 9/7/2007 at 11:40 AM, "Yasser Gonzalez Soto"
> <yassergs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> > Why always C++ is choosed to gammeprogramming?
> >
> > Delphi is really is really easy for this. My point is, how you load
> and
> > show an image in C++?
> >
> > c++ code:
> >   HBITMAP hbitmap
> >   CDC cdc;
> >   CDC memDC;
> >   HBITMAP oldbitmap;
> >
> >
> >
>
> hbitmap=(HBITMAP)LoadImage(hInstance,IMAGE_BITMAP,FileName,0,0,LR_LOADFROMFIL
> > E);
> >
> >   HDC hdc = GetDC(hwnd);
> >   HDC image_dc = CreateCompatibleDC(hdc);
> >
> >
> >   HBITMAP old_hbitmap = (HBITMAP)SelectObject(image_dc,hbitmap);
> >
> >   BitBlt(hdc,50,50,320,192,image_dc,0,0,SRCCOPY);
> >
> > delphi code:
> >
> >   bitmap:TBitmap;
> >
> >   bitmap:=Tbitmap.Create;
> >   bitmap.LoadFromFile(file_name);
> >
> >
> >
> > Besides, that 'erase-screen-redraw-screen' business is troublesome
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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