Due to the fact that I wanna read files from archives and I can’t do that from c+++ (damn you zziplib for not compiling with mingw) I am going to work with Java again. So I will also be hanging out here.
Yes, you’re suppose to reply to this post. No, not with “Oh, hell. That annoying kid’s back” 
Put C++ directly into the trash bin ;D (and SFML too).
Oh hell, that annoying kid is back.
You’ll notice that my punctuation and contractions were different 
Welcome back
I once swore I’d never do java again and went for C++
But my god is it annoying and not really significantly faster… I still have to use it sometimes, but when I code for myself, I choose java when I can.
Not that java is never annoying, but I still think it strikes a fine balance between a relatively clean and easy to use language and raw execution speed. And of course IDE support is second to none.
I’m okay with the C++ hate, but SFML is a fantastic lib on the same level as Slick2D, and for C++ that says a lot.
Oh, hell. That annoying kid’s back
I really hate C++, currently our game server has some corrupted heap problem. Oh those are fun to find!
My projects I think I’ll stick with .NET or Java(mostly Java) when I can.
dude, I’ve had similar experiences. You think - there must be something great about C++ because ‘everyone’ is using it. Until I get into code and start having to deal with shitty generics compiler warnings and circular dependencies and header/code duplication and slow compiles and inferior IDEs and then performance that is quite frankly, not fast enough to warrant all the effort.
Given the constantly increasing speed of machines, having a more optimized language like C++ is growing less useful. C# and Objective-C are rising like comets now, and both are slower than C++.
Well, it sometimes is good to try out other things just to realize that the grass is not always greener on the other side.
Anyway, welcome back!
Objective-C is only on the rise because of the iPhone. I have yet to see any other reason to use the language, with so many other fine choices…
Exactly. ObjC = outdated, steamy pile.
SFML is not Slick2D, it is less cross-platform. SFML works particularly bad on very low end graphics cards and its author did not answer when we asked for some pieces of information concerning the access to input on Linux in order to remove a limitation of JInput…
+1
I agree with you. Objective-C would have disappeared without IPhone.
Yes, I also agree with this. I want to punch myself in the face every day I use Objective-C. I should have clarified that even though it’s a slower and more inferior language to C++ the speed has become a non-issue and other aspects (like the fact that it’s all over the iPhone) make it more usable these days.
Welcome back to great syntax :