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jayz

Post subject: A good pascal compiler

Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 9:07 am

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Hi all. Yeah, I've been told that Pascal isnt exactly a language used for game dev. but I picked up a really cheap book on it, and i figure that having another language under my belt can never be a particularly BAD thing so I'll give it a fair go. Anyhoo, I'm curious as to which pascal IDE is the easiest to work with (I've looked at FreePascal and I would like to call it something that would be in violation of the terms and conditions LOL). Does anyone know of a good one? Cheers.

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workmad3

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Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 9:44 am

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I'll only make one reply:
'Pascal, a language named after a french mathematicion who, if he knew about it, would be spinning in his grave'.

As a note, it isn't usually bad to have several languages under your belt, but with the number of posts you have made with basic(ish) VB and C++, I would suggest learning one language really well and then starting to branch out. Not only will you find it easier in the long run, you will also have a main language to fall back on that you know really well

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Machaira

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Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 1:07 pm

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Have to agree with workmad here. If you want to do game development, learn a language that's being widely used. Pascal is not one of them. I highly recommend C# and XNA Game Studio.

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workmad3

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Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 1:13 pm

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Machaira wrote:

Have to agree with workmad here.

that doesn't bode well... anyone got any idea where the hellspawn is coming through as they try to escape the big freeze?

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Machaira

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Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 1:21 pm

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I'm sure we'll still disagree about a good number of other things, so don't worry.

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workmad3

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Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 2:31 pm

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true... just worried.

I guess it could just be a cold shower in hell, rather than a full-on blizzard

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Machaira

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Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 3:27 pm

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Just a light sprinkle. :lol

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