Well, I'm not leaving. Although i'm tempted everyday by the big promises from TSE, 3dgamestudio and Truevision 6.5.
Blitz3d sits in my repetoire of tools which *work*. And tools which just *work* tend to be ugly, minimalistic and are alway criticized for being behind their time.
The community is a bit in limbo. Which is normal considering the recent launch of BlitzMax. Some people where a bit disappointed or expected too much, others are probably scratching their head, pondering when to jump on the BlitzMax wagon. Whatever. You have to consider it takes years for any programming language to gain momentum. I'll bet BlitzMax will be no exception too that rule.
So it seems have to work and live with Blitz3d for at least another year. Once people, and especially the middleware and tool makers, understand that some of the confusion will disappear.
Blitz3d sits in my repetoire of tools which *work*. And tools which just *work* tend to be ugly, minimalistic and are alway criticized for being behind their time.
The community is a bit in limbo. Which is normal considering the recent launch of BlitzMax. Some people where a bit disappointed or expected too much, others are probably scratching their head, pondering when to jump on the BlitzMax wagon. Whatever. You have to consider it takes years for any programming language to gain momentum. I'll bet BlitzMax will be no exception too that rule.
So it seems have to work and live with Blitz3d for at least another year. Once people, and especially the middleware and tool makers, understand that some of the confusion will disappear.