Before BMax I was one of the people who would harp on about how I loved the product but I wished it would have some OO features as that is what I am used to using.
Since BMax came out I'm happy.
Of course Im not trying to write a commercial app with it on the cutting edge to compete with DOOM or UnReal or whatever is in fashion these days.
The problem, if there is one, is that for the more advanced users they keep hitting limitations. Usually to do with graphics.. they want DX, they want OGL, support for the latest features in DX., shaders etc etc.. tis all gobbledy gook to me.
The thing is once you start adding all these advanced features the learning curve for a new programmer or even a programmer of another language gets soo big that its no easier to use than something like C++ or c# which have a much bigger userbase and lots more in terms of online tutorials, examples and ready built libraries to use.
Maybe these people really have outgrown the product... <shrug>.
Ive always thought Blitz Basic has been a great language for people learning how to program and people like me who love writing stuff as a hobby and just dont have the time to faff about remembering to include library x,y,z to get graphics and sound or networking just so I can write apps in the evenings knocking out simple games or seeing how hard coding a simple chat application is or just to try and implement something I read about the other day.
Since BMax came out I'm happy.
Of course Im not trying to write a commercial app with it on the cutting edge to compete with DOOM or UnReal or whatever is in fashion these days.
The problem, if there is one, is that for the more advanced users they keep hitting limitations. Usually to do with graphics.. they want DX, they want OGL, support for the latest features in DX., shaders etc etc.. tis all gobbledy gook to me.
The thing is once you start adding all these advanced features the learning curve for a new programmer or even a programmer of another language gets soo big that its no easier to use than something like C++ or c# which have a much bigger userbase and lots more in terms of online tutorials, examples and ready built libraries to use.
Maybe these people really have outgrown the product... <shrug>.
Ive always thought Blitz Basic has been a great language for people learning how to program and people like me who love writing stuff as a hobby and just dont have the time to faff about remembering to include library x,y,z to get graphics and sound or networking just so I can write apps in the evenings knocking out simple games or seeing how hard coding a simple chat application is or just to try and implement something I read about the other day.