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by Spikey
Wed Dec 09, 2009 7:06 am
Forum: General/Off-Topic
Topic: The Software Development Process
Replies: 4
Views: 726

Re: The Software Development Process

:lol: That was funny, here's my contribution. ;)

Workplace hierarchy
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by Spikey
Wed Nov 11, 2009 5:33 pm
Forum: Programming Discussion
Topic: Writing Respectable Code
Replies: 13
Views: 2018

Re: Writing Respectable Code

Most companies have a coding standard that you must follow. Being a good coder means being able to adapt to a changing environment. Modularity is important, because it means your planning ahead. Not sure exactly what respectable code would define as. I don't know... I guess that would be simple, yet...
by Spikey
Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:39 am
Forum: General/Off-Topic
Topic: Windows 7 Whopper
Replies: 5
Views: 1048

Windows 7 Whopper

Like a bug attracted to light, you still want it even if it might kill you. :p

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZubQTiZc2c

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by Spikey
Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:09 am
Forum: General/Off-Topic
Topic: Fall Of The Republic: The Presidency of Barack Obama
Replies: 14
Views: 2307

Re: Fall Of The Republic: The Presidency of Barack Obama

aamesxdavid wrote: Well, it certainly does seem to give that message, doesn't it? But you're still left with not trusting the government/politicians/the media/corporations... good luck with finding a source for all this research they encourage. And it wasn't just a friendly "hey, this might be...
by Spikey
Sun Nov 01, 2009 1:43 am
Forum: General/Off-Topic
Topic: Fall Of The Republic: The Presidency of Barack Obama
Replies: 14
Views: 2307

Fall Of The Republic: The Presidency of Barack Obama

"Terrorist" Alex Jones released a new film last week, whether you believe in the New World Order or not, I think it's at least an entertaining/interesting watch.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VebOTc-7shU Fall Of The Republic documents how an offshore corporate cartel is bankrupting the...
by Spikey
Thu Oct 22, 2009 9:52 am
Forum: Current Events and Science/Technology
Topic: It will never snow again. Srs bsns.
Replies: 8
Views: 2052

Re: It will never snow again. Srs bsns.

China did something similar for their parade they had recently; Spraying chemicals in the sky to prevent rain.
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/ ... JG20091001

Interesting that chemtrails are presented in mainstream news, but many people will still deny their use and existence.
by Spikey
Tue Sep 29, 2009 9:01 am
Forum: Game Development
Topic: Directx10 Beginning!
Replies: 21
Views: 6401

Re: Directx10 Beginning!

Actually I'm studying DirectX 9.0c right now, reading 3D Game Programming with Direct X 9.0c: A Shader Approach

You can google tons of resources, also the SDK comes with documentation. Like Netwatcher said, if all else fails, buy a book. The included cd will come with examples you can work with.
by Spikey
Mon Sep 28, 2009 5:29 pm
Forum: Game Development
Topic: Developing with a Team
Replies: 23
Views: 3470

Re: Developing with a Team

TortoiseSVN and http://www.assembla.com
by Spikey
Thu Sep 10, 2009 6:09 am
Forum: *(NULL) - Posts You Shouldn't Make
Topic: Win free prizes By answering Questions.
Replies: 3
Views: 5794

Re: Win free prizes By answering Questions.

No thanks. [rant] Reminds me of those ads I see all the time online, "CLICK ME, Get paid to do surveys" but this one also might have some pyramid scheme thing going on, like by inviting more users you would get uber "PTZ" or something. Answering mind-numbing questions for an over...
by Spikey
Wed Sep 09, 2009 5:31 pm
Forum: Programming Discussion
Topic: Programming books?
Replies: 29
Views: 3981

Re: Programming books?

I think Google might have a couple of articles ;)
The search function works here too, this question has been asked a lot.

Anyway, two books I like:
Fundamentals of Math and Physics for Game Developers and Beginning OpenGL for Game Developers.
by Spikey
Mon Sep 07, 2009 11:19 pm
Forum: Reviews
Topic: Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Replies: 11
Views: 11644

Re: Final Fantasy Tactics Advance

I think I played about 5 hours and never touched it again... Being a fan of the original Tactics for PlayStation, this game pales in comparison. I like the graphics and music, but that's about it... The art style is way too kiddy for me, the story is not engrossing nor interesting, and the Law featu...
by Spikey
Mon Sep 07, 2009 3:14 pm
Forum: Programming Discussion
Topic: Pointers...What is the point?
Replies: 14
Views: 2029

Re: Pointers...What is the point?

Player* Sonic = new Player(); Character* Mario = new Character(); Sonic->Attack(Mario); //cleanup, further down somewhere in your code when the objects aren't needed delete [] Sonic; delete [] Mario; There's an exploit here. Drop the []'s, delete [] is trying to delete an array of objects while you...
by Spikey
Sun Sep 06, 2009 8:43 pm
Forum: Programming Discussion
Topic: Pointers...What is the point?
Replies: 14
Views: 2029

Re: Pointers...What is the point?

XianForce is correct. But there's also more! Since most of us programming games here, speed is an important issue. Passing pointers to a function is faster than passing objects, just imagine for a second: Your game character takes up 10000 bytes of memory while a (32 bit) pointer takes up 4 bytes. O...
by Spikey
Tue Sep 01, 2009 6:33 pm
Forum: Game Development
Topic: Hex Map / Hex Grid demo with source
Replies: 6
Views: 1882

Re: Hex Map / Hex Grid demo with source

@GyroVorbis
Currently as untextured gl_polygons. Triangle fans would probably be faster, as well as display lists.
Lots of room left for improvement.
by Spikey
Mon Aug 31, 2009 8:28 am
Forum: Game Development
Topic: Hex Map / Hex Grid demo with source
Replies: 6
Views: 1882

Hex Map / Hex Grid demo with source

While back I made a simple demo featuring grids with hexagon tiles. I've added a download containing the demo and source for whom is interested, I've heard many people say that they could not figure out how to do hex grids, this is one solution. Here's a video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgqclKY4...