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Not a commentary on this project per se, but I can't help but think when I see "X in javascript" voted up that the implicit frame is: "isn't it impressive what you can do in javascript now?" But if you flip that statement on its head, the equivalent is "The web has finally caught up with what we could do on a 1997 desktop!"
Not a commentary on this project per se, but I can't help but think when I see "X in javascript" voted up that the implicit frame is: "isn't it impressive what you can do in javascript now?" But if you flip that statement on its head, the equivalent is "The web has finally caught up with what we could do on a 1997 desktop!"
To keep on rolling and flip the statement again, it seems closer to "look, I can build Tetris on my wristwatch": in order to make your statement, you have to ignore the state of a web browser running on a 1997 vintage desktop.
Look at it from the perspective of someone who just wants to use a computer for something a computer could do in 1997. Doing it in a browser today would still sometimes be a downgrade from doing it in a (well written) native application in 1997.
I am eager to seeing how much of a difference asm.js can make.
Not a commentary on this project per se, but I can't help but think when I see "X in javascript" voted up that the implicit frame is: "isn't it impressive what you can do in javascript now?" But if you flip that statement on its head, the equivalent is "The web has finally caught up with what we could do on a 1997 desktop!"
Dead Space 3 wasn't created by 1 person in their spare time. But by all means, don't let that temper your cynicism.
It's not cynicism I feel, it's dissatisfaction. I /want/ to use the web for powerful things, but the limitations of javascript make many of those things impractical. Hence my ambivalence towards "x in javascript"
Not a commentary on this project per se, but I can't help but think when I see "X in javascript" voted up that the implicit frame is: "isn't it impressive what you can do in javascript now?" But if you flip that statement on its head, the equivalent is "The web has finally caught up with what we could do on a 1997 desktop!"
Agreed. The worst part is that, as far as I can tell, this isn't actually Diablo. So we can't even claim a foothold on 1997.
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It's possible to point that out without being a total jerk.
I don't blame him for being a bit frustrated though. I doesn't say anywhere that it doesn't support firefox. Was only able to move around and kill things when I switched to chrome. OT: Gamers tend not to have a lot in between hatred and love to begin with, and if you're at all familiar with the current Diablo community, well, Diablo 3 hasn't brought out the most civil side of the fans.
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Random Javascript point and click game demo in alpha quality. Uses sprites ripped from Diablo 2. Other sprites from an unknown source. Not actually Diablo. Not anywhere close. I thought it was really neat, I don't know what all your hate is about. I also like that the source code is friendly looking and you could show it to somebody new to coding to inspire them.
It's not hate. It's pointing out that it's not Diablo in JavaScript.
Not a commentary on this project per se, but I can't help but think when I see "X in javascript" voted up that the implicit frame is: "isn't it impressive what you can do in javascript now?" But if you flip that statement on its head, the equivalent is "The web has finally caught up with what we could do on a 1997 desktop!"
Dead Space 3 wasn't created by 1 person in their spare time. But by all means, don't let that temper your cynicism.
It's not the JavaScript part that is interesting, but the fact that it's running in a browser. In fact, "Diablo (alpha) in Browser" would've been a more appropriate title. And it's interesting because, well, it's programmed for a browser, which is made of open-standards. And I know people will complain about how "we were doing this kind of stuff in the 90s", but I still think it's quite an accomplishment given that i…