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Re: Notch programming a Doom-like in Dart

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Post by munificent »

tosh wrote: post #39
skybrian wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I normally use IDEA for Java, but the Dart Editor works fine for Dart. The Eclipse foundation it's built on doesn't show through too badly so you don't have to mess with perspectives or anything like that. (I don't yet trust its refactoring, though.)

I'm currently switching between IDEA 14 (preview edition) and Dart Editor but using IDEA more and more. IDEA 14's Dart plugin is further along than the one from IDEA 13 :)

I'm on the Dart team and I recently switched from the Editor to IDEA (13 then 14) too. It really is much better. There's only so much you can do when you build on top of Eclipse.

Re: Notch programming a Doom-like in Dart

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Post by worldsayshi »

Alupis wrote: post #66
lytedev wrote: post #57

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Yeah it's really live - he's done a lot of work on stuff similar to this so he's probably got a mental checklist of everything that needs to happen. He's pretty good at what he does: making games! Rarely is watching somebody write code entertaining, but he makes it so.

i like his games -- been playing minecraft off-and-on with some friends for years -- but I have to admit, most of his games look very similar. the thing he's working on now looks like it could have been made from in minecraft. Use Craftbukkit or MineForge and you can just add things like new overlays and ui's... bam! new game.

It's probably akin to a many types of artists, like painters. A certain style will always follow. But evolve as you go.

Re: Notch programming a Doom-like in Dart

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Post by bch »

zubspace wrote: post #49

I'm so impressed watching Notch program in realtime. "Last Minute Christmas Chopping" was an eye opener for me. ( http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-28/?action=preview... ). I was totally baffled when he started to draw the ascii character map pixel by pixel in an 48h competition, but the result was usable and actually quite simple. My takeaway is this: Doing something quick and dirty for a first draft and imp…

This might be of interest too: http://www.jwz.org/doc/worse-is-better.html

Re: Notch programming a Doom-like in Dart

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Post by noonespecial »

smrtinsert wrote: post #40
eamsen wrote: post #18

Watching Notch hacking on the Ludum Dare competition is such a comforting experience - to me he is the Bob Ross of game development. He also seems to end up developing the same thing over and over again with different shades of green on the leaves. Even though you may don't like his style, you have to admire his pragmatism, productivity and humbleness.

That's so dismissive, Bob Ross was the running ironic joke of the painting world.

I'm not sure Bob ever noticed. He was too busy painting.

Re: Notch programming a Doom-like in Dart

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Post by eamsen »

jiggy2011 wrote: post #20
eamsen wrote: post #18

Watching Notch hacking on the Ludum Dare competition is such a comforting experience - to me he is the Bob Ross of game development. He also seems to end up developing the same thing over and over again with different shades of green on the leaves. Even though you may don't like his style, you have to admire his pragmatism, productivity and humbleness.

http://notch.net/games/ There's a pretty big variety there.

You're right about him putting out a few little games, which do not share the same game mechanics, but a lot of his work is based on repetition and refinement. Or to quote [1] himself:

"I am forever cursed to keep making the same game over and over again!! But at least it's fun.. Now, space!"

[1] https://twitter.com/notch/status/189315622818168832

Re: Notch programming a Doom-like in Dart

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Post by gnarbarian »

jgon wrote: post #55
smrtinsert wrote: post #40

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That's so dismissive, Bob Ross was the running ironic joke of the painting world.

I would say that Bob Ross being the running ironic joke of the painting world says a lot more about the painting world than it does about Bob Ross. Every episode I watched contained a man with the calm manner of Mr. Rogers guiding his watchers through the process of creating something, providing them constant reassurance that they possessed the ability to create art and that they weren't making mistakes but merely go…

interesting fact, Bob Ross was a drill sergeant:

"I was the guy who makes you scrub the latrine, the guy who makes you make your bed, the guy who screams at you for being late to work. The job requires you to be a mean, tough person. And I was fed up with it. I promised myself that if I ever got away from it, it wasn't going to be that way anymore." [1]

[1] http://www.military.com/veteran-jobs/career-advice/military-...

Re: Notch programming a Doom-like in Dart

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Post by swirlycheetah »

Each time there's a Ludum Dare or someone prolific livestreams themselves coding (usually Notch) I get all excited and want to do the same but I can never find a website or platform which really caters to coders. Am I alone in this? Is there somewhere? Is there actually any demand for this?

Either way, I've created a quick landing page to see if anyone would actually be interested in a live streaming site specifically for coding - http://devv.tv

It's nothing pretty but some validation or feedback before I jump head first into this would be amazing.

Re: Notch programming a Doom-like in Dart

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Post by coolsunglasses »

swirlycheetah wrote: post #107

Each time there's a Ludum Dare or someone prolific livestreams themselves coding (usually Notch) I get all excited and want to do the same but I can never find a website or platform which really caters to coders. Am I alone in this? Is there somewhere? Is there actually any demand for this? Either way, I've created a quick landing page to see if anyone would actually be interested in a live streaming site specificall…

Signed up. Please make it work on Linux (I use xmonad on Ubuntu).

Re: Notch programming a Doom-like in Dart

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Post by maxmcd »

swirlycheetah wrote: post #107

Each time there's a Ludum Dare or someone prolific livestreams themselves coding (usually Notch) I get all excited and want to do the same but I can never find a website or platform which really caters to coders. Am I alone in this? Is there somewhere? Is there actually any demand for this? Either way, I've created a quick landing page to see if anyone would actually be interested in a live streaming site specificall…

Might want to make that email input type="email"

Either way, signed up.

Re: Notch programming a Doom-like in Dart

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Post by swirlycheetah »

maxmcd wrote: post #109
swirlycheetah wrote: post #107

Each time there's a Ludum Dare or someone prolific livestreams themselves coding (usually Notch) I get all excited and want to do the same but I can never find a website or platform which really caters to coders. Am I alone in this? Is there somewhere? Is there actually any demand for this? Either way, I've created a quick landing page to see if anyone would actually be interested in a live streaming site specificall…

Might want to make that email input type="email" Either way, signed up.

Thanks for signing up, will take a look at that input type.
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