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by Ghengis
Wed Jul 05, 2006 10:56 pm
Forum: PSP Lua Player Development
Topic: Benefits of LUA Player?
Replies: 8
Views: 5211

That's a really good suggestion -- when I have time to set up the C++ toolchain and install LUA player (more programmer cycles!), I'll try just what you said. Of course, having to *learn* LUA costs cycles too ;-)
by Ghengis
Wed Jul 05, 2006 8:52 am
Forum: PSP Lua Player Development
Topic: Benefits of LUA Player?
Replies: 8
Views: 5211

All good points -- yes I know GC is good for me, but I don't much care for brussels sprouts either. It's not that I *dislike* GC, it's just that I always saw it as a crutch to prop up poor coding. It's hard to get out of the "small scale" mindset from my undergrad days into the "enter...
by Ghengis
Sat Jul 01, 2006 5:32 am
Forum: PSP Lua Player Development
Topic: Benefits of LUA Player?
Replies: 8
Views: 5211

I don't consider garbage collection a plus in particular, and I don't know functional programming -- I've studied the concept, but I never learned how to *do it*. I also consider strong typing a strength, not a weakness. Can you tell I learned to program in C++? Heh, seriously -- the big thing for m...
by Ghengis
Wed Jun 21, 2006 5:33 am
Forum: PSP Lua Player Development
Topic: Benefits of LUA Player?
Replies: 8
Views: 5211

Thanks! Those are a lot of excellent ideas. I had originally hoped to develop for PSP first, but starting on the PC might make my life a lot easier. I had thought about starting with 2D, then moving to 3D -- but I'm just lazy enough that my initial reaction to the idea was that I don't want to throw...
by Ghengis
Tue Jun 20, 2006 11:23 pm
Forum: PSP Development
Topic: LUA vs SDK?
Replies: 1
Views: 1434

LUA vs SDK?

Hey all, I'm planning on starting my own homebrew game, which would be my first for the PSP. I wanted to ask both communities (LUA and SDK) to "sell" me on their platform. I have read the docs for both (well, not *all* the docs, but a lot of wiki stuff, forum posts, etc.) and I get the imp...
by Ghengis
Tue Jun 20, 2006 11:22 pm
Forum: PSP Lua Player Development
Topic: Benefits of LUA Player?
Replies: 8
Views: 5211

Benefits of LUA Player?

Hey all, I'm planning on starting my own homebrew game, which would be my first for the PSP. I wanted to ask both communities (LUA and SDK) to "sell" me on their platform. I have read the docs for both (well, not *all* the docs, but a lot of wiki stuff, forum posts, etc.) and I get the imp...