My little rant generated some questions that it may be easier to clear up here than 140 characters at a time. Sometimes you want to execute some functionality when changing the value of a property. The key word there is “changing”. In order to know if the property changed you must compare the new value to the current value. It looks something like this: // some field in your class int value; void SetValue(int newValue) { if (value != newValue)…
I’ve taken a bit of a programming hiatus so far this summer, with the exception of the WordPress plugin I mentioned last time which I just spent a couple hours a week on over the past several months. Kind of taking a deep breath before plunging into making a game for the upcoming Windows Phone 7. During my break I’ve spent some time thinking about some of the projects I’ve worked on over the years – some that I’ve hated, and some that I’ve loved. One that always stands out for me is a little something called MariusNet, and I thought I’d share the story.
So, I worked on Guardian since May, and finally finished it up several weeks ago and it’s up on Xbox Live Indie Games. I won’t be purchasing a fancy car any time soon, but I might be able to use the proceeds for a Sunburn Lighting Engine license in a few weeks. I’ll buy the license anyway, but it’d be cool to do it with money earned from my game.
I spent way too much time and energy finishing Guardian, but I’m pleased to know that I still have it in me after all these years. Still, I want to move back to working on these things as a hobby rather than a money-making enterprise. It was much more enjoyable and relaxing.
So, after a couple weeks off letting my brain recover, I’ve decided to dust off my procedural planet engine and work on it some more. By “dust off”, I mean completely scrap it and start over, using what I learned during the first iteration, and some of the things I’ve learned since while working on other things.
I also plan get back to posting useful things on this blog.
I’ve always considered programming an art form. As a result, I try to create code that is clean, readable, and easy to follow – just the way I like my art. I don’t like crappy art, and don’t like crappy code either.