Okay, to start this topic off I have to say that I hope that the C# programming language is kept for Windows8. I would have hoped for XNA to stay to because it is what I use now to program my games, but Microsoft has already announced that XNA will not work on Windows 8.
When I heard this I panicked at first, then I realised that I could just start learning C++. So I downloaded Microsoft DirectX SDK and Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 C++ and installed them. An interesting piece of information I found was that Microsoft is merging Directx into the Windows SDK. I ran into my first problem, I couldn’t open Directx and didn’t know how to. And I still don’t. So I just started coding without it in visual studio and started coding. First thing I noticed is that C++ is harder and I Could only run it in the CMD. So I gave up and am buying a book to help me this weekend.
I’ve gone back to C#/XNA and because I was worried about the future of C#, I asked the creator of Soulcaster I and II and Escape Goat what he will do when XNA is taken off Windows 8. This is what he said “@iflyykid We’ll see what options reveal themselves. C# and managed code are popular enough that I’m sure there will be lots of ways to go.” This calmed me down. So hereing from him I’ve looked up some other C# programs and am testing them out. What I think about the future of C# is I think there will be other programs to go other than XNA.
One thing that got me thinking that XNA might actually still be working on Windows 8 is that at the beginning of 2012, Microsoft updated the Creators club website which I thought was weird because they are supposedly abolishing XNA off of Windows 8. So maybe XNA will be on Windows 8 but this increases the chances of XBLIG being on the xbox 720.
Any way, follow me here, on twitter and on youtube and I will post again soon
Saturday 24 March 2012
Friday 23 March 2012
My first post
for anyone reading this i will be trying out tumblr to be used as a blog spot so for now it will be. I am currently developing a game for PC and XBLIG called squareshooter. it will be an online and offline shooter with bots and other players and it will be 2D my youtube is www.youtube.com/iflyykid and my twitter is www.twitter.com/iflyykid . my future posts will be about games and indie games and i will help people and future posts will be longer. so for now goodbye
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