D and the world

[Michael P]

Is there really any benefits using scripted languages besides not having to compile? D is much faster than most scripted languages and it compiles fast and have a garbage collector. I myself find D easier and you get better performance!
"While the C++ parts of the engine are fast, UnrealScript is a relatively slow language to execute."
It's a sad thing when ppl underestimate the advantages of good performance. Bump mapping could be done with an Amiga (demo but still). And if you install Win98 on a new machine it will fly! 

Mike Parker Wrote:

> Jeff Nowakowski wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Funny you should mention Epic. A lot of their game code is not written 
> > in C++.  The high performance bits like rendering are, but tons of code 
> > that makes up a game is written using a scripting language inside a 
> > virtual machine.
> 
> This is true of most games these days. The rendering and other 
> system-level code is written in C++, while the game logic is handled in 
> script (often Python, Lua, or a custom solution). UnrealScript was 
> designed specifically for game development, with built in features like 
> states and keywords that determine how objects are handled by the 
> networking code. This is one of the reasons why the Unreal Engine is 
> more than just a game engine. With the cross-platform rendering 
> capabilities, the solid content pipeline, the built-in debugging tools 
> -- it's a complete gaming platform. No other offering in the industry 
> compares with it.