[Semi OT] Language for Game Development talk

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On Friday, 26 September 2014 at 20:48:20 UTC, Paulo Pinto wrote:
> I started coding C++ on MS-DOS in 1993 with Turbo C++ 1.0 all 
> the way up to Turbo C++ 1.5 for Windows 3.x. Also used Borland 
> C++ occasionally.
>
> I cannot remember any longer which version eventually added 
> support for exceptions, but it was already a Windows 3.x 
> version I would say.

Watcom had some exception support around 1993 according to 
comp.lang.c++, but it was probably not a big selling point to add 
it for other vendors on the MS platforms.

I remember it was very difficult to find a good free C++ 
implementation though. Cfront was kind of annoying (and did not 
support exceptions either). In the free software movement C/Unix 
was the real deal and my impression was that C++ was not viewed 
as "cool", so it took a while for g++ to get the quality up to 
acceptable standards.

My uni had DEC/SGI with C++, but at home where I preferred to do 
that type of programming I was stuck with C until g++ had 
improved by the mid 90s. And… of course… the uni did not teach 
C++ since it has a horrible design. I was only aware of one 
lecturer that had a C++ interest. I think they only had C++ 
available by accident (being part of a standard suite).

> The early 90's in Portugal, meant no Internet and no BBS access 
> outside Porto and Lisbon.

:-/ I did some BBSing in the late 80s, early 90s. It had a 
special feel to it, compared to the internet I think. More like a 
house/pub. I was lucky and got good Internet access at the 
university throughout the 90s (it was connected to 
ARPAnet/Internet already in 1973 so I think they gave it a high 
priority).