[Gambas-user] gb3 RC1: using structures to replace the loss of Mk$ functions

[Dag-Jarle Johansen]

Ok Kevin, new to me that is a game. I have read an notified your comprehends
Nevertheless, if you want me to, let me take a part of your
Gambas-Experiences, they might be good for both of us.

regards, Dag-Jarle

2011/4/1 Kevin Fishburne <kevinfishburne at ...1887...>

> On 04/01/2011 12:17 AM, Dag-Jarle Johansen wrote:
> > Kevin, I have no idea. But in lack of business and money enough to live
> for,
> > I would like to help you, if I am a good enough programmer. I have NOT
> made
> > programs in your kind until now; my kind of networking was just to have
> the
> > right client idle or not.
> >
> > IF you want me to, I would like to spend some time learning more Gambas,
> and
> > in particular networking. As Info - I have spent 30 years or a little
> more
> > learning and understanding IT, so you do not have to deal with a newbie.
> On
> > the other hand - Gambas is expanding faster than you can look - I am not
> > able to handle all the new features in G3 yet. But, often it is a matter
> of
> > thinking different - I would, if not a need of speed (realtime), use a
> > database as MySQL to gather data. It's the fastest thing I can think
> about -
> > I have not experienced a difference between an array and a Query -
> although
> > the array is in Memory(in fact the query is indeed in memory). It is a
> > question - what is server, what workstation, where do work from?
> >
> > In this case Kevin, please answer per personal mail. thanks
>
> I'd like to keep it in the mailing list for now, as I feel this should
> be heard by everyone.
>
> I thought about using a database as a transaction and game state
> backend, which is what most MMOs do, but I have a particular need for
> brutal efficiency. I don't want to use some generic database because I
> can program it manually to be faster, custom-tailored to my exact needs.
> This game is designed to run as cheaply as possible (RAM, CPU, disk
> access, network, etc.), so databases are an easy/lazy fix that I am
> purposely avoiding. The app isn't multi-threaded so it can't be spread
> over a cluster or server farm on insane hardware. Sanctimonia is
> intended not just for my commercial benefit, but will be released open
> source so others may start their own games in their own game worlds.
>
> I can think differently; I do that all the time. I just am a bit
> apprehensive about overhauling half of my code when the end result may
> be less efficient and more complex. My project's already complex enough!
> Also there are some grave issues regarding SQL if you've been following
> the nerd news as I have. The server side stores everything on disk, but
> some things are cached to arrays while others just stay on disk. So it's
> a hybrid based on how large the data sets are. With Linux's normal RAM
> caching of disk read/writes, it's pretty damn efficient.
>
> I either need structures to be more flexible or the Mk$ functions to
> come back. I did some tests and you can't just have a generic structure
> assigned data from another structure. Not good for me. I think I'm
> straight up screwed, but will give it a few more days to see if I can
> come up with a suitable hack.
>
> --
> Kevin Fishburne
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