So in a pure OOC question. I'm really glad I've discovered this server, its pretty damn cool. I eventually plan on getting my PhD. in either Physics or Computer engineering, and in either case I'm going to have to get better at my coding. One day, if I know the language (and hence the question) and have some free time (And I hope you're all still around), I'd love to help contribute to the coding team!
And so I ask: What language is it in?
Seeing as how my University's Physics department is Sado-Masochistic, we were only taught how to use the C language :c.
Dear Code Contributors: What language is Arelith is?
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Dear Code Contributors: What language is Arelith is?
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Re: Dear Code Contributors: What language is Arelith is?
Welp. I'm both gladdened by this and saddened by this. I know C on one hand, yet on the other...
It's C....
It's C....
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Re: Dear Code Contributors: What language is Arelith is?
It's simplified C. No memory management.
Of course, Arelith's infrastructure also includes C++, Ruby, Python, bash scripting and probably some other stuff I'm not aware of (though I think all my perl scripts have been retired ). Running a server takes more code than just scripting.
Of course, Arelith's infrastructure also includes C++, Ruby, Python, bash scripting and probably some other stuff I'm not aware of (though I think all my perl scripts have been retired ). Running a server takes more code than just scripting.
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Re: Dear Code Contributors: What language is Arelith is?
As Mithreas explained above, we use a few other languages as well. Ruby for our language system and C++ for NWNX (which handles all the optimizations and other things you can't do in the base game).
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Re: Dear Code Contributors: What language is Arelith is?
Responding to your question, NwN uses the C-like NwNScript. Other skillsets are, frankly, optional for Arelith. You can do a ton with just script language, and that's what most of us use exclusively.