I wonder if it would be a good platform for developing Xtras. Bill On Jun 9, 2014, at 5:29 PM, Jerry Jensen [via Runtime Revolution] <ml-node+s278305n4680386...@n4.nabble.com> wrote:
> On Jun 8, 2014, at 10:31 PM, Geoff Canyon <[hidden email]> wrote: > > > Apparently it was 9 hours with some interruptions. If we're talking basic > > functionality -- fly the bird, flap the wings, move the pillars left and > > count how many the user has passed, collision detection, start/end games > > and high score tracking -- then I'm guessing this wouldn't go much faster > > in LiveCode. I might shave an hour or two off, which is significant when > > starting from 7 or 9, but I doubt I'd have this running in <= 4 hours. > > > > Curious if anyone else would estimate differently. > > > > http://techcrunch.com/2014/06/04/a-developer-cloned-flappy-bird-using-apples-new-programming-language-swift-in-a-matter-of-hours/?ncid=rss&source=gravity&cps=gravity > > I'm curious about what he started with. If he had on hand a C++ or Obj-C > implementation source, thats quite different from a scratch start. I'm > learning about Swift now, and I'll spend more than 4 hours with the manual > (and the playground) before I'm ready to do much of anything useful. By the > way, I like it. It will NOT threaten LiveCode. > .Jerry > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > [hidden email] > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > If you reply to this email, your message will be added to the discussion > below: > http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/Flappy-bird-clone-takes-9-hours-in-Swift-tp4680368p4680386.html > To start a new topic under Revolution - User, email > ml-node+s278305n278306...@n4.nabble.com > To unsubscribe from Runtime Revolution, click here. > NAML ----- Http://es.earthednet.org -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/Flappy-bird-clone-takes-9-hours-in-Swift-tp4680368p4680387.html Sent from the Revolution - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
