Just Wondering about programming...

[clebeouf]

Is there a technical reason as to why most, if not all, emus are written in C++? I know I am gonna get my pee pee whacked for saying this, but the UO emulator crowd seemed to have taken the better route in writing their emus in C#. It certainly allowed for easy incorporation of scripts and modifying game attributes.

Like I said, just curious and hope I do not have to put on my flame proof jammies

[blukkiee]

Most agree it should've been written in C# so you can take off your anti-flame suit.

[Kiev]

It would be more suited for C#, but since the first one was written in C++ most have followed seeing as there is a baseline, im guessing it will slowly get warped over to C# but.. maybe it prevents secureity issues.

[The-Eradicator]

In this particular case, C# just wraps the same Winsock code that C++ uses. The managed overhead is negligible, if your code is properly designed it should be able to match C++.

People usually use C++ because they like the language, and it can be compiled for Linux. C# potentially has the same capability with Mono. I haven't used it, so I really don't know how well it works.

I prefer C#. You get:

- No memory leaks.
- Rapid development. The code is easier to write, and the compile time is far faster.
- Code is reusable with ASP.NET, which means you can write a website around the database with a lot less effort.

So really the question ends up being: Which language do you prefer coding in?

That's my two cents.