Increasing traffic on PGD...

[Ingemar]

As a Game Developer, here are some topics that I would like to see here:

1) 64-bit development and performance (I've opened the thread about it: no interest).
2) DirectX: nobody cares here because OpenGL is the only way to go for Unix/Mac OS guys, who are the majority here.
3) Mac OS specifics: there was some discussion in Delphi XE 2 news thread with Czar and me, but that's all.
4) iOS specifics: how to use sensors, compass, magnetometer, etc. There are random threads on Embarcadero forums, but I would like to see this material *here*.
5) Databases, networking, multiplayer in Delphi.
6) Publishing of Delphi made iOS apps and publishing in general.
7) Performance optimizations in 64-bit inline assembly in Delphi.
8 ) Math materials (libraries, code snippets, etc.) For example, nobody here mentioned the issue of Extended support lacking in 64-bit platform: seems like an interesting discussion to do and there is an alternative posted somewhere on Embarcadero. Why not mirroring it here?

I find the forum quite valuable, although there obvioulsy isn't all that many people using it regularly. My own visits are in periods. I post about issues that I find important, and sometimes I get some replies. Unfortunately, the really interesting topics don't tend to get long and deep discussions.

1) I find this very interesting but I havn't taken the time to figure out exactly how to work with 64-bit code. I suppose it is just a compilation switch and making sure that records have proper sizes. From there, as you say, performance questions. But I missed your thread about it.
2) Couldn't care less. If I do MSW programming I use OpenGL anyway.
3) My main target, but uncommon on this forum. Sadly, FPC game developers on the Mac are few.
4) I have worked quite a bit on iOS code, including iOS support in my IDE project, but this too doesn't seem to be what this forum is really about.
5) Database support might be fun, if I had any important application for them.
6) Publishing is indeed important, as if I had the time to finish a game to sellable state...
7) Delphi only? No thanks.
Math tools are really important.

A little bit of these issues can be addressed with forum organization. I don't think there are any Mac or iOS sections, but there are so many odd sections that it is hard to navigate.

[Cybermonkey]

A little bit of these issues can be addressed with forum organization. I don't think there are any Mac or iOS sections, but there are so many odd sections that it is hard to navigate.

+1 (this is what I think about all those dicontinued engines, too ...)

[Ñuño Martínez]

+1 (this is what I think about all those dicontinued engines, too ...)

If I remember correctly, vBulletin allows sub-forums. May be the forums need a cleaning and re-organization using this. I know it's too much work, but I think it's worth of.

Also, what about to keep a list of projects similar to the Depot of Allegro.cc? Is there a plug-in for vBulletin we can use?

Right now I'm unemployed, so may be I can help. I haven't experience with vBulletin (except as moderator) but I did work with PHP for the last 6 years.

[Ingemar]

One more thing... Where is "subscribe to thread"? Any forum must make E-mailed notifications today to keep up with FB. And it must be default to get notifications.

[Ingemar]

+1 (this is what I think about all those dicontinued engines, too ...)

You are right, the big pile of sections, one each for a big pile of engines and packages, it not only takes space, but it discourages me (and others, I guess) to discuss new packages. There are too many that seem like necessary prerequisite.

How about making ONE section for all of them, the ones that are not abandoned (only the biggest ones really need more than one thread), plus one section where all dead sections and obsolete information can be stuffed away - especially if the forum can handle subsections?