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[Traveler]

Ehh, that is a rhetorical question right?

[WILL]

Could always just install Lazarus on a Windows machine. That's what I'm practically forced to do with the poor state of Object Pascal development on the Mac.

[code_glitch]

Wait a sec there will, you do know that the largest (historically speaking) user of pascal and longest time supporter is Apple right? I mean, object pascal was their main implementation language for one very long time indeed.

[WILL]

Yeah well look that Apple has done for Object Pascal lately?

I agree that Apple was the mecca of all Pascal coding back in the early 80s, but things have changed. Now it's a royal pain. I'm hoping that with the announcement from Embarcadero's next Delphi version and the efforts of the Lazarus team this changes drastically in the next year or so.

[Ingemar]

Yeah well look that Apple has done for Object Pascal lately?

I agree that Apple was the mecca of all Pascal coding back in the early 80s, but things have changed. Now it's a royal pain. I'm hoping that with the announcement from Embarcadero's next Delphi version and the efforts of the Lazarus team this changes drastically in the next year or so.

I enjoy my FPC programming on the Mac these days, but that is, of course, thanks to the FPC team, not Apple. I even enjoy Cocoa programming now that I don't have to use Objective C!

But for the challenge, that doesn't matter, I don't use any (visible) Cocoa at all so far. I work though GLUT. I intend to switch to my own Cocoa-based API when I have time, but that won't happen until after the challenge has ended. Not much time left but I am still trying.

[WILL]

I enjoy my FPC programming on the Mac these days, but that is, of course, thanks to the FPC team, not Apple. I even enjoy Cocoa programming now that I don't have to use Objective C!

You know, it would be really nice to have some kind of tutorials or a column or a blog dedicated just to Mac programming for Object/Objective-Pascal programmers. Maybe you'd be up to writing something for the rest of us converts and newbies after the challenge too? I know I'd be more than happy to publish a series of articles dedicated to Mac development with FPC in Pascal Gamer.

[Ingemar]

You know, it would be really nice to have some kind of tutorials or a column or a blog dedicated just to Mac programming for Object/Objective-Pascal programmers. Maybe you'd be up to writing something for the rest of us converts and newbies after the challenge too? I know I'd be more than happy to publish a series of articles dedicated to Mac development with FPC in Pascal Gamer.

I have lots of material for such a column. I would love to give that a try.

If I'm productive enough now, I might even finish my challenge entry and then I can write about that as a start.

[WILL]

Here is a change. I have a question for everyone; Is the July 10th going to put anyone in trouble of finishing their entry?

I noticed a few people have mentioned that they thought they'd have until the 17th instead of the 10th. Does this mean you've cut your time too short? Would an extra 7 days make all the difference? Please let me know what the difference means to you.

[dazappa]

Here is a change. I have a question for everyone; Is the July 10th going to put anyone in trouble of finishing their entry?

I noticed a few people have mentioned that they thought they'd have until the 17th instead of the 10th. Does this mean you've cut your time too short? Would an extra 7 days make all the difference? Please let me know what the difference means to you.

I'd be able to finish by the 10th, but an extra 7 days won't hurt. It'd let me design more levels (and a new level type or two) and some additional effects and baddies. I haven't yet designed an in game tutorial, and I don't know if I can fit that in the current deadline.

(Also, happy independence day to any other american folks!)

[paul_nicholls]

Here is a change. I have a question for everyone; Is the July 10th going to put anyone in trouble of finishing their entry?

I noticed a few people have mentioned that they thought they'd have until the 17th instead of the 10th. Does this mean you've cut your time too short? Would an extra 7 days make all the difference? Please let me know what the difference means to you.

The 17th would make a huge difference for me...anything I produce by the 10th will be very simple and not have much besides some gameplay

This is just because I have been very busy with life (work, family, trying to sell house to buy other house) + getting over a nasty cold, not because I thought it was the 17th and not the 10th as the competition ending date

cheers,
Paul