tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17487316.post7643001263423007687..comments2024-01-13T09:14:12.131+00:00Comments on The life of a Games Programmer: More Java - man I hate java...Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15958965170878448339noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17487316.post-24013338023424240272009-04-22T23:17:00.000+00:002009-04-22T23:17:00.000+00:00If you open source it I can actually help you to m...If you open source it I can actually help you to move minus4J to Java 1.6. It is my daily work, so that will be no problem. I hioe we can help.Maarten Stormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303139101387231433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17487316.post-75039913694187756322009-01-01T11:23:00.000+00:002009-01-01T11:23:00.000+00:00I suspect I'll be releasing the source soon as I'v...I suspect I'll be releasing the source soon as I've pretty much finished everything I wanted to do with it. <BR/><BR/>If anyone comes back with fixes, I'll do more releases though.<BR/><BR/>I'm putting most of the slow down firmly in Java's court as things like screen scaling should be virtually free these days and its far from it.<BR/><BR/>I haven't really moved up from the Java 1.2 API which is what I started on, mainly because I want to done with it. I'll fix bugs and add minor features... but I'm through with adding major stuff.<BR/><BR/>I <I>may</I> do more later with SilverLight, as I prefer C# for doing things, and it runs properly. But they still need to add sound support so it'll be a while for that.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15958965170878448339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17487316.post-31126314714497463502009-01-01T10:11:00.000+00:002009-01-01T10:11:00.000+00:00I'm running on WinXp64 dual core with 4G internal ...I'm running on WinXp64 dual core with 4G internal memory. Minus4J eats up 80% off both the cpu's. I have the idea that there are some threading issues. Have you already looked at Java 1.6 and the modified threading stuff in there. Maybe an idea to OpenSource it so we can help you.Maarten Stormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303139101387231433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17487316.post-46609367033438858592008-11-17T17:13:00.000+00:002008-11-17T17:13:00.000+00:00Could just be netscape under Linux. But with Firef...Could just be netscape under Linux. But with Firefox and Suns JVM it was running fine! So there! ;)Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15958965170878448339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17487316.post-44748924920300915672008-11-17T12:00:00.000+00:002008-11-17T12:00:00.000+00:00That's odd. The last time I checked this out on Li...That's odd. The last time I checked this out on Linux many moons ago it was also very slow (that time in Netscape) so it's been consistent over the years for me :-)Gaiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05694552401031867242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17487316.post-11246475334518353162008-11-16T22:50:00.000+00:002008-11-16T22:50:00.000+00:00Well, I've just installedMicrosoft Virtual PC 2007...Well, I've just installed<B>Microsoft Virtual PC 2007</B>, and <B>Ubuntu</B> as a virtual machine. <BR/><BR/>On top of that I've installed Sun's latest Java VM and I'm getting a solid 50fps in an unscaled window. I can only guess you have a different JavaVM installed or something as this seems fine. :)<BR/><BR/>Its also running inside firefox... so all seems well there!!Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15958965170878448339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17487316.post-76077199688553724272008-11-16T18:46:00.000+00:002008-11-16T18:46:00.000+00:00I'm trying to get a VMWare Linux image so I can te...I'm trying to get a VMWare Linux image so I can test some Linuz stuff. It was running fine on the Mac, although I'll have to try it with the audio now as well.<BR/><BR/>5fps sounds like its not using a JIT at all! :)Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15958965170878448339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17487316.post-36511391817088812302008-11-16T17:51:00.000+00:002008-11-16T17:51:00.000+00:00Whoa, don't even think about audio there, haha :-)...Whoa, don't even think about audio there, haha :-) For now I get like 5 fps, so imagine that.... :-)<BR/><BR/>I think IBM had a better JIT than the one shipped with Ubuntu. The one I tried was the latest/greatest official one from Sun (1.6.0? or somesuch)Gaiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05694552401031867242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17487316.post-73581169369580407182008-11-16T15:26:00.000+00:002008-11-16T15:26:00.000+00:00Is this the new one with the audio, or an older on...Is this the new one with the audio, or an older one?<BR/><BR/>I suspect the JIT just isn't good under Linux though.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15958965170878448339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17487316.post-47708545074186500942008-11-16T11:21:00.000+00:002008-11-16T11:21:00.000+00:00Don't want to discourage you, Mike, but Java under...Don't want to discourage you, Mike, but Java under Linux has some serious issues with Minus4j, it is slow like hell. It is likely a "feature" inherent to Linux rather than anything else, just figured I'd let you know. If it can be fixed i!d be curious to know how though... :)Gaiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05694552401031867242noreply@blogger.com