Re: Gnometris

[Andreas Røsdal <andrearo pvv ntnu no>]

On Fri, 1 Dec 2006, Alan Horkan wrote:
> On Thu, 30 Nov 2006, keith preston wrote:
>
> > C/C++/ Python? / Mono (ok that may be a little far)
>
> I dont think any of the current games are C++ but I dont think it would be
> a big problem if they were.

Gnometris is actually C++.

> Gnome at large has adopted Python in a big way, so it is near the top of
> the list of choices.  If I recall correctly python is used by Gnome Soduku
> one the new games added to Gnome Games.

Both glChess and Gnome Sudoku are written in Python.

> > Network abilities.
>
> I'm do not think there are high expectations in terms of networking
> either.  The name (some acronym) escapes me but there have been efforts to
> start using a standard networking framework.

It's called GGZ Gaming Zone, and will be done in version 2.18.0.

> > > There is a problem with removing this: It is one of the most popular
> > > games and tetris is far from "embarassing simple". However, if the
> > > code is unmaintainable, we have an issue.
> >
> > Our implementation of Tetris is embarassingly simple. If there is a
> > replacement version of Tetris available, we could consider it for inclusion.
>
> The best thing is to start on your project, and see how it goes.  By all
> means ask for feedback and encouragement and the occasional review to keep
> you on the right track.

My advice to Keith would be to start improving and building upon 
Gnometris, and don't start your own project from scratch. Then you 
already have a working codebase, and can get further much faster.
A gnome CVS account for you can be arranged if you're interested.

 - Andreas