Promoting blackbox

From: [at]} <René>
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 22:25:47 +0200

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I forgot to say one crucial thing. We as community should also look for
"good connections".

For instance, on the late Commodore Amiga, there were two languages
which were actually used for programming games: C and Modula-2. People
soon figured that Modula-2 was far easier and better than C, so more and
more people used it.

There are some 3D-engines for Windows out there, some of them rather
cheap, some of them at an incredible price. Providing interfaces,
examples & tools for the most common will direct people to BB. For
instance, 3DState currently provides interfaces for

* Microsoft Visual C++
* Borland C++ Builder
* Microsoft Visual Basic
* Borland Delphi
* Borland C
* Euphoria

I have to admit that I never heard of Euphoria, but since they advertise
a 3D State Developer Studio for Euphoria, maybe I should have a look at
it.....

Finding applications & tools and interfacing to them WILL make people
look at BB/CP, too.

Rene

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