Why do game developers prefer Windows?

[m0skit0]

A very interesting question and some very interesting answers, specially the one with most votes.

http://programmers.stackexchange.com/qu ... er-windows

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[fate6]

now that was a good read but I have one question

if C is high-level for a shading language then how low dose it go ?
(BTW this made me lol)

Which they, in all of Microsoft's collective imagination, called... the High Level Shading Language (HLSL)

EDIT: oh and before you call me "n00b" and to "GTFO"

Wow. I don't even care about most of this stuff and it's still a great read!

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[m0skit0]

if C is high-level for a shading language then how low dose it go ?

Calling C a "high-level" language is a bit... anachronistic, to say the least. C can go (almost) as low as assembly. In fact you can embed assembly in C using asm().

[Wdingdong]

Virus developers also prefer Windows

LOL.

[james194zt]

I think it is quite simple, Visual Studio is a really nice bit of software that makes coding a breeze with features such as Intelisense and the likes. I have used several other development IDE's but Visual Studio is just so polished it is one tool that Microsoft have made that is "just right" yes it has its own little quirks but it is just so solid and gets better every version.

Microsoft have always tried involve developers early on in the dev cycle which is why they seem to be getting better and better, ironically they are also becoming more and more standards driven (unlike other companies that use a certain fruit as there logo).

If you had asked me what I thought of MS 10 years ago they were scum of the earth and like everyone I hated them but slowly they have improved and I don't mind there platform as much anymore. Sony on the other hand, they drive me mad they make amazing hardware but god there software sucks!!!

[sss0]

Calling C a "high-level" language is a bit... anachronistic, to say the least. C can go (almost) as low as assembly. In fact you can embed assembly in C using asm().

You can inline assembly (by inlining C) in Ruby too, it doesn't make it low-level.
Inline assembly doesn't make C low-level any more than inline C makes Ruby low-level.

[m0skit0]

I agree. That was not the main point anyway.

[fouadtjuhmaster]

Sounds very interesting, and i think here everybody uses Windows.

[m0skit0]

You're plain wrong. Also FYI most devs/hackers do not use Windows (although some do because they're either stubborn or scottish ).

[fate6]

Sounds very interesting, and i think here everybody uses Windows.

eh no frankly the only reason I use windows anymore is for CMA (and to convert my anime )
and im pretty sure that most people here are using there preferred linux flavor
(sorry if a come off as a bit rude but I haven't gotten any sleep >___<)