my vista rant

[manic_man]

Well written non managed code should have far better memory management than managed code using a generic garbage collection and allocation model...

There is a reason games are still hand crafted in C++ rather than them all being produced in MC++ or C#

You are right though, .NET components allow for sloppier programming, thus a poor programmer can produce something more robust, if not as fast or efficient as a good programmer can yield with C++.

 

[Macro]

This is what happens when you let GD posters out of GD.

LOL

 

[Final8y]

I know I'm an absolute noob at this stuff, but Vista certainly behaves differently. Ive just had to put a hack to get Cod2 to run (it wouldnt see the cd rom) to get the game to work. XP saw my perfectly legit cd rom fine.

Got the same game & my vista-64 sees & installs Cod2 first try with out no hacks & same goes fore a mate on vista 32.

 

[Final8y]

This is what happens when you let GD posters out of GD.



You know what else? When XP launched guess what? Windows 2000/Me had all the drivers whereas XP had none. Oh, and when 2000 launched, 98 had all the drivers and 2000 had none. See a pattern?

Vista is much much faster than XP. And it'll only get faster.

Sadly they will not see a patten, as some are ether not old enough or have the memory span of a goldfish.

 

[footman]

Got the same game & my vista-64 sees & installs Cod2 first try with out no hacks & same goes fore a mate on vista 32.

Well, the variables are enormous. I suppose thats what makes it interesting

 

[Nikumba]

I have to say it really annoys the hell out of me when people blame Vista for their problems with software and hardware. It is nothing to do with Microsoft if some no name usb stick works or doesnt work its down to the manufacture.

Granted MS does include a lot of drivers for devices that they have written themselves. Software and hardware companies had Vista a year before its business launch back in Nov 06 which is when I started using it.

People seem to think the PC they had 5 years ago that worked with 98 and coped with XP will work with Vista and complain when things dont work. In that situation its time to buy a new PC.

Kimbie

 

[csmager]

Most of the MS released drivers aren't MS written - unless they're real legacy stuff that MS want to include. Most are checked in by the hardware manufacturer, then checked by MS before being put on Windows Update or on the DVD.