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Question: Will you vote or make a suggestion? tinyurl.com/3neqm92
Asked by gio (62.103.65.x) on August 29 2011, 1:50am
Reply on August 29 2011, 2:25am:

Umm, where would I begin? OK, probably with requesting "make importing of vc6 projects that actually works". Yeah, that'll happen, riiight. Comment...

Question: Have you ever written any database-related applications?
Asked by schmoe (96.55.149.x) on August 28 2011, 3:33pm
Reply on August 29 2011, 2:25am:

Most of the SQL I've done has been for web and PHP. Comment...

Question: Who am I?
Asked by S�ren (62.198.89.x) on August 26 2011, 6:55pm
Reply on August 28 2011, 2:08pm:

The walrus? Comment...

Question: in plush, to render 20 spheres at different positions, do you need 20 pl_Objs or can you redraw the same one and translate x20?
Asked by olilarkin (144.32.204.x) on August 26 2011, 11:35am
Reply on August 26 2011, 12:31pm (edited at August 26 2011, 12:40pm):

20 pl_Objs, or multiple calls to Begin()/End(), which can work but would require z-buffering to look right. The current reason for this is that some intermediate state is stored in the object's pl_Face and pl_Vertex objects... It would be easy enough to change that, though... Comment...

Question: Why don't you try to include the MP3 codec with REAPER? Its under GPL
Asked by Bharath (117.192.151.x) on August 26 2011, 10:29am
Reply on August 26 2011, 12:17pm:

uncertainty

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Question: Do you use those (ugly) C++ casting operators, like reinterpret_cast and static_cast? What's your opinion about them?
Asked by Rodrigo (161.148.171.x) on August 24 2011, 1:50pm
Reply on August 24 2011, 6:59pm:

I actually try to avoid instances where they are necessary, honestly. Comment...

Question: How has your mental stamina changed since you were 18? Can you code/concentrate as long as you could when you were younger?
Asked by Will (70.173.150.x) on August 23 2011, 1:33pm
Reply on August 24 2011, 6:59pm:

I probably can, though I've found a better balance with the rest of life. The quality of what I produce is unquestionably higher now than it was then. Comment...

Question: I see you like zombie games, are you looking forward to Dead Island?
Asked by Ruairi (203.59.148.x) on August 23 2011, 1:33am
Reply on August 23 2011, 3:20am:

Moderately, I'll probably wait til it gets cheap unless everybody super raves about it. Comment...

Question: illuminati and AOL ?
Asked by ruchira (175.157.169.x) on August 22 2011, 12:02pm
Reply on August 23 2011, 3:20am:

Uh? Comment...

Question: what does the opengl stuff in lice offer?... i.e. is it software only rendering? is it cross platform?
Asked by olilarkin (144.32.204.x) on August 22 2011, 10:08am
Reply on August 23 2011, 3:20am:

I think it could in theory use hardware, it was supposed to accelerate some things, at least. Not sure what the status of it is at this point. Others could test, of course... Comment...

Question: is there a chance to see lice with hardware acceleration or it will not make such a difference? I searched, cool... ;)
Asked by gio (62.103.65.x) on August 21 2011, 9:23pm
Reply on August 22 2011, 1:24am:

I don't think that the advantages would be significant enough to make up for the additional complexity.. unless all of the drawing (including text glyphs, etc) could be done accelerated; otherwise you end up copying data back and forth to the GPU, which isn't ideal. Comment...

Question: What's your opinion about Objective-C design over C++ (or C)? Like/dislike?
Asked by Rodrigo (177.16.144.x) on August 19 2011, 11:23pm
Reply on August 21 2011, 2:35pm:

I'm not a huge fan of the wordy syntax, or the runtime requirements, but objective C does have some nice points. I prefer minimalist C++, though. Templates are awesome, too. Comment...

Question: do you think being lazy is a good developer trait?
Asked by Stench (68.28.147.x) on August 19 2011, 1:30pm
Reply on August 21 2011, 2:36pm:

I know I've said that before, but it's not exactly that.. I guess it is the willingness to think things through before starting that is of value. Also if you do wait a few years to start a project you do benefit from faster computers, more RAM, etc... Comment...

Question: Have you seen the web audio API? Ever think about writing some in-browser audio apps?
Asked by Matt (68.173.75.x) on August 19 2011, 12:14pm
Reply on August 21 2011, 2:36pm:

I haven't, and I haven't. Comment...

Question: Does Cockos have an office or does everyone work from home?
Asked by John (69.15.110.x) on August 19 2011, 9:48am
Reply on August 21 2011, 2:36pm:

We have offices and we work from home. Comment...

Question: Hi Justin. Lots of professional/amatuer composers on the Reaper forums. Any chance of getting a composition subforum?
Asked by Eyes (114.73.39.x) on August 19 2011, 8:53am
Reply on August 21 2011, 2:36pm:

Interesting. Comment...

Question: Does over-engineered OOP solutions piss you off?
Asked by Will (24.234.128.x) on August 17 2011, 6:04pm
Reply on August 18 2011, 7:49pm:

Piss me off? No. Annoy me into avoiding that code? Yes. Comment...

Question: You should tell this Martin guy that REAPER has a forum, where he can post such things.
Asked by Charlie (161.148.171.x) on August 17 2011, 4:31pm
Reply on August 18 2011, 7:49pm:

True indeed. Comment...

Question: Any new plugins planned for R4? The selection of plugins is seriously limited to mixing/mastering. Nothing fun for musicians
Asked by Bharath (59.92.128.x) on August 16 2011, 10:45pm
Reply on August 18 2011, 7:49pm:

This belongs on the forums, but nothing specific planned at the moment. Comment...

Question: Do you plan to implement a "search" option for askjf.com? It would be useful.
Asked by Stench (67.88.171.x) on August 16 2011, 8:30pm
Reply on August 18 2011, 7:49pm:

Will do soon. Comment...

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