skelooth

I say nay.

First off, I'm pretty pissed off that you HAVE to have vista in order to get DX10... and I'm sure they'll put some verification crap on DX10 forcing gamers to buy vista

I can't stand that the CHEAPEST version of vista is like 170 bucks.... and you don't even get the aero desktop with it.

It's an absolute resource hog... there is no need for the sys reqs for it to be soo freaking ENORMOUS

I've already seen weird bugs in it... One guy muted his sound and his sound card dissappeared out of device manager (lol hell of a bug!).

and my biggest complaint.... and this is the biggest complaint BECAUSE OF all the previous ones... IT IS FREAKING UGLY. You heard it here first folks... but Mac OS X and Linux with Beryl 0.2 are absolutely gorgeous.... they both make vista look like... well, xp with rearranged icons/options and a new theme.

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TheRock

There aren't any DirectX10 games yet, and probably won't be any for at least 6 months. NVidia seems to be having issues with their Vista Drivers for the 8800 series cards. ATI/AMD are yet to release their own DX10 cards.

If your only reason for upgrading to Vista is to use DX10, I say wait 6-12 months and DOWNLOAD it. Screw giving M$ money just so you can play your games (after throwing $600 at a graphics card). DX10 should be available on XP aswell.

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I recommend everyone read this before "upgrading" to Vista:

A Cost Analysis of Windows Vista Content Protection
XP vs Vista performance benchmarks
Vista Hates YOU

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skelooth

dude, it is going to be a good year before the DX10 games are out in full force. DX10 hasn't even been released yet. It's more of an issue of 'impending doom'.

PC Gamer's only hope is that openGL creates an equivalent and nvidia cooperates

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Windows XP vs. Vista: The Benchmark Rundown | Tom's Hardware

wow that page really sums it up

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Skelooth: No. I see no reason to install it.


I can imagine, NVidia has issues with the drivers under XP.

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LukasJ

If you REALLY REALLY want it check your school IT department. Microsoft actually has many software license agreements with schools. Like XP Pro for $54, Office for $28, Visio, and the .net suite for cheap. It is a way for them to keep the younger generations interested in Windows and programmers is cheap academic versions. My school is set to get Vista Ultimate in April yet to announce pricing but if it is like before I can expect $50-$100 for full version NOT upgrade version.

Personally I think Vista is garbage. My soon to be laptop for programming is gonna be a MAC powerbook. I will have vista, and linux on there only to be used as needed. That is one reason I am going java path as I try to stay away from MS anything anymore. Vista spies more, the drm sucks resource hog. Plus the drm set uses the processor continuously. This thing is gonna seriously drag down laptops.

One other thing of note if you want to take advantage of dual core processors. Only Ultimate, and Business editions are set-up to use them. In these versions the OS uses one core and runs anything else on the other core unless the program is set to use multi-core tech.

Go here and do a search for vista on the best tech news sites I have found.

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builtbeast

M$ has deals like that with a lot of universities. I've seen XP Pro for around $10, and got VS2005 .Net free through Uni. About what they're worth, IMO. Even when Vista is $10 I don't see a big rush to obtain it since, from what I've seen, there are no "enhancements" that will be of any real use.

And ROFL @ Ballmer and the usual M$ spin, this time blaming "piracy" as the reason for slow sales of Vista.

Ballmer blames pirates for poor Vista sales

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skelooth

Lukas, why are you going "java" to stay away from ms? That makes no sense. All programming languages are cross platform. You'd be hard pressed to find one that isn't.

Edit: Asides from VisualBasic which truely is not portable.

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I just don't like ms. I prefer java as it is cross platform such as eclipse tools I really like. I will deal with ms as needed. But java has more platforms (see runs on Mac, Linux, Unix, Windows same code all platforms). In general aside from C, C++ the major languages turning out are java (huge IBM, and such support and soon open sourced (if not already), and C# which is MS only(i believe), and Visual Studio Only. Mono works by it's standard for a C# on linux but can't run without wine and poorly at that by reviews so pretty much only runs on windows. One that actually shows promise if adobe does it right is their flash platform. In an article before they are going into application programming tools for internet, and intranet apps. as it is a fast language designed for networks and distribution much like java was designed for net apps.

Java just has many more competing developers platforms. Also as a side note businesses are looking at java to stay away from ms lock-in. Especially since linux is becoming bug in developing countries, such as china, africa, eastern europe. How can you sell a windows only program in C# or VB to an up and coming economy. If you wait for them to mature someone will take your spot I promise.

Please no one bring up VB. It is not a major language except in small business and MS Office scripts.

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Adobe takes on Java and .NET | Reg Developer

Well as a side point on Mono. C# is Microsofts standard that they can change ECMA or not. If Mono ever becomes too big as to take away from Microsofts raping of developers cash they will change the spec like OOXML to make it impossible for anything else to implement. It is also weird that it has open source use as it programs windows applications albiet for free. That is what makes people more stay away from Mono vs Java/C,C++ in eclipse. Businesses learned in the 80's and 90's microsoft is not a developers partner only sometimes till they enter the market your in then your screwed.

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skelooth

Lukas you move in the wrong circles because you're grossly mislead.

Check out agate.sourceforge.net ... it's a graphics API written in C# that is cross platform. Yes, the game of mine he ported over works exactly the same on winblows as it does on *nix and mac.

C is cross platform, C++ is crossplatform, and both run on more platforms than Java as java is dependent on a virtual machine being written for said architecture and kernel. Even ASM is cross platform amonst same chipsets. Perl, Python, Ruby, all cross platform. MS does not "own" *any* language. The only thing they own is Visual studio (which is a fantastic IDE) and the windows APIs.

So in essence... it is not the language that determines the platform, it is the API. SDL can be used with C++ on 10+ different platforms, where as MFC (.net's predecessor) can only be used on windows. On the flip side, gtk (another windowing toolkit) is cross platform and can be used to make GUI's on once again 10+ different platforms.

Java is a nice language depending on what you're doing, but if you intend on being a programmer you can't just "go" with one language. Each language is like a tool in a toolbox. While Java is a solid language, it's lack of hardware access makes it incapable of embedded systems, device drivers, or any other type of low level code.

Java's strengths without doubt lie within java webstart, it's javadoc tool, and how classes are automatically global within an entire jar/program.

C's strength is it's low level code which allows systems programming to be possible

Things like Perl and Bash excel at system administration scripts, quick and dirty solutions to automation, and simplistic config scripts (allowing for things like makefiles without the actual use of make)

While still things like Prolog and scheme are better suited at Artificial intelligence programming, and recursive problems like maze navigation.

My "specialization" is definitely Perl as a systems scripting language, but the actual list of languages that I am competent with is wide and varied... and that's what keeps throwing a multitude of job offers in my face.

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Honestly, I'm starting to dislike Microsoft. Their Vista demo at CES 2006 was pathetic. Just a skin of XP to look like Vista. Sad Sad thing.

MacOS for the win.

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I'm all for MS.

I have a QNX, OSX and a WinXP box in my room. I do work on QNX and OSX when I have to but I much rather use Windows. Windows is just so much more idiot proof that many things take no effort at all and save me time, which I have very little of.

That said I'm not switching to Vista until I have a solid reason and a new computer with DX10. The thing I hate about Vista is you need to buy a new copy every time you make a major computer upgrade. Retarded!

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see C Sharp - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

It was designed by Microsoft, and spec'd from Microsoft. It may be a standard but ISO does not modify the standard. It was submitted by MS, HP, and Intel. Just like MS's OOXML office format competing with ODF. The spec from Microsoft that is 6,000 pages long and has a list of requirements to use the spec. Like it requires full implementation of spreedsheet format, word, and all file types you can't use just one. So by the time you have that which gee only the office suite has a full implementation. Not to mention they can change it by extensions. MS does have control of the spec they are the main contributer of additions, and modifications. As I said it is thier language developed and implemented in .net specifically/mainly.

Every language has a strong point and weak point. C# is nice I don''t doubt that however any spec primarily set by MS I am wary of for future use other platforms. I mean I may be wrong it works on any platform. I never said I will not learn C# as I am gonna try and learn as many as possible. I am just gonna try and not use MS's some MS products. They already use there OS to transmit an entire profile about your system and programs you use.

You can't get around MS and I do know that I will learn as many languages as possible. I never said I will not learn C# just I will try and focus on any platform besides Visual Studios, Websphere is huge as it's design is just that web programs. Anyways NEARLY every possible language is intentionally designed to feel like C anyways. Once you know that learning other languages in not as bad as it comes to functions. Someone form VB only has problems though. I mean that is why MS invented C# aside from to take on java's cross platform advantage, and to correct some of C++ unforgiving shortcomings. VB was in the whole since programmers stick with what they know. VB may have tried to use everyday words (was novel to come up with) to program but failed since almost every programmer used C, C++ primarily. No comfort zone. C#, Java, I think python. Perl dunno never used. Fortran is not but that was before C along with COBOL has been around forever are similar in set-up to C.

Everything revolves around being like C you change it to much the oldies in programming will not switch. Hence C#, java actually learned that watching VB never take off, MS saw java doing well and added features and made it like C to make it palitable. HP had to head off Sun so it co-sponsered/had some development in it. For making cutting edge programs and future software programmers are a highly stubborn to massive change. Baby steps, baby steps.

I will learn as many as possible hell even flash if it takes off to applications since more and more web based programs are popular as it is what flash excels at. Basically as languages go first came assembler, fortran etc. ATT iinvents C based of U of Cali berkely's B (genius naming). Then C++ adds libraries. the VB changes the game and fails too different. Java like C but slight improvement in size and system protections including one compile many platforms. MS develops C# takes C style to make it usuable (lesson from VB) takes the concepts of Java (platforms, some functions) etc and creates .net . As a counter to Java both nice and both have uses.

PS look at Vista license agreement in vista you buy the licenese but MS owns the OS you only purchase use of software not software itself. how long till they own code you write on the system too. Vista is a clunker I mean if it takes 15 gigs to install and every other system has average of 4-6. Unix, BSD, and the tux have 8 layers of software. XP has 23 vista has more something outrageous like 53 last heard or could still be 23. How much clunky, non-secure, overlapping code do you need to take XP add color and put massive system wide DRM in it.

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