Construct 2 - the HTML5 game maker

re: Construct 2 - the HTML5 game maker

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re: Construct 2 - the HTML5 game maker

Fredrik — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 23:13:37 GMT

Hi, I like Construct 2. But did you experience any odd behaivor with mulitouch? Specifically pinch to zoom breaking the layout even in fullscreen or has that been fixed? Also, how would you incorporate snapped mode with a construct project?

Many thanks,

Fredrik

re: Construct 2 - the HTML5 game maker

Robert Stackhouse — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 21:31:02 GMT

How much time did you invest in Visual Studio before you were really productive in it? I'm guessing it was a substantial amount. I too am productive in VS, but there was a fairly steep learning curve (for a glorified text editor) to get attain that level of productivity. Throw in Resharper and I'm even more productive. I love R#. VS is more of a love/hate thing leaning toward hate.

That wasn't my point. With the amount of resources they have at their disposal, they can do better: www.chris-granger.com/.../light-table---a-new-ide-concept.

Why should we put up with barely good enough interfaces when we pay through the nose for them?

In your case, you may be getting a deeply discounted academic license.

re: Construct 2 - the HTML5 game maker

Alfred Thompson — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:46:45 GMT

To each their own I guess. I really enjoy using Visual Studio and find that I am very productive with it.

re: Construct 2 - the HTML5 game maker

Robert Stackhouse — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:39:41 GMT

Familiarity is a sorry substitute for discoverability. You have to know quite a few shortcut key sequences to be productive at all in Visual Studio.

VS could learn something from Blender's context menus.

Holding VS up as an example to be followed for UI design is a crime against the software development profession. There is no other program on earth that gets in my way more than VS/TFS. Talk about miserable user experiences. People making tools for an audience who uses those tools for 4 or more hours a day and then turn around and charge what they do for Visual Studio ought to do better.