tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768285918186248163.post1077518723430661943..comments2008-05-13T13:39:51.780-07:00emachine74noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768285918186248163.post-23564440980472128852008-05-13T13:39:00.000-07:002008-05-13T13:39:00.000-07:002008-05-13T13:39:00.000-07:00The primary functionality loss in forsaking C# is Game Studio. Game Studio upgrades Visual Studio (or, Visual Express) to be "XNA aware", but only for C# projects. C# gets IDE features like starting new game projects and having Visual Studio understand the need to compile content prior to running the game. My template is effectively a crude band-aid over this loss :)<BR/><BR/>Apart from the Game Studio component, XNA itself is just another .NET library; when you're actually writing code, VB is on equal footing with C#, just like with a Windows application or whatever else.<BR/><BR/>And of course, there's the compact framework issues... that one stinks. Although I do reserve a 10-15% suspicion that it might be technically possible... I think if you could replace enough of the VB Runtime stuff with your own "pure" .NET wrapper, you *might* be able to get it to work, but... that's really going down the rabbit hole, and I don't even have an Xbox360 to test with :Pemachine74http://www.blogger.com/profile/16131803862986581964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768285918186248163.post-76703527836568087962008-05-13T12:52:00.000-07:002008-05-13T12:52:00.000-07:002008-05-13T12:52:00.000-07:00Nice. I have fubbled around in C# now but since Im working in VB and java at work, Im not to keen on getting a new language in the head at the same time :) <BR/><BR/>Appriciate your work by the way. <BR/><BR/>How much functional loss is there when using VB instead of C# for XNA? Not counting Zune or XB360 devs that is.<BR/><BR/>Atari ... those were the days...Joakimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13073085999643974092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768285918186248163.post-88803529087771697392008-05-13T12:41:00.000-07:002008-05-13T12:41:00.000-07:002008-05-13T12:41:00.000-07:00I haven't heard of any other projects targeted at vb & xna 3.0 specifically, so I'm not sure if there's anything out there yet.<BR/><BR/>But I am planning to release a 3.0 template; I'm about 50% done with a new content builder application which I intend to include with it. It does depend on my work schedule how often I get to work on it, so it may take perhaps another week if nothing horrible happens.emachine74http://www.blogger.com/profile/16131803862986581964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768285918186248163.post-58766233825141935392008-05-13T11:35:00.000-07:002008-05-13T11:35:00.000-07:002008-05-13T11:35:00.000-07:00Hi, plan to update your template to 3.0? Or heard of anyone else doing a vb template for 3.0 ?Joakimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13073085999643974092noreply@blogger.com