Top Secret Paradox thingies

[Johan]

Ever wanted to see how a Paradox employee's desktop looks like?

Here's how mine look like while working

 

[Kallocain]

Mine is not as relevant perhaps, but very pretty, so I'll post it anyway.
YES there are a thousand items on my desktop. They are all things that require immediate attention... Maybe.

 

[ForzaA]

They are all things that require immediate attention...

very funny indeed

 

[Kallocain]

Why yours is not as relevant? Because you are the boss instead of an employee?

Because my pretty picture is not one of our games.

Damn I thought I saw the key there but guess not.

Unless I am entering it in wrong order (is it case sensitive?).

What key?

 

[podcat]

here is mine, most of the mess is hidden under program windows

 

[podcat]

Party cat

Is that for the occasion?

its from this: http://nedroid.com/2009/05/party-cat-full-series/

also occasion of course

 

[SolSara]

This is my wallpaper.

 

[Darkrenown]

its from this: http://nedroid.com/2009/05/party-cat-full-series/

also occasion of course

Pfft, Party cat has nothing on Breakfast dog

 

[podcat]

I love how I see HOI2 installed occasionally but no where do I see HOI3 installed.

Edit: Nice wallpaper, SolSara.

I got a few different copies on the left under visual studio

 

[Chaingun]

we wantz source codez, we needz it, my precioussss

 

[Kallocain]

I love how you don't have any icons on top of that creature's arm. Coincidence?

Not at all.

 

[podcat]

Clear code, I like that. Thinking about HoI3 You should use Smart Pointers

if you are talking the old standard boost::smart_ptr they dont really help that much and have several drawbacks (not-insignificant overhead, circular references, less clear ownership of data). handle based systems are much easier to manage. there are other types of smart pointers that are very useful though.

 

[podcat]

/me enters pontificating mode.

If you guys deviate a lot from Single Point of Maintenance (as in "// must be same order as EEXPENSETYPE") it's a safe bet you're having bunches of messes much worser than any mess which could possibly exist on a 2D desktop.

asserts are hence your friend for stuff like this so it doesnt break one day (but I agree with the principle where possible)

 

[Johan]

I love the icon in Kallokains desktop which reads: "top5.odt(or die trying?)"

open office ftw

 

[Tegus]

Indeed, they have drawbacks but have their advantages too. You have to weight and use the right smart pointers (auto, weak etc.). I prefer smart pointers (Qt) or you can make them on your own for full control and minimal overhead.

When were talking about memory allocation, do you use memory pools to prevent heap fragmentation?

Haven't read up on QT ptrs, but I have strong opinions against "smart" pointers in general. I accept auto_ptr and scoped_ptrs since they provide simple RAII functionality but if you start passing around shared_ptrs all over the place there is something wrong with your design. They of course have their uses, but only if you actually need refcounting.

We have some memory pools which we use on a need basis, but we use the standard allocator most often.

 

[podcat]

Yeah, if you can use it. I tried to convince my editor to switch, but he insists it makes random and so hard to spot errors when the books go out to be printed...

cool people use LateX

 

[podcat]

yeah LyX is pretty good, most learning etc problems for latex disappear when you use good templates though. Most universities in sweden give these to students. Last latex document I did was my application to paradox though these days I mostly write any stuff in restructured text or just plain text.