Skip to main content
Game Development

Return to Question

clarified meaning of reflection in title.
Link
edit approved Jan 20, 2020 at 23:36
Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen
edit approved Jan 20, 2020 at 23:36
Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen
  • 115
  • 3

Why code reflection became a must in game engines?

removing hello and thanks
Source Link
edit approved Jan 19, 2020 at 21:37
frogatto
edit approved Jan 19, 2020 at 21:37
frogatto
  • 191
  • 3
  • 11

Hello I'm currently doing some research on programming languages(compile time reflection area, if you ask) and I found that on the game engine area the reflection feature becomes a must, an engine either uses a language which has reflection feature itself(for example uses C#), or implements it for non-reflection languages(for example both UE and CryEngine implement reflection mechanisms for C++).

I'm not a game developer, so I have no experiences on game developing and not familiar with engines, so can anyone tell me in what case the reflection becomes a must? And what's more, does reflection used only in development phase or also used in released production?

Hello I'm currently doing some research on programming languages(compile time reflection area, if you ask) and I found that on the game engine area the reflection feature becomes a must, an engine either uses a language which has reflection feature itself(for example uses C#), or implements it for non-reflection languages(for example both UE and CryEngine implement reflection mechanisms for C++).

I'm not a game developer, so I have no experiences on game developing and not familiar with engines, so can anyone tell me in what case the reflection becomes a must? And what's more, does reflection used only in development phase or also used in released production?

I'm currently doing some research on programming languages(compile time reflection area, if you ask) and I found that on the game engine area the reflection feature becomes a must, an engine either uses a language which has reflection feature itself(for example uses C#), or implements it for non-reflection languages(for example both UE and CryEngine implement reflection mechanisms for C++).

I'm not a game developer, so I have no experiences on game developing and not familiar with engines, so can anyone tell me in what case the reflection becomes a must? And what's more, does reflection used only in development phase or also used in released production?

Tweeted twitter.com/StackGameDev/status/1218911132028690433
Became Hot Network Question
Source Link
ravenisadesk
ravenisadesk
  • 680
  • 1
  • 5
  • 14

Why reflection became a must in game engines?

Hello I'm currently doing some research on programming languages(compile time reflection area, if you ask) and I found that on the game engine area the reflection feature becomes a must, an engine either uses a language which has reflection feature itself(for example uses C#), or implements it for non-reflection languages(for example both UE and CryEngine implement reflection mechanisms for C++).

I'm not a game developer, so I have no experiences on game developing and not familiar with engines, so can anyone tell me in what case the reflection becomes a must? And what's more, does reflection used only in development phase or also used in released production?