Questions tagged [ruby]
Ruby is an open-source dynamic OO interpreted language created by Yukihiro Matsumoto (Matz) in the 1990s that combines the good bits from Perl, Smalltalk and Lisp. It supports multiple programming paradigms. Ruby's primary purpose is to "help every programmer in the world to be productive, and to enjoy programming, and to be happy." - Matz. Ruby mindshare spiked in the next decade due to Ruby on Rails - a popular web application framework built on Ruby.
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Automating the process of creating a steam lobby (for dota) and inviting users to it
I'm working on a Ruby on Rails web-application and I want to create lobbies and send invitations to users to join these lobbies. Simply, I want to achieve ...
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Is Ruby's garbage collector still as big of a problem to game developement?
I am beginner wanting to make a game, and chose to learn Ruby ,since it seems easier to read than most languages. Reading up on Ruby, I find that Ruby could be used to make small-scale games, but it'...
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How to design a multi-step game menu system?
I am getting started with game programming. I am designing a game that starts by taking you through a series of menu screens. I am interested in learning how this is typically structured in ...
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From where does the game engines add location of an object?
I have started making my first game( a pong game )with ruby (Gosu). I'm trying to detect the collision of two images using their location by comparing the location of the object (a ball) to another ...
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How can I get the width and height of a picture?
I'm trying to make a script on RPG Maker XP that needs the width and height of an image to do some calculations. I tried @picture.bitmap.widthand ...
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LibGDX controllers: how to fix crashes in JRuby? [closed]
I'm using JRuby with LibGDX and it's been going quite swimmingly, save for a crash I experience every time I try to use the controllers extension. Here's a basic rundown: I've required all the ...
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How to cancel out simultaneous collisions in libGosu?
I am working on an Asteroids remake. When the player's bullets hit a large meteor, it should break apart into 2 smaller meteors. This works when the player is only firing one bullet, but when the ...
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