[Dhsu]

Originally Posted by phill

...sweet Jesus my friend, doing that sort of work without some hefty compensation shows some pretty strong devotion to this site and its community.

Or that he likely actually enjoys what he does. I think a lot of people underestimate the simple pleasures of programming, tweaking stuff to make it better/faster, and in general just having things WORK.

Originally Posted by djpretzel

although it appears ridiculously simple

That's usually the sign of good design/code. Nice work!

[DarkeSword]

Originally Posted by djpretzel

Not to bump my own appreciation thread or anything, but the list class hierarchy is now 100% complete, and furthermore (wait for it).... there's also a list factory class that abstracts away list construction!

If that doesn't get your blood pumpin' I don't know what will!

The code on http://www.ocremix.org/browse/ used to be 20 or 30 lines of conditional wonkery (before the list classes, it was longer)... now it's:

echo ListFactory::getListXMLTotals("albums");
echo ListFactory::getListXMLTotals("composers");
echo ListFactory::getListXMLTotals("emulators");   
echo ListFactory::getListXMLTotals("games");  
echo ListFactory::getListXMLTotals("organizations");     
echo ListFactory::getListXMLTotals("remixers");  
echo ListFactory::getListXMLTotals("remixes"); 
echo ListFactory::getListXMLTotals("songs"); 
echo ListFactory::getListXMLTotals("systems");

I do believe that's some of the first code I've posted here, but - although it appears ridiculously simple - it's also some of the best, in terms of design patterns, etc.

This code is absolutely terrible. You are a terrible person.

edit: ...

[The Pezman]

Originally Posted by DarkeSword

If you want to know what Dave did, before you say "Hey, thanks," then just ask nicely. Don't be a self-important douche about it.

I'll respond to this, just so I can clear my good name and everyone will know what I meant. I'd rather not clog up the thread with any more arguing, so you all can PM me if you still want to rip me apart.

I never meant to sound like what Darkesword described. I've been here for a bit more than a year now, and have met Dave and many of the other major players on this site more than once. I'm not claiming to be anyone's best friend, but nothing I've done on the forums or in person indicates I have the characteristics so readily ascribed to me. But even disregarding that, is what I said so terrible? For one, I didn't even realize it was offensive, so I'm sorry about that. I didn't - and don't - intend to demean Dave's work (or, for that matter, anyone else's) work on the site. He does a lot and deserves gratitude. I just thought it was strange that DarkeSword would encourage us to thank Dave for working... without having some idea of what he was working on. Not because I think Darke was lying and Dave didn't do anything. But giving us even a general overview helps to explain exactly the kind of effort it may have taken. In this case, I think I was right, since many people (myself included) did understand some of what Dave actually did and were better able to appreciate (and therefore thank more sincerely) the effort.

[DjMystix]

Great work DJP. Being a programmer/developer almost all my life I know how most of the code that we write isn't "visible" to anyone but it makes a world of difference on the back end.

Keep up the great work! :D

[evktalo]

I agree!

Even if it was four years ago.

--Eino

[KyleJCrb]

I only wish I would've gotten to speak to djp and shake his hand in person at MAGFest. If it weren't for OCR, I don't think my love of VGM would have really become a huge part of my life, and I wouldn't have started Nitro Game Injection as an outlet to show my appreciation and to have as a venue which has put me in contact with so many talented musicians and other people that I consider to be some of my greatest friends. I know I have been critical on occasion, but I really do love this place and the continued contributions in making video games a real force in the music world.