Several more questions. :-/

[David2010]

Ok after working with java for a GOOD while I have a few more questions about java.

If I made multiple threads for different functions would it be faster then if I just made one thread for all functions?

What is the point of OOP if you can just assign the variable to that object anyways without the need for OOP? I understand that in most cases with applications OOP is very important but with applets I don't seem to have much use for it. Perhaps later....

Is using built in shapes (Lines, Rectangles, Ovals) faster then using images? I would think so.....

Is using an array for 10 variables faster then actually assigning 10 different variables? Also would think so....

Sorry I have so many questions...

Well so far I REALLY like Java. More then any other programming language for that matter. Plus it is cross-platform so that is another bonus. :-D

[David2010]

Ok after working with java for a GOOD while I have a few more questions about java.

If I made multiple threads for different functions would it be faster then if I just made one thread for all functions?

What is the point of OOP if you can just assign the variable to that object anyways without the need for OOP? I understand that in most cases with applications OOP is very important but with applets I don't seem to have much use for it. Perhaps later....

Is using built in shapes (Lines, Rectangles, Ovals) faster then using images? I would think so.....

Is using an array for 10 variables faster then actually assigning 10 different variables? Also would think so....

Sorry I have so many questions...

Well so far I REALLY like Java. More then any other programming language for that matter. Plus it is cross-platform so that is another bonus. :-D

Ok here is what I figured out.

Making multiple threads is not necessary unless you have a LOT of code.

I found out that OOP is necessary in some cases but not all. (Like in games)

I found out that using built in shapes is a LOT faster then images but in some cases you HAVE to use images.

Making an Array for ten values is a LOT faster then making ten separate variables.

Is this correct???

[postmortem]

threads make sense only if you have long task that is cpu or other resource intensive, doesn't matter of the size of code. usually it makes sense to put UI in one thread and long actions in others.

java is not C you can't optimize memory storage using 'better' stored variables.

java is OOP, it is up to you how you are going to use it. if multiple people are developing, then proper use of OOP yields great benefits

[David2010]

java is OOP, it is up to you how you are going to use it. if multiple people are developing, then proper use of OOP yields great benefits

Yeah but like if you were making a pong replica you won't need OOP However if you were making the worlds next RPG then OOP would play a VERY important factor in your game. hahaha

[dlorde]

Yeah but like if you were making a pong replica you won't need OOP However if you were making the worlds next RPG then OOP would play a VERY important factor in your game. hahaha

So explain how you would write a Java pong replica without using OOP. Strangely, you don't sound like someone who's used 6 languages and worked with Java a GOOD while...

If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I would spend 6 hours sharpening an axe...
Anon.

[Deliverance]

See these post on OOP and inheritance and why it may be useful

http://www.codeguru.com/forum/showthread.php?t=484128
http://www.codeguru.com/forum/showthread.php?t=484260