Suggest enhancements to the Monkey Language

MikeHart · June 12, 2017, 21:09:52

As we want to fix/enhance Monkey, we would like to hear what you would like to see regarding its language. What do you miss in Monkey X. Please raise your voice.

GW · June 13, 2017, 00:16:41

This is just thinking out loud, but..
Monogame (now run by Microsoft) currently is and aims to be api compatible with XNA.
If we could keep the XNA target as a monogame target, that could potentially open up another way to build desktop, android and ios app through Monkey.
With the added benefit that MS is keeping things current as Android/Ios changes versions through time.
Thoughts?
I always preferred XNA as the desktop monkey target because the build times near instantaneous.

muruba · June 18, 2017, 13:11:27

is xna windows-only?

GW · June 18, 2017, 16:53:41

http://www.monogame.net/documentation/?page=What_is_MonoGame

EdzUp · June 18, 2017, 16:57:47

One of the main things that everyone will need to have fixed is ipv6 support as ipv4 is dying out and it's needed for multiplayer stuff

Xaron · June 18, 2017, 19:30:28

Edzup I agree, but hasn't Mark done that already? Seems not... :/

EdzUp · June 18, 2017, 19:49:10

MX2 has ipv6 if MonkeyX1 has it it would help A LOT

Currently MonkeyX1 is ipv4 only (tested with the echo server banana example, changing 'localhost' to '::1' for testing), on MX2 this works perfectly and does everything perfect.

Xaron · June 18, 2017, 20:31:13

Will see that I can add that.

RonTek · June 20, 2017, 12:44:01

Would be nice to get XBox One target as well..

http://www.monkey-x.com/Community/posts.php?topic=9987
http://www.monkey-x.com/Community/posts.php?topic=10162

Xaron · June 20, 2017, 13:19:08

Don't you need a xbox devkit then? Don't know. One of my goals would be to add UWP.

RonTek · June 20, 2017, 14:05:07

Yes, but I was thinking a ready made target like the depreciated ones that I see in the targets folder (ie PSM, XNA, etc..) The UWP would be another nice target of course.

Xaron · June 20, 2017, 14:08:24

Step after step.

I still wrap my head around all this stuff.

RonTek · June 20, 2017, 14:21:03

Quote from: Xaron on June 20, 2017, 14:08:24
Step after step. I still wrap my head around all this stuff.

Ok got it. It's just on my wishlist.

RonTek · June 20, 2017, 15:56:31

Quote from: GW on June 13, 2017, 00:16:41
This is just thinking out loud, but..
Monogame (now run by Microsoft) currently is and aims to be api compatible with XNA.
If we could keep the XNA target as a monogame target, that could potentially open up another way to build desktop, android and ios app through Monkey.
With the added benefit that MS is keeping things current as Android/Ios changes versions through time.
Thoughts?
I always preferred XNA as the desktop monkey target because the build times near instantaneous.

MonoGame also comes with UWP and XBox One target platform.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/get-started/get-started-tutorial-game-mg2d