So after years of telling myself I was going to try, I finally started to learn coding (mostly in C#). I was wondering if any programmers here had an idea or two for open source RPG code that would be good as a reference. I did try to Google for some, but I don’t think I know enough to necessarily tell “good” code from “bad.”
There is a great online tutorial that walks you through making a simple RPG step-by-step to get you introduced to the basic concepts and then adds in a few advanced items. I’ve found that’s also kind of the drawback, though. I can put together something really basic with a couple nice features, but trying to do something more complicated makes me feel like I’m running in circles.
I have known enough programmers to recognize that tearing code apart to move/rearrange things is inevitable. I also realize that there are often many approaches to the same thing with their own advantages and disadvantages. Even so, I get the feeling that I’m trying to “reinvent the wheel,” as it were. I just feel like I’m trying to take a different approach to the same ideas an awful lot.
On the one hand, it’s definitely been a learning experience. On the other hand, I can’t help but feel that I’m spending a lot of time where I don’t necessarily have to spend it. If anyone has a good point of reference and could share it, it’d be appreciated. If there are a bunch, even better!