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Old 08-05-2010, 08:32 AM   #43
Aeran
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Re: Developing from scratch

Most who claim it can be done fast also links the word "basic" to the engine it would create though.

I read that one of the first compilers took 11 or so staff years to develop. One of the reasons it took that long was because it was a new field. Now there's a lot of nice theories and even tools to help develop compilers so that the time to make one is decreased. It should be similar for MUDs.

You often see claims such that the wheel shouldn't be reinvented associated with suggestions to use a stock MUD. That comparison is not correct because what is not reinvented is what a wheel is. People still keep making new wheels using the how-knowledge of the past. If you know how to make a MUD you could write any MUD you wish to create - but if you only know how to use already made MUDs then you are stuck on relying on what others provide.
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