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[Cody Garver <cody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Topher, the Vala Google+ community is small but responsive.
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/113287185626826620884


On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 6:48 PM, Topher Redden <christopher.redden@xxxxxxxxx
> wrote:

> Is there a Vala community anywhere? By the way, I'm interested in this for
> sure.
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 15, 2013 at 12:34 AM, Daniel Foré <daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> I think this list is more focused on development of elementary itself.
>>
>> If there isn't one already perhaps we need a (third party) apps community
>> list?
>>
>> Best Regards,
>> Daniel Foré
>>
>> El jun 14, 2013, a las 4:27 p.m., Craig <weberc2@xxxxxxxxx> escribió:
>>
>> Thanks David,
>>
>> As I mentioned, I selected this list for the community. Is there a
>> preferred way to contact Elementary developers for matters not pertaining
>> directly to the Elementary project?
>>
>> I would really like to see your projects. Please do post them!
>>
>> Thanks again,
>> Craig
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 6:24 PM, David Gomes <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>
>>> I've made two game prototypes using Vala - one 2D and one 3D, if you'd
>>> like the source code I can post it here.
>>>
>>> Regarding the convenience of this mailing list for that post, this is
>>> not really the place (vala-list would be more suitable), but I guess it's
>>> not a big deal either.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 11:30 PM, Craig <weberc2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I was wondering if anyone would be interested in experimenting around
>>>> with making a simple 2D game with Vala, basically as a proof-of-concept.
>>>>
>>>> As it stands, C++ is the language of choice for game development, and
>>>> as a professional C++ developer, I find this tragic. My primary goals for
>>>> this project are to
>>>>
>>>> 1) help free the game development community from tedious languages
>>>> 2) introduce Vala to a new genre of developer
>>>> 3) learn a little more about both Vala and game development and share
>>>> any applicable experiences with the broader community
>>>>
>>>> I don't have any serious expectation for this to become a real game
>>>> (but it might)--mostly I'm interested in the experiment and having
>>>> low-commitment fun.
>>>>
>>>> I know this isn't necessarily the right mailing list for this request,
>>>> but I enjoy the feel of this community and would like to see if anyone here
>>>> is interested before reaching out to broader audiences.
>>>>
>>>> At this point, my thoughts are extremely abstract and my mind is very
>>>> open (I don't have any fixed plans for what this can look like, so you're
>>>> welcome to help "craft the vision"). I don't expect this to be anyone's
>>>> primary commitment (and I certainly don't want to detract from elementary
>>>> development time), but if you're getting the programmer's equivalent of
>>>> writer's block and you'd like to try something purely for fun (or if you'd
>>>> like to learn to develop *so you can* start to contribute to
>>>> Elementary), feel free to reply.
>>>>
>>>> Again, apologies if anyone finds this inappropriate for this list.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for your time,
>>>> Craig
>>>>
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