Comments on: What in the World Does a Programmer Do?

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:42:56 +0000

It was really appreciated. i just get this game last week, while i read though this blog, and i saw that you guys are great, it's really really great. keep on the great work.

By: altahi

altahi — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:16:58 +0000

Awesome Source Code! That's dedication indeed!

By: baberific

baberific — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:48:21 +0000

Jeez, I'm in the beginning stages of programming that only involves visual basic and a few lines of code!

So that source code alone is amazing!

Keep up the good work Kenji, as well as all the other programmers who are working on Bayonetta!

The game is already fantastic!

By: Zen

Zen — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 11:19:44 +0000

Nice vim. I wanted to say thanks for keeping us in the loop.

By: Samuel Batista

Samuel Batista — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 08:50:07 +0000

Hey Kenji, I have a quick question:

I have recently completed the biggest project I had to undertake and I had to work with a .cpp file, built mainly by one of my colleagues that was around 3-4K lines of code. I don't want to point fingers here but the code was poorly written with a heavy focus on procedure programming instead of object oriented programming which C++ is meant for. Needless to say it was total chaos!

My question is this: If you have several source files that control the main actions of the player, each of them tens of thousands of lines of code, how do you manage such a large file? Do you program with supreme carefulness to ensure proper functioning of all methods? How do you track bugs in such a cluttered environment?

Thanks, from poor college grad game programmer.

By: EagleEye

EagleEye — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 08:37:57 +0000

I'll be wuick but, I have great respect for the programmers and especially, the work that has been done on this game! Thanks alot Kenji Saito and the rest of your "programming" team! Rest assured, because judging by the demo, you have done a perfect work

By: José And. Car

José And. Car — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 06:27:19 +0000

"1.8 million lines of code" O.OU Woooouu!

By: FAUNA

FAUNA — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 06:26:20 +0000

That's a lot of code. This is my most anticipated game.

By: Humberto

Humberto — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 04:07:21 +0000

wow, brutal. million and a half lines of code… well, if you didn't have arthritis before the start of this project you provably do now. Well, just the same, thanks for the hard work, and stay strong.

By: SonicTHP

SonicTHP — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 02:11:23 +0000

Despite being the unsung heroes of video game development, I can see how programmers are actually affect the player of the game more than most of the other positions. Well done programming means the game plays well in a lot of ways, and what I have played of Bayonetta is amazing. Thank you for you and your team's hard work.

By: Fabian

Fabian — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:13:45 +0000

Plaese give us a little more about the tools that you use. Thanks

By: » El código fuente de Bayonetta » Eslaultima

» El código fuente de Bayonetta » Eslaultima — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:34:56 +0000

[...] al código fuente de Bayonetta. Como cada día, visito la web de Platinum Games y hoy me he topado con esta curiosidad. Para ser más exactos, este video nos muestra solo las 13.000 lineas de código que tiene la [...]

By: Marink

Marink — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:34:49 +0000

I have you bow down to you.

That's alot of work.

It looks like your using C# or C++.

I'm unsure 'cause I'm familiar with Ruby. lol

By: twenty1

twenty1 — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:30:34 +0000

nice glimpse of the meat of game development

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Akihabara Blues — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:30:07 +0000

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By: Maruis

Maruis — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:00:54 +0000

What languages do you program in for Bayonetta? I assume you're using XNA / Visual Studio for your X360 development. Give us a little more about the tools that you use. Thanks.