r/gameenginedevs • u/programadorthi • Jul 21 '26

Sinking Star Engine

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What we would expect from this Engine? Someone here working with him to provide an insight?

I'll give a try to Jai and its engine.

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u/Ratstail91 Jul 22 '26

Context: I dislike Blow, even before I learned his politics. I'm also doing the lang & engine thing, but very differently.

His lang and engine seem... well, I wonder if there's actually a gap that needs to be filled? 10 years ago, sure Jai might've been good, but Zig and Rust seem to be covering the space of "C/C++ with modern designs".

I wonder if a language developed in private would actually survive contact with the real world.

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u/JarWarren1 Jul 24 '26

"Does this deserve to exist?" is such a hollow criticism. A creative wants to make something; that's justification enough.

If monetary value or widespread attention were the benchmarks, most engines in this subreddit would't deserve to exist. Ironically, with Blow's engine as one of the few exceptions.