Lite-C
| Developer | Conitec Datensysteme GmbH |
|---|---|
| First appeared | 2007 |
| Stable release | 8.45
/ February 9, 2014 |
| OS | Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8 |
| License | Commercial software |
| Website | www.3dgamestudio.de/litec.php |
| Influenced by | |
| C, C++ | |
Lite-C is a programming language for multimedia applications and video games, using a syntax subset of the C language with some elements of the C++ language. Its main difference to C is the native implementation of multimedia and computer game related objects like sounds, images, movies, GUI elements, 2D and 3D models, collision detection and rigid body physics. Lite-C is a compiled language. It runs on 32-bit and 64-bit Windows XP or Vista operating systems.
Lite-C supports the Windows API and the Component Object Model (COM); therefore OpenGL and DirectX programs can directly be written in lite-C. It has integrated the free A8 rendering engine.
History
The Lite-C language and compiler was originally developed in 2007 by Conitec in cooperation with Atari, Inc., with focus on creating computer games by non-programmers.[1] Since 2010, Lite-C has also been used for defining automatic trade algorithms in day trading software.[2]
Features
Lite-C has the following differences to standard C:
- Native multitasking and multiplayer support
- On the fly compiling
- Supports external classes (OpenGL, DirectX, Windows API)
- Implementation of the 3D GameStudio A7/A8 rendering engine
- Function library for display/manipulation of 3D models
- Function library for rigid body physics
- Function library for vector and matrix functions
- Function library for GUI objects
- Function library for playing sound and movie files
- Remote control of arbitrary Windows applications
- Native support of DirectX 9 functions
- Small footprint - ca. 15 MB with compiler, IDE, debugger
Lite-C supports rudimentary classes and function overloading.
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