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by pjmlp 132 days ago
The problem is called Mono, and Unity's refusal to pay for an update.
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debugnik 131 days ago
I agree Mono is bad compared to upstream .NET, but I used to write game prototypes with it back before .NET Core without as many performance issues as I still find in Unity. It was doable with a different mindset.
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thezipcreator 132 days ago
instead they made (or funded? not exactly sure) il2cpp which is a batshit compiler that compiles IL to C++ for better performance, I guess.

sidenote, I wonder how many other low-level to high-level compilers exist out there. can't be many.

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debugnik 131 days ago
AFAIK, the original reason to build IL2CPP was to appease console certification and leave behind Mono's quirky AOT on iOS. Capcom is also using their own C# implementation targeting C++ for console certification.

Allegedly some games are now managing to ship on console with ports of .NET NativeAOT.

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