SimCity 2000 running on Windows 7

SimCity 2000 runs on Windows 7 x64, but crashes when attempting to access the dialog box to save or load a city. After searching for and trying all of the suggested fixes and patches to avoid this crash, we still had no success. Crash, crash, crash!

Alas, there is a solution! Use the command line to invoke the app with a path to a city file to open. For example: "c:> simcity Saved\city.sc2" This will not only open a city, but allow saving it on exit. If a new terrain is desired, use the urban renewal kit.

p5.js vs processing.js

Explanation of the difference between p5.js and processing.js here and here and here

The history of Processing here

BlackScript

Valuable technique in JavaScript class coding: link

The following benchmarks indicate a performance improvement for bulk object creation.
Try this in your own browser here

Update 20230119: Ex Nihilo wins in jsbench.me tests on Chrome 109 and Firefox 109:

Older benchmarks follow for archival reference:

A benchmark.js test running on node.js:

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Research>node --version
v10.16.3

Research>node bench.js
OldStyleClass x 165,772 ops/sec ±0.38% (106 runs sampled)
Ex Nihilo x 180,305 ops/sec ±0.50% (104 runs sampled)
Fastest is Ex Nihilo

Research>node bench.js
NewStyleClass x 163,242 ops/sec ±0.28% (111 runs sampled)
Ex Nihilo x 180,219 ops/sec ±0.46% (100 runs sampled)
Fastest is Ex Nihilo

Research>node bench.js
OldStyleClass x 160,930 ops/sec ±0.58% (103 runs sampled)
NewStyleClass x 161,634 ops/sec ±0.79% (105 runs sampled)
Ex Nihilo x 176,387 ops/sec ±0.44% (107 runs sampled)
Fastest is Ex Nihilo

Older runs on jsperf.com:

Update 20200627: None of the newer versions of the browsers run Ex Nihilo faster. Optimization wins!

Update 20201006: Additional server-side tests:

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Research>node --version
v12.19.0

Research>node bench.js
OldStyleClass x 153,207 ops/sec ±0.95% (84 runs sampled)
NewStyleClass x 150,535 ops/sec ±0.32% (93 runs sampled)
Ex Nihilo x 166,850 ops/sec ±1.84% (91 runs sampled)
Fastest is Ex Nihilo

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Research>node --version
v13.14.0

Research>node bench.js
OldStyleClass x 151,339 ops/sec ±0.76% (86 runs sampled)
NewStyleClass x 147,369 ops/sec ±0.27% (95 runs sampled)
Ex Nihilo x 164,624 ops/sec ±0.26% (93 runs sampled)
Fastest is Ex Nihilo

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Research>node --version
v14.13.0

Research>node bench.js
OldStyleClass x 147,954 ops/sec ±1.03% (87 runs sampled)
NewStyleClass x 144,716 ops/sec ±0.37% (93 runs sampled)
Ex Nihilo x 160,388 ops/sec ±0.47% (89 runs sampled)
Fastest is Ex Nihilo