Message-ID: <35C63D2D.B9820F80@geocities.com> From: Merlin MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Re: allegro == or != programming References: <003901bdbf18$044f2d20$6aeebc8c AT atchison2 DOT prc DOT com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 76 Date: Mon, 03 Aug 1998 22:46:10 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 188-cy-wpg.ilos.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 03 Aug 1998 17:46:10 CDT Organization: MBnet Networking Inc. To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Precedence: bulk Jerome Atchison wrote: > I think everyone has missed the point. Merlin is suggesting that we throw > away valuable progress, i did not suggest that anywhere in my message. I simply stated how i felt about using it myself. > so that we may all learn by trial and fire (opps I > mean error). this is how i learned... As well as other;s examples and many many other ways. > This is an absurd idea. We(the programming community) you are speaking for everyone? even me?... > would > not have progressed this far if we subscribed to a philosophy such as this. > None of use would have jobs, beacuse the computer would never have been > invented. Etc., Etc., Etc. I think you have missed my point.. > > > I suggest to Merlin to try writting his next program in assembler, because C > is to assembler, like Allegro is to C++. This might give him the > understanding that his questing for. > If i write a program that print's out hello world...I could duplicate that in assembler in about 2 mins. :-)besides that is not what i meant... I meant that people should not stop learning just because it's allready been done. but thanks for you opinion anyway. Merlin. Jerome. > -----Original Message----- > From: Merlin > Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp > To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com > Date: Sunday, August 02, 1998 4:55 AM > Subject: allegro == or != programming > > >I am just curious on what most people think about allegro.... > >Not to put down allegro or anything (it does have it's uses) but isn't > >it sort-of like cheating in a way? I mean, it's like having all the > >important stuff done for you... the only thing required is an idea > >(although this is sometimes the hardest part)... > >I guess allegro is ok for a hobbist programmer and for learning, but for > >people who want to program for a living... It seems as if they are > >trying to take a shortcut. Like they are not interested in learning > >anything but the syntax of a programming language or just plain too lazy > >to actually do it themselves... In my opinion if you are going to take > >these kinds of shortcuts it you may as well just ask another programmer > >to make your program for you... That may seem as though i am calling > >people who use allegro lazy or stupid but this is not true, most are > >probably perfectly capable programmers (i have even used allegro a few > >times, even though i feel like i'm not actually making the program > >myself)... Anyway, I just thought i'd get everyone's opinion on this (at > >least everone who answers)... > > > > L8r. > > Merlin. > > > > > >