From: "Rob den Boer" <rob DOT denboer AT net DOT HCC DOT nl>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp,rec.games.programmer
Subject: Re: Check out my demo game!
Date: 6 Aug 1997 18:49:18 GMT
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Gareth Davies <gareth AT spamguard DOT davies DOT discovery-net DOT co DOT uk (please remove
the spamguard bit!)> wrote in article
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> One other point. I would be interested in everyone's opinion of Allegro.
I
> can't actually use it because I use Watcom, but is it really sensible to
> use this library (as good as it might be). Aren't people missing out on
the
> learning experience which would otherwise be gained by doing these things
> yourself ??? as well as a lost ability later on to optimise the codeto
your
> needs (I know you get the source, but if you don't understand it, you
can't
> optimise it). I'm not looking for flames, just genuine opinions.


I think Allegro takes game programming upto a higher level. I always wanted
to program a game, but don't have the knowledge or the time to make such a
library myself. I have tried in the past, but it lacked speed and other
things.
And if you have a lib that has all you need, than why bother to re-invent
the wheel?
Thanks to DJGPP we got rid of the 64k segment barrier, and have a flat
memory model, incl. virtual memory.
Added Rhide for a nice development enviroment...  Who could ask for more
(no Direct-X, thanks...)



-- 
Hastalapasta,
Rob den Boer
email: rob DOT denboer AT net DOT HCC DOT nl