From: qed AT chromatic DOT com (Paul Hsieh) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp,rec.games.programmer Subject: Re: Check out my demo game! Date: Fri, 8 Aug 1997 23:19:12 -0700 Organization: Chromatic Research Inc. Lines: 15 Message-ID: References: <33e62ef4 DOT 15019110 AT news DOT eunet DOT be> <01bca11c$5384ce60$45025cc3 AT neverworks-> <01bca463$72c8a180$4cdeedcc AT patrickr> NNTP-Posting-Host: 172.16.192.28 To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Precedence: bulk On 9 Aug 1997 01:27:56 GMT, Patrick Rondon (praxim AT prodigy DOT net) said: > Ever heard of OpenGL? Direct3D/DirectDraw? Now, if you want to rewrite any > of those next time you want to make a cutting-edge game, that's fine by me. > But it IS using code written by other people. I program games. Note that's > GAMES. I don't program graphics and sound libraries, because it's not worth > doing all that when I can do better things like writing the actual game > Using the code of others is not a sin, it is a blessing. That's fine, if all you ever want to be is a game programmer. Those who do waste time re-inventing the wheel often will come away with more experience, if not more actual work done. -- Paul Hsieh http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/9498/mailme.html