Message-ID: <35C81574.1DFC05F4@geocities.com> From: Merlin MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Re: allegro == or != programming References: <35C42D12 DOT C9D01BA1 AT geocities DOT com> <6q7h65$460$1 AT nnrp1 DOT dejanews DOT com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 70 Date: Wed, 05 Aug 1998 08:21:23 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 184-cy-wpg.ilos.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 05 Aug 1998 03:21:23 CDT Organization: MBnet Networking Inc. To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Precedence: bulk poletti AT my-dejanews DOT com wrote: > In article <35C42D12 DOT C9D01BA1 AT geocities DOT com>, > Merlin wrote: > > I am just curious on what most people think about allegro.... > I think it's great stuff. cool. > > > > 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. > > > Let me guess... Are you an assembler programmer? actually yes a little bit :) > Or do you code your programs > directly as a sequence of '0' and '1'? ;) Maybe you have asked DJ Delorie to > program your compiler for you! hahaha... :) > > > I think that every programming language has its benefits and its lacks. And I > think that Allegro library is a good extension to reach a goal in a shorter > time. true... > This is not only a company point of view (I like programming, I did it > for my work, but I'm not a professional programmer and I never had problems > with my coding times!), it is only to reach a goal and make your idea work. true... other people do use libs because of their advatages. > Beyond the lesson one could learn in re-implementig stuff, I think that one > should use something useful. Or have you re-implemented your personal > getch(), cprintf() and calloc() ? no... i'm not silly... :-) i don't go around reprogramming every little tiny thing..just some things and the rest i learn how they work...well the ones that aren't obvious anyway.. > -----== Posted via Deja News, The Leader in Internet Discussion ==----- > http://www.dejanews.com/rg_mkgrp.xp Create Your Own Free Member Forum