Mail Archives: djgpp/1998/08/06/23:17:27
Michael Lam wrote:
> Having seen so many posts, I'm glad that this thread does not seem to be a
> war =)
As am I. :-)
>
>
> My opinion is, if your aim is to learn, try to hack as much as you can
> learn. Altho computer systems changes from hour to hour, the underlying
> basic priniple has only slightly changed since 70s. So, in the long run,
> you earn no matter how the world changes.
>
> However, if your concern at this moment is productivity, do not reinvent
> anything - I dare say Allegro is enough for most DOS multimedia programs -
> even if you do not know what's going on underneath.
> The point is, let division of labour work for you while your software
> expand more in scale than in complexity.
>
> Allegro is just another layer of hardware abstraction - the gift we have
> all been enjoying from DOS, DJGPP, and even Assembly language. Perhaps 10
> years later, what we have all been arguing now won't even be a
> question. The Java force shows that very clearly (VB? Heaven forbid!)
> Maybe in a year we'll all be arguing about Allegro vs. CASE (where the
> computer itself helps to program).
>
> All in all, this is a progress of abstraction. I personally see no
> problem to it, as long as the underlying layers are reliable and robust,
> and the hardware is fast enough.
Yes.. I suppose it is all just the process of abstraction...
Thanks for your opinion...
L8r.
Merlin.
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