From:	Calvin French <french AT freenet DOT calgary DOT ab DOT ca>
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Subject:	Re: HELP: low-level programming necessary ?
Date:	Mon, 18 Nov 1996 17:56:38 -0700
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On Wed, 25 Sep 1996, Leath Muller wrote:

> Gee, I'm glad somebody does... ;)

<sha-bam!> Give this: does somebody care to explain how exactly we DO
multiply matrices, after all? I have a working model, but this is the one
thing I just have to blindly enter, so to speak.

> >         Or am I doomed to learn not only C++ (which, by itself, wouldn't
> > be overly daunting) but also Assembler if I am to achieve my goals ? If
> > so, how long would it typically take a person to learn C++ and Assembler
> > well enough to incorporate Assembly routines in C++ code to make a good
> > video game ?

> If you learn C++, your program will slow down, not get faster...but
> I would recommend learning assembler. It certainly comes in handy.

This is true, but I wonder just "how true". Right now, I have set myself
an interesting goal of writing a 3D space flight sim in all C++. I am a
proficient ASM coder, (a little limited in terms of pmode stuff, but I
have read Advanced 80386 Programming Techniques) but I am seeing less and
less of a need to code ASM, anyways. Most optimizations I have found are
procedural level anyways, and the gain through ASM while substantial seems
at least slightly unneccesary. But then, I've seen 3D engines coded in
QuickBASIC...

> Recommendation: Learn assembly and grab allegro. :)

I agree though. <grin>

= Calvin =
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