My favorite supporting argument: Simple Direct Media Layer also has a cross platform atomic operations API in SDL 1.3. That is like using Duke Nukem Forever a

My favorite supporting argument: Simple Direct Media Layer also has a cross platform atomic operations API in SDL 1.3. That is like using Duke Nukem Forever as supporting reference when discussing game design. :) Note that this is very tongue-in-cheek; I'm just frustrated that SDL 1.3 seems to never arrive.