This analogy is pretty spot on, actually. It's a result of a long process of software evolution that went awry and this is a big reason why we need new APIs li

This analogy is pretty spot on, actually. It's a result of a long process of software evolution that went awry and this is a big reason why we need new APIs like Mantle, Vulkan and DirectX 12. See this fascinating post: http://www.gamedev.net/topic/666419-what-are-your-opinions-on-dx12vulkanmantle/?view=findpost&p=5215019 http://www.gamedev.net/topic/666419-what-are-your-opinions-o...