Also, 2011, 2007, 2001, 1996 :) Immediate vs deferred, is just another paradigm that goes back and forth in trends like keyboard input/buffering, deffered/one

Also, 2011, 2007, 2001, 1996 :) Immediate vs deferred, is just another paradigm that goes back and forth in trends like keyboard input/buffering, deffered/one pass lighting, monoliths vs modules, State vs events, flat vs 3D