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Perfect move on multiple levels. In the same way I thought look to John Carmack for any signs of trouble [0], I can look at Abrash being signed as a sign that
by incision 13y ago
Perfect move on multiple levels.
In the same way I thought look to John Carmack for any signs of trouble [0], I can look at Abrash being signed as a sign that everything is fine.
On a related note, I always get a kick out of this Amazon review of Abrash's book by Carmack [1].
0: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7469414 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7469414
1: http://www.amazon.com/review/R2TWZFSQZ4RYLJ http://www.amazon.com/review/R2TWZFSQZ4RYLJ
- nitrogen 13y agoI still love that book. Anybody wanting to learn what low-level graphics programming was like in the days of the 386, 486, and Pentium should buy that book yesterday (or view the free online version http://www.gamedev.net/page/resources/_/technical/graphics-programming-and-theory/graphics-programming-black-book-r1698 http://www.gamedev.net/page/resources/_/technical/graphics-p...).