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From: "Garfield Benjamin" <gbenjam@sosbbs.com>
To: <sniper@technet2000.com.au>
Cc: "AMOS MAILING LIST" <amos-list@access.digex.net>
Subject: Re: Amos vs Blitz
Date: Wed, 8 Oct 1997 12:51:40 -0400
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> Hey guys...
Hello "sniper"...
> You may all love amos, but stop living in your own worlds, I use AMOS
> because I can't use blitz. Blitz is faster, better, and superior in every
> way except its slightly harder to use.
First, a question: IF you can't use Blitz, how do you know it is faster,
better, and superior in every way except being slightly harder to use.
Who told you this??
Now, I don't know about the rest of the people on this list but, I
use BLITZ as much or more than I use AMOS. In fact, I have two
projects in development in it right now.
So, being that I am well-experienced in both languages, I think I
can be reasonably objective.
Blitz does produce much faster code, it's graphic's routines are
very fast (yes, faster than the power bobs extension based on the
PB-demo I executed) and it does produce smaller, more optimized
executables.
I think it provides excellent support for true, professional software
development.
Personally, I don't see what's so hard about it. I converted a simple
demo from AMOS to BLITZ, the same day I received BB...
Anyway, AMOS is an incredibly accessable language. It allows a
developer to quickly have something "up n' running" (BLITZ allows
this too but, AMOS develop is even faster).
A GOOD programmer can use AMOS and run rings around an
average programmer using BLITZ. Of course, if the GOOD
programmer were using BB, then he'd probably be running rings
around Assembler programmer's...
The point is, I use both as they seem so similiar to me and actually
I enjoy AMOS programming just as much as BB programming as
AMOS really pushes me. In my SideShooter demo, I wouldn't
think much of it to have it running at 50/60fps if I wrote it in BLITZ,
but developing it in AMOS, I know that if I can obtain 50/60fps
than I can feel that I have really accomplished something.
Anyway, I could go on all day about development-issues, design
theories and language comparisons but, I really don't have the time
to write it all and most people don't have the time to read all my
babbling so, in summary let me say this:
Use AMOS, if you enjoy using AMOS. Don't blame AMOS for
slow, bulky programs, blame yourself.
If you want to use BLITZ, use it. It is also an excellent programming
language. Hey, if you need some help let me know.
So, use BB, don't tell people how great it is. If you really believe
it is far superior then DEVELOP something in it that will PROVE
beyond a shadow of a doubt that BB is FAR SUPERIOR.
Until you have done that, it's best not to say such things...
HEY AMOS-LIST GUYS:
I know you are thinking, this Garfield never learns but, I felt I
should speak out as I seem to be about the only person who
actually uses both languages and feels that to like the one does
not mean you hate the other...
Take care,
GARFIELD