No, there was no reference to PocketMatrix or the pocketQuake webpages.
<br><br>I was fairly impressed that the book seemed up-to-date... it showed screenshots of Metallion and a gazillion other JimmySoftware games. Even talked about the Doom ports (and I think Hexen/Herectic).<br><br>I'm more of a reference-book kind of guy, I want to have direct info at my fingertips with no extra bulllshit, no speculation and no jokes. Those how-to books like "C++ in 60 seconds" or "VB for Complete Blithering Morons" seem to just ramble on-and-on... similar to my typical postings here on PocketMatrix.<br><br>Although I do have to say that Michael Abrash's books are cool, even though he always adds side notes and goes off on some sort of story-telling spree to get his point across. Someone buy that guy a PocketPC so he'll start writing PPC books.<br><br>To me, stating in a book
"This routine certainly isn't optimal by any means but I'll leave that up to you!" sounds like a cop out. Like he has no idea how to optimise it, and doesn't want to display the failed and futile attempts for the world to criticise.<br><br>Abrash is always good at showing you EXACTLY how to optimise code. Hell, he'll do it for you.<br><br>Exclamation marks? I'm thinking that they get paid per "!". Oviously that must be a VERY important comment and worthy of extra payment. <br><br><br><br><br>