Linus Torvalds
Linus Torvalds
second thatOriginally posted by Eibro
Linus Torvalds
Tim Sweeney (Epic).
John Carmack (Id).
DJ Delorie (Delorie).
I'm sure if more programmers had the access that Carmack had
(as in getting cards/new versions of APIs months before their
release), they'd be able to do some amazing things, too.
As for worst professional programmer:
Dan Gookin. I think that's his name. I don't like "C for Dummies."
Staying away from General.
John Carmack
He lives my fantasy life.
I'm with ethic here. I still think hes a damn fine programmer. Anyone whos seem some of what Doom III is bringing has got to bow to the man. Hes been an innovator in the gaming industry (specifically FPS) for years. He basically started to whole concept. Doom and Wolfenstein brought that genre into existance.I'm sure if more programmers had the access that Carmack had
(as in getting cards/new versions of APIs months before their
release), they'd be able to do some amazing things, too.
"There's always another way"
-lightatdawn (lightatdawn.cprogramming.com)
John Carmack. I think he's one of the few (maybe only)programmers who comes out with software that pushes the hardware community to catch up. And successfully too.
I know I had to upgrade my PC countless times in order to play his games at decent framerates.
Try not.
Do or do not.
There is no try.
- Master Yoda
Hey, it's such strange that in C++ forum no one go Bjarne Stroustrup~ insteand of him John Carmack become new idol~ lol
Never end on learning~
>Hey, it's such strange that in C++ forum no one go Bjarne Stroustrup
Demi-Gods don't count.
My vote would go to many, but Alexander Stepanov comes most readily to mind at the moment. I respect someone who can pick a project and stick with it for 20+ years.
-Prelude
My best code is written with the delete key.
At the risk of sounding like an idiot, what did stepanov do? A language?
>At the risk of sounding like an idiot, what did stepanov do? A language?
He is attributed to the design and implementation of the C++ STL.
-Prelude
My best code is written with the delete key.
and here i thought that herb schildt books where deemed by the people here to be awfulOriginally posted by Fordy
Michael Abrash, John Carmack and Herb Schildt
I'm surprised nobody mentioned Knuth. STL == totaly unreadable
stuft. There are others such has Wirth, Steele, Stroustrup, Dennis Ritchie, Aho, Ullman, Alan kay, Sussman, and many more.
The last one was sarcasticOriginally posted by ZerOrDie
and here i thought that herb schildt books where deemed by the people here to be awful
(mind you, he didnt do a bad job on Windows 98 Programming from the ground up......)
I got a top ten list for the best programmers:
1. Ruski
2. Ruski
3. Ruski
4. Ruski
4. Ruski
6. Ruski
7. Ruski
8. Ruski
9. Ruski
10. and.. Oh.. Ruski
what does signature stand for?
Petzold gets my pick...
As for gaming people - Sid Meier and Will Wright.
-Govtcheez
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