RE: [Dev-C++] DirectX Tutorials

[Abhijit S. <mu...@gm...>]

Hello, Shane. If this is flame-bait, I'm biting.

> their dog knows about search engines.  If someone subscribes to a special
> interests mailing list, I'm willing to bet, 10 to 1, they've already tried
> to search the web for the same information.
> That said, why on earth would you waste your time telling someone to use
> Google on a special interests, especially an advanced programming mailing
> list?  This is a no-brainer.  They are asking for specific
> resources.

I agree that my reply would have been unwarranted if he had, in fact,
searched. But I'll take you on - he hadn't. It ticked me off that he hadn't
even tried doing it on his own, he expected someone else to.

>  This
> just baffles me that someone would point to google for DirectX help.  I
> can't even critisize constructively how stupid this was.  Do yourself a
> favor, and search for DirectX 9 on Google, then see if you can find any
> decent resources out of the first few pages.

Try it yourself:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&q=directx+9+tutoria
l&btnG=Google+Search

(might be split up onto multiple lines - google `directx 9 tutorial').
There are relavant results on the first page itself. And it's not just on
Google. Try Lycos. You get results. Good ones. Try AltaVista. Heck, try even
MSN!

Questions like `Is there a function to split foo into fifteen parts?' are
okay. They aren't *searchable*. Phrases like `DirectX 9 tutorial' reach out
and slap you in the face, screaming in high-pitched voices, "Search me!". If
someone hasn't even bothered to try, I, personally feel they have no right
to ask.

I came across a person the other day who posted a question from his
homework. I answered in brief, and he replied saying, "Yeah, I tried that,
it didn't work...", and he sent his source. I rewrote it and sent it back. I
don't mind doing that much for him, because I admire him for trying. If I
can go out of my way to help someone, I can also go out of my way to
reprimand.

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Abhijit Shylanath
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