You say you are the news for nerds, yet consantly post old news about the useless Windows vs Linux debate. I am a nerd and don't undertand you no more. How about changing the topic and talking about interesting news for once?
A UINT32 will overflow after about 30 days if it contains the number of milliseconds since execution start.
This is just a fact. Yes, there was a bug in Win9x where such a buffer would overflow in the OS.
But still, its amazing how fast the slashdot anti MS zealots are quick to point fingers without even considering the fact that it might have been a bug in the FAA software?!?!?
Under the hood, Avalon runs on top of DirectX. And all it's 2D rendering is actually done in 3D. So adding 3D functionality to is is no biggie. The idea is that Avalon is meant for GUI and DirectX for more low level graphics functionality.
The big benifit for at least game developers is that combining GUI with 3D graphics should be less of a pain in the butt.
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You say you are the news for nerds, yet consantly post old news about the useless Windows vs Linux debate. I am a nerd and don't undertand you no more. How about changing the topic and talking about interesting news for once?
A UINT32 will overflow after about 30 days if it contains the number of milliseconds since execution start. This is just a fact. Yes, there was a bug in Win9x where such a buffer would overflow in the OS. But still, its amazing how fast the slashdot anti MS zealots are quick to point fingers without even considering the fact that it might have been a bug in the FAA software?!?!?
Under the hood, Avalon runs on top of DirectX. And all it's 2D rendering is actually done in 3D. So adding 3D functionality to is is no biggie. The idea is that Avalon is meant for GUI and DirectX for more low level graphics functionality.
The big benifit for at least game developers is that combining GUI with 3D graphics should be less of a pain in the butt.