Hey, Nehe, We need you
without you, I would have already gave up C++ ...
Pissed off DOS programming, I found your website, then I learned OGL and Win32 at the same time, now, I am haveing fun coding, I really like this website ...

You know, some people don''t understand that if you start making optimized code, none is going to understand, your few first tuts are good for the beginners, then the others are good for amateur programmers ...

You RULE

Greetings NeHe;
First I want to say that you are doing an excellent job on the site and the gl tutorials. If it wasn''t for your tut''s, I would be like Roach, up the creek without a paddle. I probably would have not started learning gl without your well explained tut''s and code. Don''t let arrogant "gurus" to bother you, they probably can''t write tut''s as well as you do.

Keep up the good work.
JP.



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a wise man once said....
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www.thejpsystem.com

NeHe, I would like to make the following suggestions:

Your code not being top notch is a feature, not a detriment.
For those who don''t want to have to read the code to figure out how to use it, your coding style isn''t that great. However, this is your purpose. Read the code and understand it.

Also, it''s important for people who are learning not to be overwhelmed with complex features. Get your basics down first.

The fact is that if you _were_ the best, you wouldn''t be teaching. An important part of a good teach is not to seem so superior that nobody else could ever be as good as you.

If you _were_ a "John Carmack" kind of guy, YOU would be the one saying "you must code this way." or "This is the way it''s _really_ done."

But in fact, a lot of people are attracted by the fact that you appear to be just another guy who''s trying hard enough to actually make something happen.

As far as the people ragging on you. They are doing this in part because it does affect you. There''s somebody that I send e-mails to rather frequently saying something like "why are you still trying to make 3d games. Your best games are 2d. Why don''t you just go back to 2d." (Actually I say this a lot nicer because I really want him to go back to 2d). But guess what his response is? Nada. (Nothing.)

He doesn''t owe me a response. I''m probably like a splinter under his pinky. But if he were to get in an e-mail war with me, he might just go nuts over the "criticism" he perceives in my message, when the message is a selfish one, not a critical one: make some games that I want.

So my advice: just ignore those who upset you. Sure they might not go away, but at least you won''t have to think about them. Go with what you know.

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- Aaron

I think the majority of the people who visit this site and utilize its resources would love to be able to take credit for what you''ve achieved. It''s a great accomplishment in my opinion. If someone says your tutorials suck, then I would certainly like them to point me (and you) towards better tutorials.