Re: Low-level vs. High-level programming (was My First Computer)

[pausch@saaf.se (Paul Schlyter)]

In article <pan.2003.06.20.21.17.41.693608@tjonk.now>,
Tjoff Tjonk <tjoff@tjonk.now> wrote:
 
> On Fri, 20 Jun 2003 19:39:34 +0000, wildstar wrote:
> 
>> Aren't you missing a key element. The balls X,Y coordiniation control. 
>> When a ball is hits the right paddle the balls X-direction will change 
>> from incrementing to decrementing. If it hit the left paddle then it 
>> flips to incrementing. Understand. If you hit the top or bottom walls, 
>> the balls Y direction flips. The key to Pong was that flip variable 
>> controls in its programming. The ball either goes left or right and may 
>> go also up or down or level (rather rare). HTML doesn't have the required 
>> controls for this does it. This require data handling. Well handling and 
>> processing the data in the variable. That is something not reasonably 
>> possible with pure HTML.
> 
> Just make a bunch of HTML pages - one for each combination of paddle and
> ball positions.
 
That's not enough: you'll need one HTML page for each combination
of paddle and ball positions AND velocities....
 
> It does not require anything else but the HTTP-refresh to make a playable
> game.
 
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