diff --git a/Good Core Bad Core.txt b/Good Core Bad Core.txt deleted file mode 100644 index d5085d8d79..0000000000 --- a/Good Core Bad Core.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,24 +0,0 @@ -Good Core: - -Completely separated from UI. -Minimal MSVCisms or GCCisms in code. -No OS-specific code. -All file IO access can be abstracted away to streams or byte arrays. -Optical disk access, if applicable, through GetToc() and GetSector() type primitives. -Multi-instance capable. -Multi-threading, if applicable, is handled internally. The frontend will call FrameAdvance() - on a single thread and callbacks will be marshalled back to that thread. -Settings and preferences, where applicable, can be specified by the frontend. -Flat C-style exportable API - -Bad Core: - -Core intertwined with UI and movie recording systems. -Compiles only with oddball/crappilers. -OS-specific system calls everywhere. -Direct file IO that can't be trapped or rerouted easily. -Optical disk access through cruddy cuebin system that can't be replaced easily. -Single instance. -Sloppy multithreading, or main program loop that can't be easily factored out. -Settings and preferences go to untrappable file IO or central registry. -Convoluted object oriented APIs or no organized API at all \ No newline at end of file