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Originally Posted by Rotareneg
Everything except performance.
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First determine what the budget for the operation is. The budget not only includes how much time is spent for the operation to complete, but also for learning how to perform it, debug it and measure the actual performance attainable. You can always reconsider the approach if you know your numbers.
Assuming that the operating system's toolbox, as available to you, will let you down is a shortcut. Not all shortcuts will be to your benefit or advantage
It's also possible that just by giving it a shot you might stumble upon something that you did not expect to find and which adds to your own "bag of tricks".
And, no, I never felt the acute urge to make use of the Blitter on its own terms. I'm much too lazy for that, especially considering how much can go wrong if you do not know exactly what is called for and lack the patience to debug the smoking ruins. Laziness can be a superpower. Let somebody else solve that problem for you.