ancient.txt

工欲善其事

The Ancient Warriors.

MASM32 has had the hands of many ancient and some not so ancient warriors work on it and while the armour may be a little rusty, the sword is sharp and the eye is clear and it has been to ensure that the power of a different age is passed on to a generation that will do greater things and write better software that has the vigour of youth and the precision of old masters behind it. 

When you download and install MASM32, the ancient warriors will be looking over your shoulder with an eye of steel that looks through current fads and fashions to the underlying landscape and it is here where their displeasure will be felt if you fail to fulfil the work that has been passed down from their own life and time. 

Across space/time these ancient warriors have put their hands to the tools that you now have in your hands. Do not be satisfied to merely use or copy what has been made, exceed what has already been done, create new and original ideas, master the difficult details of operating systems and instructions and produce software that is the work of craftsmen, not the toys of children or the fads and fashions of the moment. 

Often the ancients wander through the corridors of the internet and they will not miss the work of a fellow craftsman but they will also see if those who followed them have failed in their task and you will know their disapproval if your work is not built to the standard they expect. 

Be as uncompromising in your pursuit of excellence as the ancients were before you, know that the soft and easy path leads to oblivion and that only by your dedication, hard work and clear perception will you master the difficult arts that give you the power of old that the ancients grew up with. 

The respect of the ancient warriors is not easily won but if you master the ancient arts and produce softare that has the hallmark of excellence, you will have earned their respect and you will become one of them.