Michael Nischt @micha@mastodon.gamedev.place

The case against a C alternative (handmade.network)

https://c3.handmade.network/blog/p/8486-the_case_against_a_c_alternative

I dreamed of VIM with WASD navigation (Q/E for words)...

It was so good but reality is different. 💤

Adding "-std=c99" can result in much slower binaries?!

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Arch-Linux-Bizarre-Zstd

TL;DR: luckily "-std=c11" seems fine luckily.

Last Call BBS, by Zachtronics

https://youtu.be/EdU-ABucIjk

Game Design Mimetics (Or, What Happened To Game Design?)
by Kyle Kukshtel

https://blog.kylekukshtel.com/game-design-mimetics

Longer read but has good points.

Wow, looks like it's too hard / costly for Unity Technologies to continue providing a VS Code extension. 😵

It will be deprecated soon™️ .

https://github.com/Unity-Technologies/vscode-unity-debug/issues/206

Anyone has experience with the 4coder text editor?

Can you recommend to try it?

http://4coder.net
https://github.com/Dion-Systems/4coder

MuJoCo is open/free now:
https://www.deepmind.com/blog/opening-up-a-physics-simulator-for-robotics

(Another point on my long to-do list: test it on a small game prototype.)

Published my "handmade" Advent of Code 2021 solutions. 💫

All in plain, modern C.

No dependencies except libc.

Fast with limited, pre-allocated memory.

https://gitlab.com/michael-nischt/advent-of-code

(Feedback is more than welcome. Algorithmically and best practices for the language.)

I just completed all 25 days of Advent of Code 2021! #AdventOfCode https://adventofcode.com/

I can now develop & run Linux Vulkan apps / games on ChromeOS v94. Thanks to the Debian "bullseye" container. \o/

(confirmed on an ARM Mali-G72 MP3)

Engineering students don't know what files and folders are?

I'd call that a regression.. but maybe I'm just old. 🙃

https://www.theverge.com/22684730/students-file-folder-directory-structure-education-gen-z

Flowers has maybe one of the best series endings of all: "Difference, alive, and dead. So small. But if you can hold.." 🙂

Symphony of the Night and Dracula X are still my favorite Castlevania games.

Amazing documentary showing aspects both stand out:
https://youtu.be/TYE9GMfr5ug

Free to watch: Transformers, Season 1 (1984)

Good to get into the mood for `The Movie`.
Still one of favorite stories: Full of surprise, change & meaning.
And I admit, I wasn't ready for all the greatness initially. =)

https://youtu.be/Y1ujpoDlgRU

**Coding History: 3D from Mode7 to DOOM**

Great way to learn the basics! All examples will be Open Source (MIT License) using FNA.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eniko/coding-history-3d-from-mode7-to-doom

Can you do a backflip? 🤖🤸🌐:yes

https://youtu.be/tF4DML7FIWk

Is it just me or does Selaco look more realistic than other upcoming shooters?
👾🤖⚡️🎮🧬🔌📼
Have a look at the new 3min trailer:
https://youtu.be/ozxnmQyzll4