sol_hsa

code_disaster, 7 months ago to random

Third party library, C++ using STL containers, suddenly starts to crash on initialization for no apparent reason.

I love writing software.

sol_hsa, 7 months ago to random

During the past 10 years or so, while working on various c++ projects, I have reiterated the following way too many times:

If this was c, it would already have been done.

Tijn, 7 months ago to random

Can't believe I'm a Windows guy now

grumpygamer, 7 months ago to random

Breakable barrels was fun. I'm spending too much time adding systems and not enough time building out quests. I'm reluctant to do too much map work since it will all be redone when I find an artist. Excuses, excuses. Those quests aren't going to design themselves... unless I use AI... then its easy street.

grumpygamer, 7 months ago to random

Added benefit is I can have barrels that chase you with no extra work.

code_disaster, 7 months ago to random

For some recent work, I wrote a bunch of code which needs to deal with a whole lot of error conditions.

I've ended up typing this "fall-through" pattern a lot:

bool canErrorALot()  
{  
 bool ok = func1();

 ok = ok && func2();

 if (ok && (mayReturnErrorCode() != ErrorCode::None)) {  
 ok = false;  
 }

 ok = ok && func3();

 return ok;  
}  

I quite like this actually. Is this readable to you?

aras, 7 months ago to random

Working in C#, have to watch out for accidental boxing

TechConnectify, 7 months ago to random

Genuinely fascinated by the number of people who didn't notice the Williams logo and are commenting on the "Motorola-branded" relays throughout the machine.

Like, yeah, those logos are really similar... but the text on the relays is also upside down.

Four relays within the machine with their paper wrappers featuring an upside-down Williams. The numbers on the relays are also upside down.

grumpygamer, 7 months ago to random

I think my plan is to put together a resume and mail it in on a 3.5 floppy.

grumpygamer, 7 months ago to random

I saw this very interesting job opening that was tempted to apply, but then I realized I don't have a resume and I haven't applied for or interviewed for a job since LucasArts in 1986. I'm assuming I can still FAX my cover letter?

grumpygamer, 7 months ago to gamedev

Been a while since I did a TODO list. I got sidetracked with "life". I've been working on the game, finding an artist, and what-not but I need to get back to my daily TODO list. Posting it helps me keep focused and oddly enough it makes me feel accountable. Staying motivated is hard when you're working on a game alone.

#gamedev #indiedev #todo

Tijn, 7 months ago to random

Is there a conventional name in programming for an algorithm that's either in a "seek" or a "collect" phase?

Is there standard terminology for this?

Because I just called it "hunt" and "gather" in my code and I might keep it this way 😎

sol_hsa, 7 months ago to unity

My 2 cents on #unity situation. If they can attract a rockstar gamer CEO (say, Carmack) who would open source unity, change licensing to be more in line with unreal, focus development efforts etc, I'm sure unity would have a great future.

What I fear is that they will hire some careful guy with a long career at IBM or Microsoft who won't take any risks and unity will slowly fade into obsolescence.

sol_hsa, 7 months ago to random

am I the only one who sometimes hears a notification bell and doesn't have any idea what application did that, or even which device made the noise..

emmxyzzy, 7 months ago to VintageOSes

Hello! I made a lil' YouTube video about my favourite MS-DOS Multiplayer Games!

(The games are as good as my audio is bad. 😎)

Here's a link: https://youtu.be/L-a3J47HeyM

#MSDOS #retrogaming #dosgaming

mike, 7 months ago to unity

Hahahaha 🤣. #Unity

https://arstechnica.com/?p=1974554

ocornut, 7 months ago to random

Dear ImGui: Toyed with a proof of concept for angled tab headers, I'll see if I can nail some of the remaining design/api issues by next version..

code_disaster, 7 months ago to random

F**k! I really didn't see it.

Skynet is evolving.

(This, or I am a robot.)

ocornut, 7 months ago to random

Is there a portable low-level trick way for callbacks in my C++ codebase to support capturing lambdas, without relying on std::function/<functional>, or with less overhead?

Merely wrapping a function pointer in std::function<> makes the call jumps through unacceptable hoops (gave up stepping after 400+ instructions, that's without capturing anything).

I don't mind capturing users paying the cost, but I don't want raw function pointers users to be paying so much. Is there a way?