README.md

links of interest

Any links I find relevant so they are not lost anymore when swichting PCs or OS

Misc

• A site with many projects that need contribution: https://hacktoberfest-projects.vercel.app/repos/c++

Linux

• Fix 'grub rescue': https://medium.com/@___jyotsana___/fix-grub-error-no-such-partition-entering-rescue-mode-grub-rescue-46cbd7d4d111

Architecture

• A lot of systems and how to implement them: https://bytebytego.com/

Level Design

• https://book.leveldesignbook.com/

A bit of everything

• https://jdelezenne.github.io/Codex/
• https://build-your-own.org/
• https://johnnysswlab.com/

Networking

• An article with Client/Server reconciliation tecniques: https://gabrielgambetta.com/client-server-game-architecture.html
• Enet: http://enet.bespin.org/index.html
• SLikeNet: https://github.com/SLikeSoft/SLikeNet
• Valve: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/GameNetworkingSockets
• More: https://gafferongames.com/
• https://beej.us/guide/bgnet/html/
• A lot of network resources and references: https://github.com/ThusSpokeNomad/GameNetworkingResources

Memory Allocation

• https://www.gingerbill.org/series/memory-allocation-strategies/

C++

• Site with C++ basics and theory: https://www.studyplan.dev/
• A site with many algorithm implementations and interesting articles: https://www.redblobgames.com/
• Terrain generation with Wave Collision Function: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO0Tx3w5abQ
• Wave function collapse: https://github.com/mxgmn/WaveFunctionCollapse
• Terrain generation via Cellular Automata: https://bronsonzgeb.com/index.php/2022/01/30/procedural-generation-with-cellular-automata/
• Custom iterator class: https://www.internalpointers.com/post/writing-custom-iterators-modern-cpp
• Coroutines: https://github.com/RandyGaul/cute_framework/tree/master/docs/coroutine
• Struct Packing: http://www.catb.org/esr/structure-packing/
• NCurses, terminal manipulation lib: https://terminalroot.com.br/ncurses/
• Destructors and Placement New: https://isocpp.org/wiki/faq/dtors

C

• Single file libs: https://github.com/nothings/single_file_libs
• Gamedev utility lib: https://github.com/septag/sx
• PDF creator: https://github.com/AndreRenaud/PDFGen
• Final Platform Layer: https://libfpl.org/

SDL

• Various SDL2 tutorials: https://www.parallelrealities.co.uk/
• SDL wiki: https://wiki.libsdl.org/
• Nintendo Switch: https://github.com/carstene1ns/switch-sdl2-demo
• Lighting: https://slembcke.github.io/
• WASM: https://github.com/shlomnissan/sdl-wasm, https://stackoverflow.com/questions/61590519/how-to-use-emscripten-ports-sdl2-and-freetype-with-cmake

Mobile

• Android Safe Area: https://developer.android.com/jetpack/compose/system/cutouts
• iOS Safe Area 1: https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines/layout
• iOS Safe Area 2: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/uikit/uiview/positioning_content_relative_to_the_safe_area
• Hardware tiled based rendering:
  • https://developer.qualcomm.com/sites/default/files/docs/adreno-gpu/snapdragon-game-toolkit/gdg/gpu/best_practices_tiling.html
  • https://developer.samsung.com/galaxy-gamedev/resources/articles/gpu-framebuffer.html
  • https://developer.qualcomm.com/sites/default/files/docs/adreno-gpu/snapdragon-game-toolkit/gdg/components/sdp.html#sdp
  • https://developer.qualcomm.com/software/snapdragon-profiler

Engines general

• A bit of everything: https://thenumb.at/cpp-course/index.html
• Fix your time step: https://gafferongames.com/post/fix_your_timestep/
• Various articles: https://www.haroldserrano.com/articles
• UI custom system: https://github.com/NXPmicro/gtec-demo-framework/blob/master/Doc/FslSimpleUI.md

OpenGL - Graphics in general

• Learn opengl: https://learnopengl.com/
• https://ogldev.org/
• Spritebatching example: https://github.com/IGME-RIT/Basic-OpenGL-with-GLFW-Sprite-Batching
• Text: https://learnopengl.com/In-Practice/Text-Rendering
• Text again: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/OpenGL_Programming/Modern_OpenGL_Tutorial_Text_Rendering_01
• Particle system: http://www.opengl-tutorial.org/intermediate-tutorials/billboards-particles/particles-instancing/
• Masking0: https://learnopengl.com/Advanced-OpenGL/Stencil-testing
• Masking1: https://open.gl/depthstencils
• Scissors and stencil buffer (masking): https://research.ncl.ac.uk/game/mastersdegree/graphicsforgames/scissorsandstencils/Tutorial%205%20-%20Scissors%20and%20Stencils.pdf
• Compute Shaders: https://medium.com/@daniel.coady/compute-shaders-in-opengl-4-3-d1c741998c03
• Compute Shaders: https://www.khronos.org/assets/uploads/developers/library/2014-siggraph-bof/KITE-BOF_Aug14.pdf
• Compute Shaders: https://github.com/progschj/OpenGL-Examples/blob/master/13compute_shader_nbody.cpp
• Text MSDF: https://medium.com/@calebfaith/implementing-msdf-font-in-opengl-ea09a9ab7e00
• Framebuffer article: http://www.songho.ca/opengl/gl_fbo.html
• 1M quads: https://bitnenfer.com/blog/2016/04/28/ldEngine-Part-1.html
• Classic 3D models for testing: https://casual-effects.com/data/
• Occlusion Culling: https://github.com/nvpro-samples/gl_occlusion_culling
• Frustrum Culling: https://cgvr.cs.uni-bremen.de/teaching/cg_literatur/lighthouse3d_view_frustum_culling/index.html
• Animation: https://github.com/MathNuts/SkeletalAnimation
• GLTF Test models: https://github.com/KhronosGroup/glTF-Sample-Models/tree/main/2.0

DirectX

• https://www.3dgep.com/category/graphics-programming/directx/

Metal

• Metal-cpp: https://developer.apple.com/metal/cpp/
• Gihub: https://github.com/bkaradzic/metal-cpp
• Tutorial: https://github.com/LeeTeng2001/metal-cpp-cmake

3D Model formats

• OBJ specification: https://paulbourke.net/dataformats/obj/

Physics Engines to learn

• Box2d-Lite: https://github.com/erincatto/box2d-lite
• Impulse: https://github.com/RandyGaul/ImpulseEngine/blob/master/Collision.h
• CodeProject: https://www.codeproject.com/Articles/1029858/Making-a-D-Physics-Engine-The-Math

Tools

• Texture packer: https://www.codeandweb.com/texturepacker
• Physics editor: https://www.codeandweb.com/physicseditor
• Obsidian: https://obsidian.md/
• Figma but free and better: https://penpot.app
• Tool for RPG planning: https://github.com/steffendx/GoNorth
• Webview in all devices: https://www.lambdatest.com/lt-browser
• Procedural animations of sprites: https://encelo.itch.io/spookyghost
• In-Browser music maker: https://sfbgames.itch.io/chiptone
• Pixelator: https://deakcor.itch.io/pixelover
• Many pixel art tools: https://codemanu.itch.io/
• Normal Map Light Generator 2D: https://azagaya.itch.io/laigter
• Complex Pixel Art made easy: https://blastmode.itch.io/pixelbasher
• Krita (Art): https://krita.org/es/
• Aseprite: https://dacap.itch.io/aseprite
• Docs site generator: https://docusaurus.io/
• Whiteboard Online: https://excalidraw.com/
• Super memory profiler: https://github.com/RudjiGames/MTuner -> Docs: https://rudjigames.github.io/MTuner/
• CMake Lists creator: https://github.com/friendlyanon/cmake-init

Rogue-like resources

• https://roguebasin.com/index.php/Main_Page

CLI Tools

• Bat: https://github.com/sharkdp/bat
• Automatic license creator: https://github.com/cezaraugusto/mklicense
• DB (SQL) terminal manager: https://github.com/TaKO8Ki/gobang
• Pretty code image generator: https://github.com/mixn/carbon-now-cli

IDE/Editors

• Lapce: https://lapce.dev/
• ST3: https://www.sublimetext.com/
• Neovide: https://neovide.dev/
• 10x: https://10xeditor.com/
• Kate: https://kate-editor.org/
• Zed: https://zed.dev/

DB

• Create own DB: https://cstack.github.io/db_tutorial/

Assets

• Thousands of assets for 1$: https://quaternius.com

Math

• Voroni: https://www.alanzucconi.com/2015/02/24/to-voronoi-and-beyond/
• Math Book Editor: https://www.mathcha.io/

Emulation

• GBA resources: https://www.reddit.com/r/EmuDev/comments/cfy60z/resources_to_build_a_gba_emulator/
• GB emulator tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e87qKixKFME
• NES emulator tutorial 0: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtsKxmBKUJM
• NES emulator tutorial 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq_cpyrYI70
• NES emulator tutorial 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y71lli8MS8s
• CPU emulator: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJgsuQoy9bc&list=PLLwK93hM93Z13TRzPx9JqTIn33feefl37

Privacy Policy Generator

• https://app-privacy-policy-generator.firebaseapp.com/

Steam deck

• https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/zwzhfp/struggling_to_download_yay_in_desktop_mode/

Programming languages list page

• https://github.com/ChessMax/awesome-programming-languages
• Zig: https://ziglang.org/
• Odin: https://odin-lang.org/
• Vale: https://vale.dev/
• Cyber: https://cyberscript.dev/
• C3: https://c3-lang.org/

Unreal Engine

• https://www.tomlooman.com/unreal-engine-cpp-guide/
• https://unrealartoptimization.github.io/book/
• https://zuru.tech/blog/real-time-rendering-and-unreal-engine-4#rendering-flow

Services

• This seems to be like firebase but cheaper: https://railway.app/

Atlas packing theory and algorithms

• (most complete) https://www.david-colson.com/2020/03/10/exploring-rect-packing.html
• (way simpler, just squares) https://lisyarus.github.io/blog/graphics/2022/08/06/texture-packing.html
• (Theory paper) http://pds25.egloos.com/pds/201504/21/98/RectangleBinPack.pdf