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That's fair, but if you're looking at say, coding up many many lines of Vulkan boilerplate for a new project, it does kinda make sense to look into WebGPU

rootw0rmon An In-Depth Look at WebGPU

I know WASM is used for the scripting system. WASM isn't really on my radar right now, so I can't offer advice, but I do know there are at least good Rust resources regarding WASM. Also, the Veloren team is really responsive on Discord, so that might be worth looking into.

The rendering systems are fully separated from game logic systems, so it's at least got that going for it

rootw0rmon An In-Depth Look at WebGPU

If you're okay with voxels, check out veloren.net

ECS based game engine in Rust, wgpu rendering, and I've been really impressed with the code quality. I've been trying to find something to inspire me to really go all in with Rust, and I think I found it with Veloren

rootw0rmon Some Were Meant for C – The Endurance of an Unmanageable Language (2017) [pdf]

i have a C threaded producer that lives in a target process and exports data to a C# consumer in another process. (locks are shared between processes according to data in a predetermined memory segment. also, add a custom high bandwidth IPC protocol to that spec) ...it works beautifully. i did port the C to a mix of unsafe C# + atomic Windows intrinsics, but it's surprisingly robust.

I think your main argument here is that large C code bases can easily become unwieldy, and I agree with you on that. However, simple multithreading in C is simple. It's not a terribly difficult problem to solve.

rootw0rmon Some Were Meant for C – The Endurance of an Unmanageable Language (2017) [pdf]

I love C. It's what I learned after learning MASM style Intel assembly.

I have a project still at the planning stage. I have many Rust crates lined up. So far I really like the bits of Rust I have learned. C plus generics? Sign me up! But damn, after coming from really awesome IDEs like Visual Studio, it just seems like it's taking me forever to make progress.

Right now I'm asking myself, does Rust save me time in the long run from chasing down bugs? I'm not really sure, because I think I'm already decent at avoiding C foot guns.

rootw0rmon Ask HN: Is it just me or is 5G strictly worse than LTE?

Same here, on Visible. The 5g sucks, and I can't even disable it on my S22.

I made custom APN which removes 5g and it's just ignored =(

rootw0rmon Ask HN: Those making $0/month or less on side projects – Show and tell

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rootw0rmon No Start Menu for You

works every time for me...

rootw0rmon How does GPT-3 perform on an actual IQ test?

here's a better link:

https://lifearchitect.ai/ravens/

rootw0rmon How Not to Measure Latency (2015)

This is why I love HN. I'm actually working on a lightweight metrics system right now. This accurate little tool (and the author's article) is exactly what I needed right now.

rootw0rmon The FCC can finally hammer predatory prison phone call companies

so much this. i've shared phone time plenty of times, standing right there at the phone so the guy can read my inmate id off my bracelet. i've honestly never even heard of someone ratting someone out for this. if anything the guards wouldn't give a shit because they don't want to be bothered with the paperwork. (unless they have a particular grudge against someone)

but yah, being a rat means extreme violence every yard you get bounced to until you end up in SHU. there's a perverse sense of satisfaction from telling the guards that your race can't protect someone anymore.

rootw0rmon Source Code for Populous for Windows CE / Dreamcast Released

that was my first thought, too

rootw0rmon The Print Shop Club – Create Apple II Print Shop printouts on-line

that's crazy. I don't think I actually used the Apple version, but I definitely remember the MS-DOS version of Print Shop Deluxe

rootw0rmon Hidden tech of the Nest Thermostat

they still exist, that's what cheapo thermostats still use. i've wired up a couple thermostat controlled extension cords over the past couple years for a dog house and chicken coop using them