Elysian Shadows

I also have an insatiable lust for knowledge (and women, money, and power). I find that I learn new mathematical concepts (linear algebra, physics, calculus, differential equations) when I have to implement them into some sort of programming application. For example, OpenGL helped me learn about ma...

It's been so long that I don't remember, but it couldn't have been more than a month. In my first programming class, we were given an open-ended assignment as our final project. I chose to do Pong, and when I was working on it, I programmed furiously. To say the least, I was passionate about my firs...

I often seek to challenge my perspective. I don't even think it's the challenge that I enjoy, despite being reminded by the old adage, "the journey is most important." I like the end result, and to put it plainly, I just want to know more. I'm also not referring to being creatively intelli...

Boost C++ Libraries -- So many people use Boost that it might even be called an extension of the standard library. What's more is that a number of its features are going to be implemented into the next version of C++. Tortoise SVN -- Someone else mentioned Subversion, so I thought I'd add my though...

How do you design your programs and games? Do you jump in without preparation, or are you more sophisticated in your approach? I've started to see the value in design, but I don't know exactly how to do it well. Sometimes I write flowcharts or "clouds," while other times I just write a sho...

I'm pretty sure anybody who wants to combine and alphabetize all said terms into a big list will get laid tonight. And if that's not enough incentive, you may even have a say in the gender. 8-) Why don't you write a program to alphabetize everything? If you're good with regex, then you might even b...

By resources, do you insist that they're free? Under the assumption that resources can include books, I'll list my suggestions, but first, I'd like to plug an article I wrote about staring Dreamcast development, which can be found here . I hope to add it to gamedev.net's wiki, but I need to set some...

Alright, I have no idea what the term for this is but I remember reading about it somewhere. I searched around google and wikipedia for a while with no luck, and its bugging the shit out of me. So, a source port is taking one program, and compiling it on a different operating system than it was ori...