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If you’re making a game engine, or really any memory intensive application, it’s a really good idea to use a custom memory allocator. In this article, I’ll go over why you want them, how you can build them in C++,…

In this article, I will take you through the creation of an ECS that focuses on data-locality in C++. I’ll cover ECS-related topics, the architecture, and go over some cool Template-Metaprogramming ideas as well. This article is intended for people…

Welcome to part 2 of my “Getting Games Done” article series. In my previous article, I’ve covered how establishing a routine can help turn your string of unfinished games around and help Getting Games Done. At the end of that article,…

In the first article we learned about OpenAL, setting it up, and playing some sound files. The second article taught us the much needed ability to stream large files from disk. For this third article, we’ll cover what’s needed to…