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cmp::Ordering vs comparison symbols (self.rust)

submitted 10 months ago by alertsleeper to c/rust

3 comments fedilink

beginner question: What is the advantage of using cmp::Ordering::Less over "<", same for Greater and Equals?

The Best Open Source Game Tools in c/gamedev

[–] alertsleeper 1 points 11 months ago

nice

Software or other way to mock-up my idea of game movement in c/gamedev

[–] alertsleeper 5 points 1 year ago

that makes sense, thank you!

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Software or other way to mock-up my idea of game movement (self.gamedev)

submitted 1 year ago by alertsleeper to c/gamedev

6 comments fedilink

I'm starting to plan what would be my first game. I have a general idea of the movement system I want, but I'm unsure if it will work as I expect it.

Is there any software where I can make a sort of animated mock-up of what I have in mind?

Alternatively, how is this typically addressed in game development?

Thank you!

GitHub - lordfeck/no-wei: No-WEI Banner: Show a banner to Chrome users warning them of the dangers of WEI. in c/cool_github_projects

[–] alertsleeper 5 points 1 year ago

Wow I can't believe I hadn't heard about this WEI monstruosity

Linus Torvalds: Linux succeeded thanks to selfishness and trust in c/programming

[–] alertsleeper 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

if the kids distract me when I'm in the middle of something, a certain amount of cursing might happen

That certain amount must be a rather fun one knowing his insulting prowess

How to improve Python packaging, or why fourteen tools are at least twelve too many in c/python

[–] alertsleeper 2 points 1 year ago

I have been using PDM for a while now and love it, can't believe I was using pip before, especially for venv handling and packaging.

I wonder, having tools like PDM or Poetry that unify the whole process, why do people prefer to use fragmented tools (one for venv, another for packaging, another for publishing)? Is it just entrenched habits or not knowing the benefits of other tools?

You might as well timestamp it in c/programming

[–] alertsleeper 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think this timestamp-as-a-boolean is a good idea if the field is always going to be interpreted as either True or False and nothing more. If the field in question allows for a 3rd (uncertain) value, then using a timestamp would be extremely confusing.

Does Lemmy really benefit from Rust? Is code execution speed the bottleneck? in c/programming

[–] alertsleeper 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Would you be so kind as to recommend some resources about caching? I've read the basics, but have yet to dive deep on it

Programming and Humility in c/programming

[–] alertsleeper 10 points 1 year ago

I think that the reason is precisely the difficulty. Someone is asking for help with something that (for others) is not that difficult. Some people think "ha, poor fool, I've solved this, they're dumb and shouldn't be programming", while others go ahead and actually help the person in good faith without being a dick.

TLDR: Some think programming is a competition and they must be the winners, others realize it's a community effort where we step on each other's shoulders to go higher.