Notices by Sos Sosowski (sos@mastodon.gamedev.place)

What's a good linux distro that's not much work to sert up and will run fine ona 1-2GB RAM laptop?

#linux #distro #linuxdistro

Am I the only one who delares pointers like this?

#indiedev #gamedev #cprogramming #cpp

So imagine I wanted a sine function, but more flattened towards the extremes. Like squared, but both ways. How would I go about this?

#gamedev #indiedev #programming #math

@siguza Alright, but this is very broad. Will I have to port my MS-DOS games forever to new operating systems when this goes through to "leave them in a functioning state"?

Should be more specific, I'll pass.

Every single time I check out one of those upcoming shiny new programming languages that claim to be *simple*:

#programming #zig

I just checked out NIM and it says "Simple Example" right there, and it does stuff that C can do but in way more steps.

A 2024 programming language that's more convoluted than C from 1975 calling itself "simple"

#programming #nim

Then there's Crystal, that insists on NOT using parenthesis, yet adapted the dumbest operator from C++, the double colon ::

EDIT: Seems like the :: was not taken from C++ and this thing jsut tries to be PHP

And Carbon, aka "What if C++ but only the bad parts"

Oh and then there's Odin, Turbo Pascal with emojis!

I was trying to look for Squirrel replacement for my scripting system and came across Wren too. That tagline at the beginning gives me chills and I don't understand anythign else that's going on there.

Some of my favourite bits from MS-DOS 4.0 sources in C:

1. Cursed Pascal
2. Witty boolean
3. Variable hell
4. Very clean and readable function names

So, Microsoft is silently installing Copilot onto Windows Server 2022 systems and this is a disaster.

How can you push a tool that siphons data to a third party onto a security-critical system?

What privileges does it have upon install? Who thought this is a good idea? And most importantly, who needs this?

#infosec #security #openai #microsoft #windowsserver #copilot

Some things are timeless.

#c64 #commodore #commodore64 #retrocomputing

After watrching over 100 80s cartoon intros, here is my professional opinion:

Ok but this is the most unhinged shit i have ever seen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqAksFdiKzo

What's your favourite 80s action cartoon intro sequence? Asking for a friend (I's me, I'm the friend)

#cartoon #80s #boomer #hannabarbera #nickelodeon

Today I was pointed to The OPL Archive and somehow ended up listening to some video game bangers!

What's some of the best DOS bangers?

https://opl.wafflenet.com/

Gamedev companies that laid off THOUSANDS of people are the same ones that asked everyone to crunch their way to divorce and depression just couple years back.

Think about it next time you thunk about staying a single minute overtime.

#gamedev #indiedev #gameindustry

Fuck the inflation, McPixel 3 is now $2 on Switch!!!

Pure uninterrupted absurdist fun of the highest magnitude with no bullshit!

Like fun? Check it out!

#indiegame #funny #comedy #hilarious #bizarre #weird #game #videogame #gamedev #games

This GIF of me is 10 years old today.