Bookmarks tagged “programming”
342 bookmarks tagged “programming”
AI vs Gen Z: How AI has changed the career pathway for junior developers - Stack Overflow
For promising Gen Z students, a career as a software developer seemed like the golden ticket to career stability and success. But in the age of AI, the career promise for Gen Z software developers is gone.
Blueprints vs. C++: How They Fit Together and Why You Should Use Both
It's not an either/or decision. Learn what makes C++ and Blueprints different, what they have in common, and how to use them together effectively.
Performance guideline for Blueprints and making sense of Blueprint VM.
In this post I’ll go through common myths about Blueprint performance bottlenecks and explain real logic behind it’s virtual machine.
The good times in tech are over
For most of the last decade, being a software engineer has been a lot of fun. Every company offered lots of perks, layoffs and firings were almost unheard of…
Game engines and shader stuttering: Unreal Engine's solution to the problem
Take a dive into Pipeline State Object (PSO) precaching and find out how this technique has evolved to the point that it now prevents most kinds of shader compilation stutters.
Uncertain⟨T⟩
GPS coordinates aren’t exact. Sensor readings have noise. User behavior is probabilistic. Yet we write code that pretends uncertainty doesn’t exist, forcing messy real-world data through clean Boolean logic.
Open Source is one person
The Register recently published a story titled Putin on the code: DoD reportedly relies on utility written by Russian dev. They should be ashamed of this story. This poor open source developer is getting beat up now to score some internet points. It’s very upsetting. But anyway,
Moving the public Stack Overflow sites to the cloud: Part 1 - Stack Overflow
Stack Overflow, born on the bare metal racks of a data center, ascends to the cloud.
Documents: The architect’s programming language - Stack Overflow
Founded in 2008, Stack Overflow’s public platform is used by nearly everyone who codes to learn, share their knowledge, collaborate, and build their careers.
A new worst coder has entered the chat: vibe coding without code knowledge - Stack Overflow
In the age of AI, being able to make applications and create code has never been easier. But is it any good? Here's what vibe coding is like for someone without technical skills.
How I build software quickly
Know how good your code needs to be for the task at hand. Start with a rough draft. Try to soften requirements if you can. Don't get distracted. Make small changes. Practice specific skills.
Most RESTful APIs aren’t really RESTful
When talking about REST, it is worth reading the dissertation of Roy Thomas Fielding. The original paper that describes RESTful web, “Architectural Styles and the Design of Network-based Software Architectures” Roy T. Fielding (2000), introduces the Representational State Transfe
To be a better programmer, write little proofs in your head
This is a brief write-up of a trick I learned that helps me write code faster and more accurately. I say "trick", but it's really something I started to do without noticing as I moved further into my career. When you're working on something difficult, sketch a proof in your
Do AI coding tools help with imposter syndrome or make it worse? - Stack Overflow
Spoiler: Yes.
To Save C, We Must Save ABI
After that first Firebrand of an article on Application Binary Interface (ABI) Stability, I’m not sure anyone expected this to be the title of the next one, ...
How Questions Build Software
Looking back, I never thought I would build a career in software. My degree is in Chemistry, a field of precise rules and predictable reactions. What could a mind buzzing with ionic bonds and benzene rings understand about software? That self-inflict...
Intro to Delegates in C++
How to declare a dynamic multicast delegate and subscribe to it, using C++.
Cross Products in Game Development and Their Use Cases
Introduction If you are coming from the Dot Product math tutorial, I thank you for going through it! The understandings of the previous tutorials are just the tools in your toolbox to becoming a ga…
Dot Products in Games and Their Use Cases
Introduction If you are coming from the Points and Vectors guide, let me thank you guys for reading that and I hoped it helped! If you are new to the series, I will be going over 3D and Linear Alge…
