Just been learning about using Signed Distance Fields for sharp scaled font rendering.

Raylib has a built-in feature for creating SDF font atlases, letting you GPU render SDF font textures.

#gamedev #learncpp #askRodney

Just dropped a post on some GitHub Actions to add your Rust Godot project for linting and formatting.

Post covers GDScript and Rust code.

Hope you find it useful!

https://rodneylab.com/godot-rust-ci/

#askRodney #rustlang #gamedev

Just dropped the July newsletter including:

— 🚀 Astro Server Islands;

— typos CLI and CI code spell checking; and

— 🪝 free Epic React Hooks tutorial.

Hope you find it useful!

#askRodney

https://newsletter.rodneylab.com/issue/2024-07-29#issue-start

Just dropped the June newsletter including:

— ⌨️ TypeScript 5.5 with new Regex checking;

— 🖥️ Dear ImGui; and

— ⚖️ counterscale self-hosted web analytics..

Hope you find it useful!

#askRodney

https://newsletter.rodneylab.com/issue/2024-06-29#issue-start

Been looking at Godot 4, GDScript and GDExtension for writing game logic in C, C++, Rust, Swift and other languages. Found some fantastic tutorials.

Love that Godot is lightweight, yet still powerful.

#gamedev #GodotEngine #askRodney

Just dropped a new post on adding audio to a Ratatui Rust Terminal app or game, using Rodio.

We look at Rodio Symphonia MP3 features and how you can buffer decoded MP3 audio.

Hope you find it useful!

#askRodney

https://rodneylab.com/ratatui-audio-with-rodio/

Just dropped a new post on trying out Ratatui, building a text-based UI game.

I run through alternatives, the Rust Terminal crate ecosystem and what I liked about Ratatui.

Hope you find it useful!

https://rodneylab.com/trying-ratatui-tui/

#askRodney

Just dropped the May newsletter including:

— ❤️ Svelte 5 Release Candidate;

— 📏 Capsize for font centring; and

— 🎨 how to create a colour palette design system.

Hope you find it useful!

#askRodney

https://newsletter.rodneylab.com/issue/2024-05-25#issue-start

Just dropped a new post on setting up Unreal Engine 5.4 on macOS, including getting the right version of Xcode and working with VS Code as C++ editor.

Hope you find it useful!

https://rodneylab.com/unreal-engine-5-macos/

#askRodney #learncpp #gamedev

Just dropped a new post on using Macroquad with Rapier physics and Bevy ECS.

We look at:
— main ECS parts,
— integrating Bevy ECS with Macroquad; and
— Bevy ECS features like queries and schedules.

Hope you find it useful!

#askRodney #rustlang #gamedev
https://rodneylab.com/macroquad-rapier-ecs/