Modern art using the GPU. Part 1: The Basics So, you want to learn the magic that puts the gold into modern games? This article series will take you from a total beginner with  shaders, to an advanced shader developer. You will learn what shaders are, how to write them, how to integrate them in your own games, [...]

Interview: Bjarne Stroustrup About C++ and… few more things Bjarne Stroustrup: Born December 30, 1950 in Århus, ( Denmark) He is a computer scientist, most notable for the creation and the development of the widely used C++ programming language. He is currently Professor and holder of the College of Engineering Chair in Computer Science at [...]

Interview: Linus Torvalds Linux, Open Source and… coffee making Linus Benedict Torvalds: Born December 28, 1969 in Helsinki, (Finland) He is a Finnish software engineer and hacker, best known for having initiated the development of the Linux kernel. He later became the chief architect of the Linux kernel, and now acts as the project’s coordinator. [...]

Boost Generic Image Library. Image-processing library from Adobe The Generic Image Library (GIL) is a C++ image library sponsored by Adobe Systems, Inc. and developed by Lubomir Bourdev and Hailin Jin. It is an open-source library, planned for inclusion in Boost 1.35.0. GIL is also a part of the Adobe Source Libraries. It is used in several Adobe projects, [...]

How Debuggers Work Most developers find debuggers an indispensable part of their toolbox. This article aims to uncover how debuggers themselves work. After reading this article, you’ll be able to implement a simple debugger for Linux. From article You’ll learn: How debuggers work How to write a simple debugger for Linux Where to find more information on advanced [...]

iPhone Software Development with DragonFireSDK The iPhone is the most exciting new platform that we have seen in years! As software developers, we are able to take advantage of the opportunity to participate by creating applications for it. From article You’ll learn: • What the DragonFireSDK is • How to create a simple application using [...]