Vector is like the swiss army knife of C++ STL containers. In the words of Bjarne Stroutsoup – “By default, use Vector when you need a container”. For mere mortals like us, we take this as gospel and …
Read MoreTypically, Game Engines want their telemetry data sent in a side thread which runs independently (asynchronously) from the main game loop. The telemetry thread packages up data as it comes in and executes a send via HTTP or websockets every …
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Choosing an API for your new project is a lot like marriage.
Why ?
Because the right choice can significantly improve the quality of your software. On the other hand, a wrong choice has the potential to ruin your software …
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Do you use exception handling in your C++ code?
If you don’t, why not?
Perhaps you’ve been conditioned to believe that exception handling is bad practice in C++. Or maybe you think that it’s prohibitively expensive in terms of performance. …
Read MoreWe came across an interesting issue at work today. My co-worker had a prototype of our ingestion service running inside azure compute emulator on his local machine. The Ingestion service hosts an websocket endpoint that the Xbox console clients needs …
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Is there such a thing as a perfect interview question? Is there a magic silver bullet that enables you to hire star performers and call an end to all your engineering woes?
I don't think so. Or that is …
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