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| PART 1 INTRODUCTORY PROGRAMMING |
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| .NET Languages (Specifically C# and Visual Basic) |
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| Other Languages Worth Mentioning |
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| Writing Code That Is Clean and Efficient |
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| Writing Code That Is Easy to Understand |
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| Use Unique and Descriptive Variable Names |
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| Do Not Use ``Magic Numbers'' or ``Magic Strings'' |
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| Use Enumerated Data Types Wherever Possible |
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| Writing Code That Can Be Reused and Maintained |
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| Why Over-Zealous Commenting Still Has Potential |
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| Using PDL for Code Design and Documentation |
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| Debugging in Visual Studio---Part 1 |
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| Richard ``Superpig'' Fine |
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| Visual Studio Debugging: Execution Flow Tools |
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| Visual Studio Debugging: State-Inspection Tools |
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| Visual Studio Debugging: Other Tools |
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| Diagnosis and Prescription |
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| Dealing with a Couple of Common Runtime Bugs |
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| Prevention, Not Prescription |
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| Rolling Your Own Debugging Facilities |
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| Extended Graphical Templates for Sprite Management |
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| Isometric and Hexagonal Maps |
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| Mouse Maps for Isometric Height Maps |
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| Experiment 1: One Color per Tile |
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| Experiment 2: Adapting the Mouse Maps to Be Tile Independent |
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| Explanation of How To Use My Method |
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| The Code for the Mouse Maps |
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| A Slight Problem with the Previous Techniques |
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| Bezier Curves and Surfaces |
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| Direct3D vs. Open GL: Which API to Use When, Where, and Why |
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| Performance and Quality Factors |
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| But We Can't Use Direct3D! John Carmack Denounced It! |
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| Enough Insights and Rants |
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| Hey, I Thought You Said Enough Rants |
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| State of the Union (or Who's Got a VM?) |
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| Doing Something Useful with Lua |
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| Integrating with Your Code |
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| Final Words and References |
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| Introduction to GameMonkey Script |
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| What Is GameMonkey Script? |
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| Introduction to the Language |
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| GameMonkey Scripts Defined |
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| Expression and Conditional Syntax |
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| Tables as Associative Arrays |
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| Iterating Table Data: foreach |
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| Simulation of Structs and Simple Classes with Tables |
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| Embedding GameMonkey Script |
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| Setting Up Your Compiler Environment |
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| Creating the GM Virtual Machine |
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| Executing a String as a Script |
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| Executing a Script from a File |
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| Calling a Scripted Function |
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| Creating a Host-Bound Function |
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| Binding a Simple Vector Type |
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| Constructor with Parameters |
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| The Internet, TCP/IP, and Socket Programming |
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| IP Routing (Data Delivery Through Wishful Thinking) |
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| UDP (User Datagram Protocol) |
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| TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) |
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| Network Programming: Sockets |
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| Example: A Simple TCP Client Program |
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| !Order Byte about Warning A |
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| Looking Up an Address Using DNS |
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| Utility Functions for Dealing with Addresses |
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| Connecting to a Remote Socket |
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| Receiving Data on a Socket |
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| Closing Socket and Cleaning Up |
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| Example: TCP Client/Server Tic-Tac-Toe Game |
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| Setting Up the Library, Creating the Socket |
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| Binding a Socket to an Address |
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| Listening for Connections |
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| Accepting Client Connections |
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| Using MSG_PEEK with recv() |
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| Other Noteworthy Stuff about Tic-Tac-Toe |
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| Example: TCP Client/Server Chat Program |
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| Making a Socket Non-Blocking |
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| Using select to Poll for I/O Availability |
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| Other Notes about the Chat Server |
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| Example: UDP Client/Server Nibbler Game |
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| Setting Up the Server Socket |
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| Sending and Receiving Messages: sendto() and recvfrom() |
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| Partitioning Game State Between Client and Server/Message Design |
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| What Happens If the Server Is Unreachable? |
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| Congestion, Synchronization, and Metering |
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| Programming with Asynchronous Sockets |
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| Asynchronous != Non-Blocking |
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| Setting Up the Asynchronous Sockets |
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| Handling Notification Messages |
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| Shaking Hands: Connecting and Accepting |
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| Sending and Receiving Data |
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| Vectors and Matrices: A Primer |
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| Collision Detection and Response |
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| Collision Response via Projection |
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| Separating Axis Theorem (SAT) |
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| Calculating the Projection Vector |
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| Separating Axis Theorem for AABBs |
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| Separating Axis Theorem for Circles |
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| Separating Axis Theorem for Points |
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| Appendix A: Basic Geometry |
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| A* Pathfinding for Beginners |
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| Introduction: The Search Area |
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| Something to Note about Pathfinding Discussions |
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| Other Units (Collision Avoidance) |
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| Handling Unexplored Areas |
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| Maintaining the Open List |
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| Additional Notes on Heuristics: Manhattan Method |
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| Additional Notes on Heuristics: Diagonal Shortcut |
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| Organizing Code Files in C and C++ |
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| Why Split Code into Several Files? |
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| Why Bother with Exceptions? |
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| Exception Safety and Error-Handling |
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| Scenario 1: Exception Safety in Functions |
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| Scenario 2: Exception Safety in Classes and Resource Wrapping |
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| The One: A Singleton Discussion |
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| PART 7 MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS |
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| Introduction to Pointers, Structures, and Linked Lists |
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| Introduction to Structures (and Typedefs) |
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| Introduction to Simple Linked Lists |
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| Introduction to Dynamic Memory Allocation |
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| Dynamic Memory Allocation |
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| Introduction to Recursion |
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| Introduction to Member Functions |
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| Brief Introduction to Inheritance |
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| A Quick Peek at Multiple Inheritance |
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| Brief Introduction to Polymorphism |
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| Brief Introduction to Operator Overloading |
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| Sound Formats and Their Uses in Games |
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| Using XML Technologies for Enhancing Log Files |
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| Basic Requirements and Background |
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| Writing the Data to an XML File |
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| Prettifying XML Using XSLT |
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| Enhancing XSLT Using JavaScript |
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| Creating Tables and Getting Started |
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| Insert Something into the Database |
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| Representing Item Properties |
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| Items and the Item Database |
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| A Comparison of Browser and Widget Platforms |
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| What Do I Mean By Platform? |
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| What Language Should You Use? |
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| Third-Party Engine/Library |
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