I was looking forward to this article, and it turns out to be glorious. Not only does it condense the feature set modern GPUs (sans RT/Neural stuff) down to a hypothetical 150 line API much more comprehensive than DX12 or VK, it also teaches you more about GPU architecture than you dared to ask.

https://www.sebastianaaltonen.com/blog/no-graphics-api

And as a so-called pro graphics programmer and demoscene afficionado, I want this. I SO want this. Someone make it happen :D

sebastianaaltonen.com

kb @kb@abraum.social

· 19mo ago

It's that time again.

(screenshotted from Notepad++ because I didn't trust that tiny flimsy feedback text field in Outlook even one bit)

kb @kb@abraum.social

· 20mo ago

Microsoft really need to stop asking me for feedback.

kb @kb@abraum.social

· 19mo ago

Replying to

@lritter@mastodon.gamedev.place @paralax@mastodon.gamedev.place It's really just this. This is enough for my brain to nope out.

kb @kb@abraum.social

· 21mo ago

Also hi to all the new followers. I rarely post, and if I do, it‘s usually either pretty obscure or about how stupid some of my code is, or both. Have fun :)

Feeling pressure now to write something short, witty and relatable now. Ugh...

Ok, how about this:

One of the weirdest side effects of those ADHD meds is that I‘m getting kinda good at UI/Frontend lately - as in, where does that patience when dealing with CSS (or even XAML) and making stuff pleasing to the eye come from 😀

kb @kb@abraum.social

· 19mo ago

Replying to

@w_b@mastodon.world Well thank you for the advice but while we're here mansplaining basic computer usage at each other, let me tell you it doesn't work. I'm using the PWA version of Outlook (because the "desktop" app is basically also just that, just with more resource waste), and that one just opens a new browser window if you press Ctrl-N. It's entirely possible to handle that key even in a web app but I guess they didn't bother. Kinda makes it all worse.

kb @kb@abraum.social

· 21mo ago

@phantasus@social.tchncs.de @inanace@chaos.social Hey :) we kinda overslept but I‘ll be there later, Burner Assembly in Hall 4 (with the paintings) or ☎️6522. There‘s also a demoscene table at C-Base somewhere.