Mario's Lab https://marioslab.io Screaming into the void. Rendering like it's 1996 - Bitmap fonts and DOS /./posts/rendering-like-its-1996/dos-nostalgia/ On drawing bitmap fonts and getting all of this running in DOS. Sat, 07 Jan 2023 21:00:00 CET Rendering like it's 1996 - Image file loading and blitting /./posts/rendering-like-its-1996/blistering-fast-blits/ Load image files and blit them to the screen. Thu, 15 Dec 2022 21:00:00 CET Jitterbugs - Why moving your pixels at sub-pixel precision is hard /./posts/jitterbugs/ Why jittering and stuttering occurs in today's pixel-art games. Sun, 11 Dec 2022 21:00:00 CET Rendering like it's 1996 - Rectangles /./posts/rendering-like-its-1996/dont-be-square/ Drawing horizontal lines and rectangles. Wed, 07 Dec 2022 21:00:00 CET Rendering like it's 1996 - Baby's first pixel /./posts/rendering-like-its-1996/babys-first-pixel/ Follow me down memory lane, as I bumble through algorithms I don't understand to reconstruct parts of my childhood, badly. Fri, 02 Dec 2022 21:00:00 CET tinywars - TypeScript code hot swapping with state retention /./posts/tinywars/code-hotswap/ Tue, 24 Aug 2021 00:00:00 CEST tinywars - Infrastructure week /./posts/tinywars/infrastructure-week/ Tue, 24 Aug 2021 00:00:00 CEST tinywars - WTF, I'm making a game? /./posts/tinywars/wtf-im-making-a-game/ Fri, 13 Aug 2021 00:00:00 CEST Shakyboi - Part 4: Command line driver /./posts/shakyboi/shakyboi-part-4/ Sun, 28 Feb 2021 00:00:00 CET Shakyboi - Part 3: Building the class dependency graph /./posts/shakyboi/shakyboi-part-3/ Sun, 28 Feb 2021 00:00:00 CET Shakyboi - Part 2: Class lookups, tests, and class file parsing /./posts/shakyboi/shakyboi-part-2/ Wed, 24 Feb 2021 00:00:00 CET Shakyboi - Part 1: Of tree shaking and class files /./posts/shakyboi/shakyboi-part-1/ Sat, 20 Feb 2021 00:00:00 CET Qak - Of characters, tokens, and streams /./posts/qak/characters-tokens-streams/ Sun, 12 Jul 2020 23:00:00 CEST Qak - Minimally viable product /./posts/qak/minimally-viable-product/ Fri, 26 Jun 2020 23:00:00 CEST Qak - Humble beginnings /./posts/qak/humble-beginnings/ The wheels on the bus go round and round. Thu, 18 Jun 2020 23:00:00 CEST Building Wee Lang (3) - Language design /./posts/wee/language-design/ Wherein I embed a 20+ pages Google doc for you to comment on. Tue, 31 Jul 2018 23:00:00 CEST Building Wee Lang (2) - History lessons /./posts/wee/history-lessons/ Wherein I overanalyze QBasic and derive a basic feature set for Wee. Sat, 21 Jul 2018 23:00:00 CEST Building Wee Lang (1) - Dissecting history /./posts/wee/dissecting-history/ Wherein I try to analyze how I learned how to program. Tue, 17 Jul 2018 23:00:00 CEST Basis - Reinventing the world /./posts/basis-reinventing-the-world/ Wherein I describe why and how I've assembled a new home from many pieces. Fri, 06 Jul 2018 00:00:10 CEST Hello world /./posts/hello-world/ Why a new blargh? Sun, 24 Jun 2018 21:00:00 CEST