Daniel Hooper

@DanielcHooper

Graphics/game/low level programming. Former Apple engineer.

Georgia

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Daniel Hooper
@DanielcHooper
Aug 21
My UI library is now twice as fast thanks new a single draw call UI renderer: every layer is an instanced textured quad. Stroke, rounded corners, clipping, and fill are handled in the shader... 1/n
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Daniel Hooper
@DanielcHooper
Sep 30
TIL the "mip" in mipmapping stands for multum in parvo, Latin for "many things in a small place"
Daniel Hooper
@DanielcHooper
Sep 7
I’m studying the ancient texts.
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Daniel Hooper
@DanielcHooper
Sep 29
Is it possible for other programs, like 3D modelers or video editors, to have no dynamic allocation? Seems fundamentally at odds with user generated content. Too small an initial allocation and you limit what people can create, too big and you're fighting other programs for
Łukasz | Wookash Podcast
@wookash_podcast
Sep 19
Had an awesome opportunity to talk to @jorandirkgreef about @TigerBeetleDB and their TigerStyle! TigerStyle adopts a lot of NASA’s Power of Ten rules for safety critical software. Stuff like no dynamic allocation, bounding loops and more! Loved the chat, Joran is such a good
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Daniel Hooper
@DanielcHooper
Sep 25
FYI: you can indent your C preprocessor directives like this
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Daniel Hooper
@DanielcHooper
Sep 24
My C generics trick got approval from the legendary Sean Barrett!
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