ryanpcmcquen's comments

ryanpcmcquen | 6 years ago | on: Show HN: A 2D game engine in under 1000 lines of C

What would you recommend?

ryanpcmcquen | 6 years ago | on: Show HN: A 2D game engine in under 1000 lines of C

In my experience, including `"some_file.h"` is more common than `"some_file.c"`. I also like knowing at a quick glance what the entry point/main file is. That's less explicit when all the files have the same extension.

ryanpcmcquen | 6 years ago | on: Show HN: A 2D game engine in under 1000 lines of C

I know that using .c and .h files is the traditional way of doing it in C, and I started the engine this way, but to be honest, is there any gain to it in this scenario?

The headers are library code, and having more files just means more maintenance and build complexity. Is there another advantage I am not aware of?

ryanpcmcquen | 6 years ago | on: Show HN: A 2D game engine in under 1000 lines of C

Thank you for the feedback and gist, I will take it into consideration.

We use the 'happy path' style at work. It is OK. I find it has its own set of disadvantages as well. I am also not a fan of negative/negating conditions.

Whenever possible, I try to write the code the way I would explain it in plain language. This may be antithetical to the majority of modern programming, but I am OK with that.

ryanpcmcquen | 6 years ago | on: Show HN: A 2D game engine in under 1000 lines of C

I don't want to add #pragma once until I am ready to ship the game. This way I will know right away if I do any redundant includes.

ryanpcmcquen | 6 years ago | on: Ask HN: What book to read to get a footing in CS theory?

'The CS Detective' is the most well written introduction to Computer Science theories I have ever come across: https://nostarch.com/csdetective

It is approachable, fun, and engaging. It frames concepts inside a 'detective' story, making the explanations less abstract and more practical.

ryanpcmcquen | 7 years ago | on: Senate votes to reinstate net neutrality

A lot of Republicans support Net Neutrality, including the stalwart conservative Scalia. The main reason so many current Republicans oppose it, is the association with Obama, and the piles of money Telecom is floating their way.

ryanpcmcquen | 7 years ago | on: Senate votes to reinstate net neutrality

I am surprised this even passed the Senate. It is almost as if Senators want to get re-elected.

ryanpcmcquen | 7 years ago | on: Mozilla Fights for Net Neutrality This May (and Always)

This is 100% about ISP regulation.

ryanpcmcquen | 7 years ago | on: Mozilla Fights for Net Neutrality This May (and Always)

I am yet to hear anyone who is anti Net Neutrality arguing for electricity or other utilities not to be regulated ...

ryanpcmcquen | 7 years ago | on: Conversations with a six-year-old on functional programming

Good find! Looks like he said something similar, but never those exact words.

ryanpcmcquen | 7 years ago | on: The Senate has forced a vote to restore net neutrality

Slippery slope? Haha.

ryanpcmcquen | 7 years ago | on: The Senate has forced a vote to restore net neutrality

In my experience in discussing these issues with people who were pro-FOSTA, this argument has helped them realize that it is violating the first amendment, and an example of government controlling the internet. So I have to respectfully disagree with your conclusion.

ryanpcmcquen | 7 years ago | on: The Senate has forced a vote to restore net neutrality

I made no mention of it 'not being as bad' as other bills. I stand by my statement. Net Neutrality is government regulating ISPs. ISPs are not the internet.

And I think it could convert those in the anti camp. Some are against Net Neutrality because they see it as government control of the internet (it is not). They need to recognize that FOSTA is directly what they perceive Net Neutrality to be (at least in terms of results).

ryanpcmcquen | 7 years ago | on: The Senate has forced a vote to restore net neutrality

Controlling ISPs !== controlling the internet.

ryanpcmcquen | 7 years ago | on: Devuan “ASCII” 2.0 Release Candidate is now available

Thank goodness for Slackware and Devuan.

ryanpcmcquen | 7 years ago | on: A Year Using Matrix and Riot

Thank you for fighting the good fight!

ryanpcmcquen | 7 years ago | on: The Senate has forced a vote to restore net neutrality

I find it funny that some people still see Net Neutrality as 'government controlling the internet'. They should take a look at FOSTA if they want to know what government controlling the internet really looks like.

ryanpcmcquen | 7 years ago | on: You can now run Linux apps on Chrome OS

This is a great and unexpected move by Google.

ryanpcmcquen | 7 years ago | on: Write Emails Faster with Smart Compose in Gmail

Yet another reason to avoid Gmail.