Calvin Wilkinson (Kinson Digital)

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Oh man imI remember installing these in my CPU builds!

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I've been using Linux a long time but it is been very minimal. Just for small things. I was using Windows for a daily driver for a long long time, but I've switched to Linux for a daily driver. You truly don't get the difference until you try them for a decent amount of time

It is amazing how sslllloooowwww windows feels now that I have been using Linux for awhile. Wow, it is painful! It is amazing how something becomes normal.

So I have an application that I use for manual testing. This is one of the testing scenes for the new game controller support. Basically, it is a Velaptor application where each scene tests a Velaptor feature and is used for manual testing. It has been super valuable!

If your building a 2D engine from scratch vs. using a framework—where do you spend most of your dev time? Rendering is where I have spent most of my time. What’s your biggest bottleneck right now when developing games? Learn more: docs.velaptor.io #gamedev #dotnet

Maybe not a popular opinion, but I don't think we should be having agents write everything. That is not using it as a tool, that is using it as a replacement. We then become dependent on the AI which comes with all kinds of long term issues, and we deskill ourselves.

Absolutely!

Maybe not a popular opinion, but I don't think we should be having agents write everything. That is not using it as a tool, that is using it as a replacement. We then become dependent on the AI which comes with all kinds of long term issues, and we deskill ourselves

Two changes in #velaptor preview.48 you won't see, but will feel: 🧠 Fonts & atlases use reference counting now, which means nothing gets disposed while in use 🗑️ Fixed an allocation issue with font rendering This means less GC pressure, and smoother frames! #gamedev #dotnet

Drawing styled text in #velaptor used to take extra work. Now it's one call: ITextRenderer.Render(font, text, pos, size, angle, color) Position, size, rotation, and color in a single shot. Perfect for angled HUD titles. Docs: docs.velaptor.io #gamedev #dotnet

#velaptor has high-performance audio powered by my open-source audio library CASL! 🔉 Stop worrying about audio complexities. Choose your mode: ✅ Instant playback for SFX. ✅ Audio streaming for music. Efficient. Simple. Powerful. 🎵 #gamedev #dotnet

One thing you won't miss after upgrading to #velaptor preview.48: Managing native libraries! wgpu-native now gets copied next to your app automatically on build. Windows, macOS, Linux. No missing library surprises. #gamedev #dotnet

Okay, I've heard about this but is this serious? Are people actually getting interviewed by AI? That's quite absurd if that's the case.

KDE for sure.

How come?

Holy crap. They actually released union types for C#! What can you not do with C#...just amazing!

Sprites, HUD text, debug lines—everything your 2D game needs in one unified pipeline. 🚀 The #velaptor rendering system is built for speed and C# developer comfort. Draw anything, fast, without the boilerplate. 📄 Docs: docs.velaptor.io #gamedev #dotnet

Thanks! Yeah. I think it was the right call long term as well.

Honest numbers from #velaptor preview.48: The render coordination has been improved by 4.6%. Small, but it stacks with the font-rendering allocation fix, which means less GC pressure, and fewer stutters mid-frame. I'll take real 4%'s over big promises anyday. #gamedev #dotnet