This is NOT what I was planning on writing. I was going to load the tile map created last time, so that Scarfy had a world to run around in. I’d chosen a third-party library to do the heavy lifting, and things were going smoothly. Then it crashed…Click here to watch the video on Odysee.The […]
So far, Scarfy has a title screen & menu, and can run and jump with sound effects. It’s high time that a world is built for him to run around in. That’s what I’m going to today. Watch the video above to see what happened…Click here to watch the video on Odysee.Tile MapsI decided to […]
Part 4 of the RayLib 2D Challenge was supposed to be adding an environment for scarfy to walk around in. I’m short of time, though, so I decided it was time to add the game menu. RayLib’s raygui module exists for that purpose. Let’s try it out…Click here to watch the video on Odysee.Immediate Mode […]
The code was starting to get a bit complex, in part 2 of this challenge. Despite my efforts, code for different tasks were getting mixed. It’s clearly time to add some structure to the code, or it’ll turn into an unmanageable mess. That’s today’s task.Click here to watch the video on Odysee.Switching to C++I decided […]
I showed my wife the first RayLib challenge, and the first words out of her mouth were, “can he jump?” Uh, no. Scarfy can’t jump. So, today I’m going to give scarfy the ability to jump, and add some sound effects for added realism. Watch the video above to see how it was done.Click this […]
I’ve heard great things about RayLib. It is, I’ve been told, so easy to use that all you really need is the cheat-sheet, and maybe a quick look at the examples. To date, I never got beyond compiling and running a few examples. So, it’s time for a challenge…Click here to watch the video on […]
Microsoft SmartScreen is a pain in the butt for developers. It pops up scary warnings for files that it doesn’t recognize, telling the user that they’re potentially harmful. That’s why I got an Extended Validation (EV) code signing key, to sign my releases so that SmartScreen won’t show scary warnings, and won’t scare away potential […]
You’re writing a program that connects to a server, and want to store the user’s login details for their convenience. How do you do so securely?Click here to watch the video on Odysee.Short answer: you won’t like any of the suggestions.Long answer:A surprising number of programs store the login details in plain text, and rely […]
Last blog post I mentioned that you should never store passwords in plain text on a server. Actually, you shouldn’t store passwords in plain text on any computer, including servers. Here’s why you shouldn’t, and what you should do instead when writing a server.Click here to watch the video on Odysee.Why Not Plain Text Passwords […]
If you’re writing a network server like I am with ZitaFTP, then you may be tempted to create a custom encryption algorithm to store some data. Your reasoning would be: it’ll be secure because I’m the only person who knows the algorithm. Good old “security through obscurity.”Click here to watch the video on Odysee.I’m here […]
