There are some special floating point values that you should be aware of. Zero, infinity, and not a number are three cases that might surprise you.

249: GameDev: Floating Point: Zero, Infinity, NaN.

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This is the first in a series of comments about the book “How To Code C++ From a Simple Idea To a Game You’ll Understand!” Each episode will be short and focused. You can watch the video versions on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4K_WBflLr2Cz0Sje_xTXkA You can also get your own copy of either the hardcover book or […]

262: How To Code C++ V1 Book Intro

This is an interview with Conor Hoekstra about C++ algorithms and ranges. Conor presented my favorite talk at CppCon 2019 called Algorithm Intuition. I asked him to talk about algorithms on this podcast and he agreed. This just proves again why CppCon is the best place to be when you want to improve your C++ […]

261: CppCon: Interview With Conor Hoekstra About C++ Algorithms And Ranges.

Josh Lospinoso discusses his new book C++ Crash Course. This is a book with a focus on C++17 written with a desire to simplify and make it easy for you to learn C++. I got this book during the CppCon conference and have to say, this is a fun book. It’s got lots of examples, […]

260: CppCon: Interview With Josh Lospinoso About The Book C++ Crash Course.

This is an interview with Asad Naweed about augmented reality. I met Asad at CppCon in 2019 when he asked some questions at one of the presentations I also attended. We started talking at first about teaching coding. He has taught others how to code through education programs at Google. I especially liked his business […]

259: CppCon: Interview With Asad Naweed About Augmented Reality.

This is an interview with Nicolai Josuttis about how the C++ standardization process has changed over the years. You can find more information about Nicolai at his website http://www.josuttis.com I first came to know about Nicolai through his book “The C++ Standard Library – A Tutorial and Reference” and recently started reading his new book […]

249: GameDev: Floating Point: Zero, Infinity, NaN.

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