Take Up Code

By Take Up Code: build your own computer games, apps, and robotics with podcasts and live classes

What's Take Up Code about?

Take Up Code is a podcast that explains computer programming topics through fun and engaging examples that you can relate to. The guided format allows you to gain valuable understanding of topics that will reinforce your studies, allow you to train new skills that you can apply on your job, and change your thinking about what it takes to become a professional programmer. The episodes are as short as possible so you can squeeze them into your daily routine.

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Take Up Code episodes:

01.28.2022
262: How To Code C++ V1 Book Intro
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...
09.25.2019
261: CppCon: Interview With Conor Hoekstra About C++ Algorithms And Ranges.
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...
09.25.2019
260: CppCon: Interview With Josh Lospinoso About The Book C++ Crash Course.
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...
09.24.2019
259: CppCon: Interview With Asad Naweed About Augmented Reality.
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...
09.24.2019
258: CppCon: Interview With Nicolai Josuttis About How The C++ Standardization Has Changed Over The Years.
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...
09.23.2019
257: CppCon: Interview With Sean Hale About Becoming A Software Developer Without A Degree In Computer Science.
This is an interview with Sean Hale about how he got into computers and then turned a degree in literature into a job as a software development engineer. I met Sean at CppCon in 2019 and asked him to be...
09.23.2019
256: What Is Hurting Your Effort To Learn Coding? How To Improve Your Learning With One Simple Trick I Discovered By Accident.
Is there something you can do that will help you learn coding? When learning something new, it helps to focus on associations, especially opposites. It’s hard to learn separate facts and ideas. Linking them together lets them reinforce each other....
09.22.2019
255: How To Avoid Small Choices And Design Your Application To Scale Big.
How do you design your application so it scales well to a big size? Scaling needs to be verified early in the design to prevent costly mistakes that usually appear later. You can scale in many ways. The number of...
09.03.2019
254: GameDev: How To Use Noise To Procedurally Generate Maps And Landscape.
How do you create unique and random game worlds and maps? Unique and random game maps and worlds can be created procedurally in code using noise. The noise is good for simulating nature because it produces values that change randomly...
09.03.2019
253: Creative Ways To Use C++ Curly Braces Beyond Just Functions And Loops.
This episode will explain how you can use curly braces in C++ to create a new scope. You can use this ability to control name visibility and reduce name conflicts. And you can also use curly braces to control exactly...
09.02.2019
252: How To Handle Frustration When Learning To Code.
What’s the best way to handle frustration when learning to code? Knowing that all developers face frustration at times is a big help. You’re not alone. And it doesn’t mean that coding is not for you. Treat it as a...
09.02.2019
251: What Happens When Code Has Undefined Behavior?
What happens when code has undefined behavior? There’s hundreds of ways code can have undefined behavior. What happens is completely up to the compiler. You should not depend on undefined behavior because compilers can completely change or delete sections of...
12.10.2018
250: GameDev: Design Patterns: Entity Component System.
This design pattern will help you make sense of your game design as it gets bigger.
11.25.2018
249: GameDev: Floating Point: Zero, Infinity, NaN.
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.
11.19.2018
248: GameDev: Special Offer: Free Advanced Game Building Bonus.
Looking for more advanced training to help you better understand how to actually build something in C++? Want to go beyond example snippets that do not really teach you anything? How about being able to ask questions or get feedback...
11.12.2018
247: GameDev: 1.1 Plus 2.2 Is Not 3.3. What?
Be careful with floating point numbers when building games.
10.29.2018
246: GameDev: Points Vs. Vectors. Which Should You Use?
Do you know the differences between points and vectors? You might be surprised. I learned a few things myself recently when I implemented points and vectors in the TUCUT library.
10.15.2018
245: GameDev: Points, Lines, Planes, Dimensions, and Normals.
You do not need a lot of math to program. What you do need is usually simple. But you do need some. It is not that hard and I will explain it so you can understand. Game development probably needs...
10.02.2018
244: CppCon: What Did I Learn? And What Will Help You?
I just got back from CppCon 2018 in Bellevue Washington. And since this is a podcast where I teach you how to program, I thought I would share something that I learned at the conference.
09.17.2018
243: How To Install Linux, GCC, GDB, Git, CMake, LLVM, Clang, Boost, SFML, CodeLite, Sublime Text 3, And Dropbox On a $140 Lenovo ideapad 120S.
Installing Linux, GCC, GDB, Git, CMake, LLVM, Clang, Boost, SFML, CodeLite, Sublime Text 3, And Dropbox On a $140 Lenovo ideapad 120S makes an ultra portable C++ programming laptop.
09.03.2018
242: In The End, It’s You Vs. You.
In the end, it is you vs. you. Is this about living or dying?
08.20.2018
241: How To Use Raw Pointers Properly And Still Avoid Crashes.
Some people say that raw pointers are evil and should be avoided. Raw pointers are useful when used properly. This episode explains how to use raw pointers along with smart pointers and is taken from a recent game development session.
08.06.2018
240: Video Game Update: Introducing The TUCUT Library.
You can join an actual game development session almost every Saturday. This schedule might change in the future. But until then, you can find me working on a video game almost every Saturday.
07.23.2018
239: What 20 Percent Of Topics Should You Focus On?
There is a lot you can learn about programming. But do you need to know it all?
07.09.2018
238: Filesystem: Recent WordPress Attack Lets Editors Take Over.
This is a real example of how the filesystem can be used to take over a Wordpress website.
06.25.2018
237: Filesystem: How To Avoid Security Vulnerabilities. Part 3.
Avoid being predictable. This advice applies to almost everything you do as a programmer. This episode will focus on the filesystem and how being predictable can make it much easier for an attacker to gain control.
06.10.2018
236: Filesystem: How To Avoid Security Vulnerabilities. Part 2.
Run your program with the least permissions possible.
05.28.2018
235: Filesystem: How To Avoid Security Vulnerabilities. Part 1.
When it comes to security, it is better to learn from examples.
05.14.2018
234: Filesystem: Journaling Keeps Your Filesystem Intact.
Journaling records extra information in case there are problems.
04.30.2018
233: Schedule Changes To Support Take Up Code.
The Take Up Code podcast needs your support.
04.23.2018
232: Filesystem: Linking Explained: Symbolic, Soft, Hard, Junction.
Filesystems allow you to refer to refer to your content with different names.
04.16.2018
231: Filesystem: Metadata Holds More Information.
Metadata provides information about your files.
04.09.2018
230: Filesystem: What Can They Do? Part 4.
There is a special type of filesystem used to swap memory.
04.02.2018
229: Filesystem: What Can They Do? Part 3.
Access control lists provide more security options.
03.26.2018
228: Filesystem: What Can They Do? Part 2.
Security is a big part of filesystems.
03.19.2018
227: Filesystem: What Can They Do? Part 1.
There are many different types of filesystems with different capabilities. Once you understand these capabilities, you’ll not only be able to select the proper filesystem for your needs but will understand, for example, how your computer knows when you download...
03.12.2018
226: Filesystem: CHS vs. LBA Modes.
Cylinder, Head, Sector or CHS vs. Logical Block Addressing or LBA give you two ways to find data on a disk.
03.05.2018
225: Filesystem: Partitions Allow You To Divide Your Disks.
Dividing your disks into partitions allows you to use each partition for separate tasks.
02.26.2018
224: Filesystem: Drive Letters, Mounting, And Paths. Part 2.
How are filesystem organized with multiple drives?
02.19.2018
223: Filesystem: Drive Letters, Mounting, And Paths. Part 1.
How are filesystem organized with multiple drives?
02.12.2018
222: Filesystem: Why Should You Learn To Use It?
Understanding how to use the filesystem will allow you to add common and expected features to your apps.
02.05.2018
221: Be Careful Of Changes In Code Abstraction.
The code you write should follow a similar level of detail.
01.29.2018
220: One Of These Things Is Not Like The Others.
Finding differences will help you make sense of your code.
01.22.2018
219: C++ RAII Sounds Complicated But Simplifies Your Code.
Resource allocation is initialization or RAII for short may be hard to pronounce but will help you write better and simpler code.
01.15.2018
218: C++ Used To Program Video Games.
Why is C++ such a good choice for writing games?
01.08.2018
217: How To Start Building a Video Game. Part 7.
Work on the toughest problems first. And if you cannot solve them, then find a way around.
01.01.2018
216: How To Start Building a Video Game. Part 6.
How is a video game different than any other application?
12.25.2017
215: How To Start Building a Video Game. Part 5.
We all want to think big. But to get there, we need to think small.
12.18.2017
214: How To Start Building a Video Game. Part 4.
You can take advantage of libraries and frameworks.
12.11.2017
213: How To Start Building a Video Game. Part 3.
What role will data play in your game?

What's Take Up Code about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Take Up Code episodes:

262: How To Code C++ V1 Book Intro

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

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

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

258: CppCon: Interview With Nicolai Josuttis About How The C++ Standardization Has Changed Over The Years.

257: CppCon: Interview With Sean Hale About Becoming A Software Developer Without A Degree In Computer Science.

256: What Is Hurting Your Effort To Learn Coding? How To Improve Your Learning With One Simple Trick I Discovered By Accident.

255: How To Avoid Small Choices And Design Your Application To Scale Big.

254: GameDev: How To Use Noise To Procedurally Generate Maps And Landscape.

253: Creative Ways To Use C++ Curly Braces Beyond Just Functions And Loops.

252: How To Handle Frustration When Learning To Code.

251: What Happens When Code Has Undefined Behavior?

250: GameDev: Design Patterns: Entity Component System.

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

248: GameDev: Special Offer: Free Advanced Game Building Bonus.

247: GameDev: 1.1 Plus 2.2 Is Not 3.3. What?

246: GameDev: Points Vs. Vectors. Which Should You Use?

245: GameDev: Points, Lines, Planes, Dimensions, and Normals.

244: CppCon: What Did I Learn? And What Will Help You?

243: How To Install Linux, GCC, GDB, Git, CMake, LLVM, Clang, Boost, SFML, CodeLite, Sublime Text 3, And Dropbox On a $140 Lenovo ideapad 120S.

242: In The End, It’s You Vs. You.

241: How To Use Raw Pointers Properly And Still Avoid Crashes.

240: Video Game Update: Introducing The TUCUT Library.

239: What 20 Percent Of Topics Should You Focus On?

238: Filesystem: Recent WordPress Attack Lets Editors Take Over.

237: Filesystem: How To Avoid Security Vulnerabilities. Part 3.

236: Filesystem: How To Avoid Security Vulnerabilities. Part 2.

235: Filesystem: How To Avoid Security Vulnerabilities. Part 1.

234: Filesystem: Journaling Keeps Your Filesystem Intact.

233: Schedule Changes To Support Take Up Code.

232: Filesystem: Linking Explained: Symbolic, Soft, Hard, Junction.

231: Filesystem: Metadata Holds More Information.

230: Filesystem: What Can They Do? Part 4.

229: Filesystem: What Can They Do? Part 3.

228: Filesystem: What Can They Do? Part 2.

227: Filesystem: What Can They Do? Part 1.

226: Filesystem: CHS vs. LBA Modes.

225: Filesystem: Partitions Allow You To Divide Your Disks.

224: Filesystem: Drive Letters, Mounting, And Paths. Part 2.

223: Filesystem: Drive Letters, Mounting, And Paths. Part 1.

222: Filesystem: Why Should You Learn To Use It?

221: Be Careful Of Changes In Code Abstraction.

220: One Of These Things Is Not Like The Others.

219: C++ RAII Sounds Complicated But Simplifies Your Code.

218: C++ Used To Program Video Games.

217: How To Start Building a Video Game. Part 7.

216: How To Start Building a Video Game. Part 6.

215: How To Start Building a Video Game. Part 5.

214: How To Start Building a Video Game. Part 4.

213: How To Start Building a Video Game. Part 3.