Geeks3D Programming Links – June 19, 2011

Here are some links I tweeted or retweeted about coding, programming and other stuff for developers. If you have a link, just send me a tweet @JeGX.

• Demo effects in real life:
  
  
  
• OpenGL: Multi-Draw-Indrect is here — a discussion about GL_ARB_draw_indirect and GL_AMD_multi_draw_indirect extension.
• So true: What If Drivers Were Hired Like Programmers? 😀
• DemoJS: demoparty (Paris – 1st and 2nd of July 2011). DemoJS party is a french demoparty focused on web technologies (JavaScript, Canvas, SVG, Audio… well every openweb-related piece of technology).
• Why code readability matters?
• Modulo 3: how to optimize the modulo operation when working on triangle vertices.
• Thrust 1.40: Thrust is a CUDA library of parallel algorithms with an interface resembling the C++ Standard Template Library (STL). Thrust provides a flexible high-level interface for GPU programming that greatly enhances developer productivity.
• Nice collection of oldschool coding docs: Ultimate /|\ ATARI 4nd d3m0 coding page !!!
• Physics: Solid Simulation with Oriented Particles (PDF)
  
  
  
• C++ AMP: Microsoft Going All-in on GPU Computing
• Herb Sutter and The New C++
• Microsoft and WebGL: the hot topic of these last days! Here is a stack of links:
  • WebGL Considered Harmful
  • Why Microsoft and Internet Explorer need WebGL (and vice-versa) by Microsoft’s principal architect.
  • The mechanics of a WebGL attack: WebGL – A New Dimension for Browser Exploitation
  • How to steal user data through web browsers using a vulnerability in Firefox’s implementation of WebGL: More WebGL Security Flaws
  • ID_AA_Carmack: I agree with Microsoft’s assessment that WebGL is a severe security risk. The gfx driver culture is not the culture of security.
  • Microsoft says WebGL isn’t secure enough
  • Microsoft refuses to endorse WebGL, labels it harmful
• Tweeting from Kinect:
  
  
  
• EricLengyel: People who say C++ sucks because it’s too hard are like people who say pianos suck because they can’t play Franz Liszt.
• Openframeworks is a C++ library designed to assist the creative process by providing a simple and intuitive framework for experimentation. The library is designed to work as a general purpose glue, and wraps together several commonly used libraries under a tidy interface: OpenGL for graphics, rtAudio for audio input and output, freeType for fonts, freeImage for image input and output, quicktime for video playing.
• Water ink painting