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Posts by Hristo Iliev

I am a gameplay programmer and a game developer. Games are my hobby and my work and I love programming so both combine very well :)

About Unity’s New Pricing Model

by Hristo Iliev | Last Updated: 2023-09-16

I discuss the problems with Unity's pricing model and the benefits of using a custom or free game engine.

Using ImGui for Game Development

by Hristo Iliev | Last Updated: 2023-09-16

In this article you will learn more about what ImGui is and why you should use it in your next project.

My Course on ImGui is out!

by Hristo Iliev | Last Updated: 2023-09-08

I created my second course. In this one I teach a little bit about graphics programming but mostly focusing on the UI programming with ImGui.

5 C/C++ Programming Books to Elevate Your Skills

by Hristo Iliev | Last Updated: 2023-07-13

Often in this blog I talk about programming and CMake but my articles are often targeted to people who can already develop and know programming. If you're a beginner programmer you might find some concepts harder to learn and in this article I would like to suggest some books that I've used to learn and understand programming and some that I've heard are really good even though I haven't read myself.

What are Shaders?

by Hristo Iliev | Last Updated: 2023-05-31

In this article you will learn on the basic level what shaders are and how they are used in graphics programming.

Rust enums in Modern C++ – Match Pattern

by Hristo Iliev | Last Updated: 2023-05-24

In this article I show a smart way to do variant matching in C++ using a few clever macros and the std::visit function.

The Microsoft.GSL Library

by Hristo Iliev | Last Updated: 2023-06-20

In this article I will explore a library for C++. It is called GSL and it is an open-source library by Microsoft under the MIT license.

Rust Enums in Modern C++

by Hristo Iliev | Last Updated: 2023-05-04

A lot of people comment about rust enums being really powerful and I wanted to showcase how one can achieve the same functionality in C++

C++ Conditional Statements

by Hristo Iliev | Last Updated: 2023-04-23

In this article I explore conditional statements in C++ and there are a few more advanced examples for intermediate programmers.

What is Graphics Programming?

by Hristo Iliev | Last Updated: 2023-04-10

In this article I explore what graphics programming is as well as some common terminology and tools used in it.