C++ Archives - That One Game Dev

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++

Hello, BGFX!

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

In this article I will show you how to work with the BGFX graphics library through my BIG2 stack. This is a good intro to graphics programming

The BIG2 Stack

by Hristo Iliev | Last Updated: 2023-05-18

In this article I showcase how you can develop graphics with the BGFX library and also introduce you to my own open-source project.

CMake Cross-Compiling using Docker

by Hristo Iliev | Last Updated: 2023-03-18

In this article I explore C/C++ cross-compiling through docker containers. I use the very well made dockcross containers. Check out for more!