168: Godot

Intro topic: What are expectations on developers that have nothing to do with programmingNews/Links:Pushing for a lower dev estimate is like negotiating weather with a Meteorologisthttps://smartguess.is/blog/your-estimate-is-less-than-that/Announcing python in excelhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/excel-blog/announcing-python-in-excel-combining-the-power-of-python-and-the/ba-p/38934397 Habits of Highly Effective Software Engineershttps://makingsmallercircles.com/articles/7-habits-of-highly-effective-software-engineers/Raspberry pi 5 begins shippinghttps://www.phoronix.com/news/Raspberry-Pi-5-ShippingBook of the ShowPatrick:Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Illustrated Editionhttps://amzn.to/3St3L35Jason: The Pete and Sebastian Showhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pete-and-sebastian-show/id570256898Patreon Plug https://www.patreon.com/programmingthrowdown?ty=hTool of the ShowPatrick: Obsidianobsidian.mdJason:Ink by Inklehttps://github.com/inkle/inkTopic: GodotWhat is a game engine?Graphics, animation, particle effectsTilemapsEntity component systemsPhysicsSoundI/OInput handling (touchscreen, joystick)GDScriptWhy use a game engine?PortabilityAllow for testing individual components of the gameLibraries for ads, in-app-purchasesGodotOpen sourceFocused on 2-D but now many 3-D featuresGreat development environmentAI HeroStarted in phaser (development rut)Moved to Godot, rapid prototyping

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Programming Throwdown

Patrick Wheeler and Jason Gauci

167: Desktop User Interfaces

169: HyperLogLog

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**Intro topic: What are expectations on developers that have nothing to do with programming

**News/Links:

• Pushing for a lower dev estimate is like negotiating weather with a Meteorologist

• https://smartguess.is/blog/your-estimate-is-less-than-that/

• Announcing python in excel

• https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/excel-blog/announcing-python-in-excel-combining-the-power-of-python-and-the/ba-p/3893439

• 7 Habits of Highly Effective Software Engineers

• https://makingsmallercircles.com/articles/7-habits-of-highly-effective-software-engineers/

• Raspberry pi 5 begins shipping

• https://www.phoronix.com/news/Raspberry-Pi-5-Shipping

Book of the Show

• Patrick:

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Illustrated Edition

• https://amzn.to/3St3L35

• Jason:

• The Pete and Sebastian Show

• https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pete-and-sebastian-show/id570256898

Patreon Plug https://www.patreon.com/programmingthrowdown?ty=h

Tool of the Show

• Patrick:

• Obsidian

• obsidian.md

• Jason:

• Ink by Inkle

• https://github.com/inkle/ink

**Topic: Godot

• What is a game engine?

• Graphics, animation, particle effects
• Tilemaps
• Entity component systems
• Physics
• Sound
• I/O
• Input handling (touchscreen, joystick)
• GDScript

• Why use a game engine?

• Portability
• Allow for testing individual components of the game
• Libraries for ads, in-app-purchases

• Godot

• Open source
• Focused on 2-D but now many 3-D features
• Great development environment

• AI Hero

• Started in phaser (development rut)
• Moved to Godot, rapid prototyping

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