Build Continuous Integration with GitLab and Synology NAS My Synology NAS comes with Docker, and I have been using GitLab Docker image that was available in Package Center. I have always wanted to make GitLab automatically kick off builds after each
C++ Notes ANSI Colors in Command Prompt {fmt} has this nice feature allowing you to use colors for your output via ANSI escape code. Too bad when I tried to run it under Windows the first time all I saw
Build Debugging DLL, CMake, and Visual Studio 2019 One of the reasons why you want to use Visual Studio is because it has nice debugging interface. Support has been around for a while and now it is much easier to construct
Game Notes Kingdom Rush Frontiers This is a very addictive tower defense game. There are a lot of these, but this one focuses on the most fun elements of this genre. HeroesEach hero has different specials and abilities
Game Notes Inside Inside is serious entertainment. AtmosphereThis game is beautifully designed with quite varied environment that makes expert use of lighting. At the beginning the main character is running through forest and corn fields, and
Game Notes Celeste I haven't played a game this hard in a while... How to Make Dying in a Game Less FrustratingBy allowing players to continue and start playing again quickly. I died often in this
Build Filesystem Case Sensitivity There may be many reasons why you must have filesystem that is case sensitive. For example, you are trying to run ct-ng build command and it fails under Windows WSL. Solution is to
Game Notes NieR: Automata I finally got around to playing and finishing the game. Music is great, story is engaging, and there are some fun game mechanics I want to remember. Various Game Types Combined Into OneEarly
Build Ghost Theme Development Ghost upgraded their software and changed their Casper theme. I had previously adjusted the theme so I could get the visuals I wanted and add syntax highlighting, so it is time to fix
C++ Notes Date/Time Manipulations C++ provides std::chrono::system_clock::time_point that represents time, that works well with other classes such as durations (std::chrono::milliseconds, etc.). However, it isn't always sufficient for date time manipulations
Random Notes Symbolic Link With NTFS This command has been around for a while, but recently I used: mklink /J <link> <target> to create a directory junction, which is the NTFS way of creating a
Random Notes Building A Computer, 2017 Edition Ever since the Ryzen processors became available I've wanted one. I remember back in the Athlon days, AMD provided the much needed competition against Intel's expensive Pentium processors, and everyone benefited as a
Toys LEGO Cars I've been buying cars made from LEGO pieces. I don't get to build all of them, as my kids have now the understanding and motor skills to do that. LEGO releases new cars
C++ Notes JSON Parsing The library jsmn is a C library that allows parsing of JSON stream into tokens. License and Source Source repository is available here. jsmn is Open Source, license is available here, MIT. Usage
C++ Notes Web Socket Client The library libwebsockets is a C library that allows opening and two-way communication via web sockets. License and Source Source repository is available here. libwebsockets is Open Source, license is available here, LGPL2.
Game Notes Recore Recore has some serious issues that takes away from the nice character and robots that I really want to like. Slow Loading Times Nothing steals the fun away faster than a slow boring
Toys Mini Famicom It took a while, but Nintendo has finally decided to release a plug-and-play console with 30 games. Artificial Supply Shortage Nintendo is extra thoughtful and released two different versions to match the products
Game Notes Splatoon Takes a company like Nintendo to make a squad-based multiplayer shooting games so much fun and intuitive. Anyone enjoy Splatoon after just a few minutes. Many things I want to remember and incorporate
Game Notes Quantum Break I played Quantum Break an episode a day over several days. I thought it was very well made with good characters and stories. Beyond the excellent video presentations with branching storylines, it has
C++ Notes Debug Output and Logging Being able to log messages and object states is one of the best tools for a programmer. The target environment may not have enough memory or network connectivity, or your application is real-time,
Build Where Is My .lib? Previously in another article I tried to remember how to use shared libraries on Windows. Now I tried to build and ran into a minor obstacle. There in the build output directory is
Random Notes Cross-Platform Data Archives Zipping up a directory is one of the easiest ways to back up data and transport them via flash storage or network. But unexpected things happen when you use different operating systems (Windows,
Game Notes Guacamelee! Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition is a fun game with a lot of personality and interesting mechanics. Puzzles There is a strong puzzle platforming element to this game, centered usually around one of
C++ Notes Working with Memory I have been fortunate enough to learn programming languages that allow me to manage my own memory. I think it is shocking that computer science introduction classes have stopped teaching C/C++ and
Toys Rubik's Cube I used to like a page on WikiHow that taught me how to solve Rubik's cube. But the most recent edits made it much less useful, because the helpful diagrams for visualizing the
