Moving Worker Context Creation to the Main Thread — Handmade Hero — Episode Guide

0:45Recap and set the stage for the day

4:37win32_handmade.h: Move platform_work_queue in from win32_handmade.cpp

6:28win32_handmade.cpp: Initialise a Thread and Queue in ThreadProc and change to testing to see that we have an OpenGLRC

8:36win32_handmade.cpp: Make Win32MakeQueue take a win32_thread_startup

10:38win32_handmade.cpp: Initialise some High and Low priority threads and make the first two LowPriStartups to be populated by Win32GetThreadStarupForGL

13:04win32_handmade.cpp: Replace Win32GetThreadStarupForGL with one that returns a win32_thread_startup

14:56Debugger: Step through the win32_thread_startup initialisations

16:27win32_handmade.cpp: Remove GlobalOpenGLRC and GlobalDC global variables and try stepping through again

17:13Run the game and see our textures

18:03Internet: Consult the WGL_ARB_pixel_format docs¹

21:34handmade_opengl.cpp: Consider how to get the wgl extensions

23:26Internet: Consult the WGL_EXT_extensions_string doc to confirm that in order to check that you have a wgl extension, you have to have a wgl extension²

24:34win32_handmade.cpp: Use wglGetExtensionsStringEXT to see what extensions strings we have

29:13Internet: ARB_framebuffer_sRGB³

30:48Beg to differ^α

31:21Debugger: Inspect our Extensions

35:21todo.txt: Consult the TODO list

37:54Run the game and test out our hot code reloading

41:40win32_handmade.cpp: Note that the Entry.Callback is not in the same place between builds and consider how to solve this problem

44:19todo.txt: Update the TODO file

46:53Q&A

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46:53Q&A

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46:53Q&A

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47:01Pseudonym73 "So what shall we do for the next 20 min? Maintain the TODO file"

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47:01Pseudonym73 "So what shall we do for the next 20 min? Maintain the TODO file"

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47:01Pseudonym73 "So what shall we do for the next 20 min? Maintain the TODO file"

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47:45Cubercaleb There is a bug in the new GL code, the if(!) you added is not checking the sRGB variable but a different one

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47:45Cubercaleb There is a bug in the new GL code, the if(!) you added is not checking the sRGB variable but a different one

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47:45Cubercaleb There is a bug in the new GL code, the if(!) you added is not checking the sRGB variable but a different one

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53:42insobot Thank you to imperiumtactics for following the channel! <3

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53:42insobot Thank you to imperiumtactics for following the channel! <3

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53:42insobot Thank you to imperiumtactics for following the channel! <3

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54:12Garryjohanson Totally serious when I say you should write an API book. I would never think of lots of stuff

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54:12Garryjohanson Totally serious when I say you should write an API book. I would never think of lots of stuff

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54:12Garryjohanson Totally serious when I say you should write an API book. I would never think of lots of stuff

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55:20SoysauceTheKid For the keyboard / gamepad inputs, can HalfTransitionCount ever go beyond 1? Or is it there if you put the input getting on a separate thread?

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55:20SoysauceTheKid For the keyboard / gamepad inputs, can HalfTransitionCount ever go beyond 1? Or is it there if you put the input getting on a separate thread?

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55:20SoysauceTheKid For the keyboard / gamepad inputs, can HalfTransitionCount ever go beyond 1? Or is it there if you put the input getting on a separate thread?

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57:40Cubercaleb Kind of graphics / Windows related: Why do so many games, especially Source games handle Alt-Tab poorly?

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57:40Cubercaleb Kind of graphics / Windows related: Why do so many games, especially Source games handle Alt-Tab poorly?

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57:40Cubercaleb Kind of graphics / Windows related: Why do so many games, especially Source games handle Alt-Tab poorly?

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1:00:31Cynokron Is there any benefit to moving the main windows message queue to another thread? I'm sorry if you've implemented / answered this already. I'm still catching up

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1:00:31Cynokron Is there any benefit to moving the main windows message queue to another thread? I'm sorry if you've implemented / answered this already. I'm still catching up

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1:00:31Cynokron Is there any benefit to moving the main windows message queue to another thread? I'm sorry if you've implemented / answered this already. I'm still catching up

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1:05:07gasto5 Do you use Windows's GDI outside of the educational usage you have been showing?

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1:05:07gasto5 Do you use Windows's GDI outside of the educational usage you have been showing?

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1:05:07gasto5 Do you use Windows's GDI outside of the educational usage you have been showing?

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1:07:26Fyoucon Promote 4coder!

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1:07:26Fyoucon Promote 4coder!

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1:07:26Fyoucon Promote 4coder!

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1:07:31guitarm87 Sounds like you know how to play drums?

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1:07:31guitarm87 Sounds like you know how to play drums?

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1:07:31guitarm87 Sounds like you know how to play drums?

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1:07:38Cynokron What do you think of Vulkan? Will it replace D3D?

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1:07:38Cynokron What do you think of Vulkan? Will it replace D3D?

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1:07:38Cynokron What do you think of Vulkan? Will it replace D3D?

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1:10:17stelar7 Selection buffer vs ray picking vs color picking for mouse picking?

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1:10:17stelar7 Selection buffer vs ray picking vs color picking for mouse picking?

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1:10:17stelar7 Selection buffer vs ray picking vs color picking for mouse picking?

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1:10:33SoysauceTheKid For detecting long presses on keyboards, would I put a timestamp in the input struct?

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1:10:33SoysauceTheKid For detecting long presses on keyboards, would I put a timestamp in the input struct?

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1:10:33SoysauceTheKid For detecting long presses on keyboards, would I put a timestamp in the input struct?

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1:10:55APlethora What is the next "feature" you are going to work on?

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1:10:55APlethora What is the next "feature" you are going to work on?

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1:10:55APlethora What is the next "feature" you are going to work on?

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1:11:06dgmtv Do you think all the modern C++ nomenclatures like C++11, C++14, C++17, C++xy are an internal joke to obscure the mess the language is?

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1:11:06dgmtv Do you think all the modern C++ nomenclatures like C++11, C++14, C++17, C++xy are an internal joke to obscure the mess the language is?

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1:11:06dgmtv Do you think all the modern C++ nomenclatures like C++11, C++14, C++17, C++xy are an internal joke to obscure the mess the language is?

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1:12:48cubercaleb Is it worth selling my soul and learning JS / Python for money?

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1:12:48cubercaleb Is it worth selling my soul and learning JS / Python for money?

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1:12:48cubercaleb Is it worth selling my soul and learning JS / Python for money?

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1:14:48joshuanatrop Any thoughts on SDL2?

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1:14:48joshuanatrop Any thoughts on SDL2?

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1:14:48joshuanatrop Any thoughts on SDL2?

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1:14:56slay29 What technique are you going to use for path-finding?

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1:14:56slay29 What technique are you going to use for path-finding?

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1:14:56slay29 What technique are you going to use for path-finding?

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1:15:03ltdemian Been doing a lot of JS. What do you think I should do next? Kind of bored with JS

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1:15:03ltdemian Been doing a lot of JS. What do you think I should do next? Kind of bored with JS

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1:15:03ltdemian Been doing a lot of JS. What do you think I should do next? Kind of bored with JS

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1:15:36TheBuzzSaw Vulkan is extremely low level; that was requested by various game engine and hardware developers. There is probably a huge market for a dev-friendly API to sit on top of Vulkan to shield devs from those gory details. Don't think so?

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1:15:36TheBuzzSaw Vulkan is extremely low level; that was requested by various game engine and hardware developers. There is probably a huge market for a dev-friendly API to sit on top of Vulkan to shield devs from those gory details. Don't think so?

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1:15:36TheBuzzSaw Vulkan is extremely low level; that was requested by various game engine and hardware developers. There is probably a huge market for a dev-friendly API to sit on top of Vulkan to shield devs from those gory details. Don't think so?

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1:19:29gasto5 ow much do you follow the latest technologies? Do you think it is a waste of time to learn the latest graphics API for indie development?

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1:19:29gasto5 ow much do you follow the latest technologies? Do you think it is a waste of time to learn the latest graphics API for indie development?

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1:19:29gasto5 ow much do you follow the latest technologies? Do you think it is a waste of time to learn the latest graphics API for indie development?

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1:23:26erdomina Why should no programmer work for Palantir?

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1:23:26erdomina Why should no programmer work for Palantir?

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1:23:26erdomina Why should no programmer work for Palantir?

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1:24:36guitarm87 Does Jon use more C++ specific stuff than yours do?

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1:24:36guitarm87 Does Jon use more C++ specific stuff than yours do?

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1:24:36guitarm87 Does Jon use more C++ specific stuff than yours do?

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1:25:58iWumbo_ What you think about the new Snowdrop game engine?

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1:25:58iWumbo_ What you think about the new Snowdrop game engine?

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1:25:58iWumbo_ What you think about the new Snowdrop game engine?

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1:26:24cubercaleb Do you plan on using Vulkan considering the performance differences that people have been claiming exist?

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1:26:24cubercaleb Do you plan on using Vulkan considering the performance differences that people have been claiming exist?

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1:26:24cubercaleb Do you plan on using Vulkan considering the performance differences that people have been claiming exist?

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1:27:37balreign Since you write everything from scratch, why not use a language like Go?

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1:27:37balreign Since you write everything from scratch, why not use a language like Go?

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1:27:37balreign Since you write everything from scratch, why not use a language like Go?

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1:28:04sanch3z1337 If any, what games have you been playing recently and how did you like them?

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1:28:04sanch3z1337 If any, what games have you been playing recently and how did you like them?

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1:28:04sanch3z1337 If any, what games have you been playing recently and how did you like them?

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1:28:38imperiumtactics I have noticed that there is no more send email on the Handmade Hero website. Do you still reply to emails?

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1:28:38imperiumtactics I have noticed that there is no more send email on the Handmade Hero website. Do you still reply to emails?

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1:28:38imperiumtactics I have noticed that there is no more send email on the Handmade Hero website. Do you still reply to emails?

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1:29:24ltdemian Where do you see the game development community going in the next 5-10 years?

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1:29:24ltdemian Where do you see the game development community going in the next 5-10 years?

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1:29:24ltdemian Where do you see the game development community going in the next 5-10 years?

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1:29:29iWumbo_ What are the main differences in, for example, C and the language your friend is developing, in three sentences or less?

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1:29:29iWumbo_ What are the main differences in, for example, C and the language your friend is developing, in three sentences or less?

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1:29:29iWumbo_ What are the main differences in, for example, C and the language your friend is developing, in three sentences or less?

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1:29:38anonymous835 Do you have experience with POSIX Linux system calls, fork() for example? I need to create a small Process Scheduler, but when I create a fork() inside a for cycle it messes up. I need to create N amount of processes, then save them to a FIFO list and start executing one at the time

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1:29:38anonymous835 Do you have experience with POSIX Linux system calls, fork() for example? I need to create a small Process Scheduler, but when I create a fork() inside a for cycle it messes up. I need to create N amount of processes, then save them to a FIFO list and start executing one at the time

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1:29:38anonymous835 Do you have experience with POSIX Linux system calls, fork() for example? I need to create a small Process Scheduler, but when I create a fork() inside a for cycle it messes up. I need to create N amount of processes, then save them to a FIFO list and start executing one at the time

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1:31:10Fyoucon Would you want to be one of the first people to play around with JAI? Or would you wait 'till it gets more mature?

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1:31:10Fyoucon Would you want to be one of the first people to play around with JAI? Or would you wait 'till it gets more mature?

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1:31:10Fyoucon Would you want to be one of the first people to play around with JAI? Or would you wait 'till it gets more mature?

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1:32:37stelar7 Are you going to check out OBS Studio this weekend?

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1:32:37stelar7 Are you going to check out OBS Studio this weekend?

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1:32:37stelar7 Are you going to check out OBS Studio this weekend?

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1:32:43ugurkodak Do you work on another game project other than Handmade Hero?

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1:32:43ugurkodak Do you work on another game project other than Handmade Hero?

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1:32:43ugurkodak Do you work on another game project other than Handmade Hero?

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1:33:21Mr4thDimention Is fork a good API or a bad API?

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1:33:21Mr4thDimention Is fork a good API or a bad API?

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1:33:21Mr4thDimention Is fork a good API or a bad API?

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1:34:39bob_burrough Forgive me if already asked: GDC is next week. What Handmade Hero representation at GDC?

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1:34:39bob_burrough Forgive me if already asked: GDC is next week. What Handmade Hero representation at GDC?

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1:34:39bob_burrough Forgive me if already asked: GDC is next week. What Handmade Hero representation at GDC?

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1:35:48Wind things down

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1:35:48Wind things down

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1:35:48Wind things down

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