#134397 - keldon - Thu Jul 12, 2007 11:23 pm
--- THIS IS THE DISCUSSION THREAD FOR THE MOST USEFUL LINKS ---
Some links need to be stored in some sort of forum bookmark. There are many great links that everyone should be aware of, many are linked to in the forum but if there was one thread/forum where someone maintained them categorically then it would be pretty useful.
What do you all think?
CURRENT TOPIC
- Name: the current name is Most Useful Links/Bookmarks, should it change
- Content: what should be there, links and suggestions please; there are plenty of links we all know, so if it's not here then please suggest it
Last edited by keldon on Fri Jul 13, 2007 12:02 pm; edited 3 times in total
#134404 - Lick - Thu Jul 12, 2007 11:48 pm
Let's get started?
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#134409 - keldon - Fri Jul 13, 2007 12:30 am
Ok, well for a start it will need moderation as it should not have discussion in the thread, but can have a discussion thread. In fact this should be the discussion thread for it. It will not be the FAQ, more like MUL (Most Useful Links) with a basic 10 word description. So what sets this apart from creating a link in GBADev? I have no idea, but multiple links for the same need should be minimized. This is more like a hub of information.
Some may even feature links to threads in the forum.
Ok, now for the preliminary categories:
- font/text
- graphics/effects
- programming
- audio/effects
- scripting
- makefiles/compiling/debugging
The structure can change, but the links will be updated accordingly.
The thread is titled "Most Useful Links/Bookmarks"
#134410 - profoX - Fri Jul 13, 2007 12:45 am
Add a link to a complete registry overview. I heard there was a Cowbite spec somewhere, but the link is broken (unfortunately) Can someone find a mirror?
#134412 - keldon - Fri Jul 13, 2007 12:51 am
I think the server is just temporarily playing up and will be up within a week or two. Actually I did see a really good pdf describing the ARM registers and opcodes in great detail. I have no idea where it came from, hence the need for this bookmark.
#134420 - wintermute - Fri Jul 13, 2007 1:48 am
#134456 - keldon - Fri Jul 13, 2007 9:00 am
Yes, that will be added. Also note that this is the discussion of everything, you could suggest restructuring and the topic can change. In fact I will change the title of the thread to reflect it (and any mod is free to do so in my lag if you see a change in topic).
I think that links on hardware should be included based on your region too. There are some retailers that [I think] are not listed on retailer feedback, and take a bit of googling to find. Basically have:
Hardware
- US
- - ##### (US, worldwide with fee)
- Canada
- - ##### (CA, US)
- Europe
- - ##### (UK)
- - ##### (Sweden, UK)
#134467 - kusma - Fri Jul 13, 2007 9:38 am
#134474 - chishm - Fri Jul 13, 2007 10:01 am
#134486 - simonjhall - Fri Jul 13, 2007 11:26 am
#134494 - keldon - Fri Jul 13, 2007 12:23 pm
UPDATE: All suggested links added apart from Cowbite spec
#134686 - keldon - Sun Jul 15, 2007 8:58 pm
Also once it has reached a certain level I'll make it available as a Firefox compatible HTML bookmark file ^_^ That way people can import the list straight into their browser.
#134697 - sgeos - Mon Jul 16, 2007 12:04 am
#134699 - tepples - Mon Jul 16, 2007 12:07 am
But at this point, GBATEK > CowBite anyway.
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#134704 - keldon - Mon Jul 16, 2007 12:28 am
| tepples wrote: |
| But at this point, GBATEK > CowBite anyway. |
Well GBATEK is pretty much the leading document, which I bet probably competes with Nintendo's official documentation (okay, maybe an overstatement).
I'm sure that cache is probably more than out of date, being from 2002 and all.
UPDATE: Added a "Net Etiquette" section and an introduction to the first post detailing the purpose of the MUL.
#134845 - keldon - Tue Jul 17, 2007 5:45 pm
UPDATE
added:
- When to mutate: article from IBM aimed at Java discussion, but still useful
As a reminder for all, I know there are plenty missing. If there is a useful link then suggest it!
not added
- Cowbite: when the server is back up should it be added despite GBATEK being listed?
#134868 - keldon - Tue Jul 17, 2007 9:24 pm
UPDATE
added:
- RPG Development: Jay Barnson of Rampant Games builds and RPG in a week from scratch without a budget
- Hugo Elias: site containing algorithms for various effects
- Official C++ Tutorial: right from the horses mouth!
- Tonc GBA Tutorial: the most recommended tutorial of all
Was unsure where to put RPG Developent so I placed it under programming of genres!
not added:
- Cowbite
#134977 - keldon - Wed Jul 18, 2007 11:42 pm
I am considering "do's and dont's", "C++ annotations", "IBM: garbage collection" and "final classes" what do you think?
I'm trying to find links related to classes and protected members! My best search term yet is, "designing classes protected members"
- http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms229024.aspx
#135119 - keldon - Fri Jul 20, 2007 8:56 am
Ahh, books; we can add a section about recommended books. So let's decide what books are valuable! p.s. The list is coming along quite good for just a week. I've added links about fonts, and some other stuff so anyone who wants to help beginners may want to be more acquainted with the available information.
And don't forget, if it's a useful link that you've given to a beginner, then post it in here and it will be added by myself or a willing mod who has realized I haven't responded in a few days.
#135123 - simonjhall - Fri Jul 20, 2007 9:38 am
I just read the most epic book recently - "Computer Architecture, a Quantitative Approach" by Hennessey and Patterson.
Although not strictly DS-related, I'd recommend (to a certain sort of person) reading it cover-to-cover.
It's not your usual architecture book - this is seriously gorey stuff. It completely de-mystifies all the cool things you've heard about processors by explaining in great detail how they work. No longer are topics like branch prediction black boxes!
Stuff covered
- what the structure of a simple processor looks like (not as simple as it sounds)
- how is pipelining implemented
- what makes pipelining hard (ie hazards)
- how register forwarding works
- why MIPS has branch delay slots
- how you can have multicycle instructions (in the context of MIPS)
- handling precise exceptions in a pipelined processor
- how to get a compiler to expose ILP
- how out-of-order issue (ie dynamic scheduling) can be implemented
- how typical branch prediction algorithms work
- what's the point of a branch target buffer
- hardware-based speculation
- multiple-issue and static scheduling (eg Itanium, which was really interesting)
- then there's a huge chapter which calculates what a futuristic processor would look like if X/Y/Z was available (and it looks shockingly like what we have today)
- coarse-/fine-grained and symetric multithreading
...and lots lots more.
As I said, this is only for the hardcore but is well worth the money. It's definately helped me for what I do at work ;-)
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#135141 - keldon - Fri Jul 20, 2007 11:16 am
I'll conjure up an amazon (or something) link for that later, it sounds like a pretty cool book.
Personal note: http://www.kuzbass.ru:8086/docs/isocpp/dcl.html
Another book: http://www.byte.com/abrash/
#139651 - keldon - Sat Sep 08, 2007 4:36 pm
Just thought I'd point out that there are a lot of links I added in the background; it's basically been every useful link that I've seen people put up since starting this thread.
#139660 - tepples - Sat Sep 08, 2007 6:44 pm
| keldon wrote: |
| I'll conjure up an amazon (or something) link for that later, it sounds like a pretty cool book. |
It might be safer to conjure up a multi-retailer link using Wikipedia book sources so as not to promote any particular retailer.
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#139685 - keldon - Sat Sep 08, 2007 9:31 pm
| tepples wrote: |
| keldon wrote: | | I'll conjure up an amazon (or something) link for that later, it sounds like a pretty cool book. |
It might be safer to conjure up a multi-retailer link using Wikipedia book sources so as not to promote any particular retailer. |
Good point!