Bytes Beneath

Hot Reloading in Odin + Raylib

Change Code - Instantly See Results In-Game

Oct 7 • 

Dylan Falconer

3

September 2025

August 2025

Your Game's Input System is Holding You Back

Hard coded keybindings. Frame-dependent input bugs. Players complaining they can't rebind controls.

Aug 25 • 

Dylan Falconer

6

May 2025

Programming Languages as Religion

The programming language wars are a distraction from what actually matters in programming, and in life - getting better.

May 16 • 

Dylan Falconer

6

1

Software is the Platform - Programming Lies

Ignoring hardware realities makes you a digital vampire

May 9 • 

Dylan Falconer

8

3

March 2025

Why Games Love State Machines

Less bugs. Clear code paths.

Mar 5 • 

Dylan Falconer

8

February 2025

Choosing the Right Graphics API

Lessons from Canvas2D to Vulkan

Feb 26 • 

Dylan Falconer

7

Entity Systems - Two ECS Alternatives

What exactly is an entity system and how do we build one?

Feb 15 • 

Dylan Falconer

5

1

May 2024

C for JavaScript Developers

This newsletter is for those of you interested in taking a crack at C (or any systems language) from the perspective of a web developer.

May 8, 2024 • 

Dylan Falconer

1

1

March 2024

Tools for memory safety in C: ASan

Believe it or not, they do exist

Mar 5, 2024 • 

Dylan Falconer

6

4

February 2024

Why I care about programming

How-tos are pointless without a why.

Feb 27, 2024 • 

Dylan Falconer

7

3

Hot Reloading in C

How to save 260 hours of your time, every year.

Feb 17, 2024 • 

Dylan Falconer

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