Here is a list of tings I read/watched/played/etc. this week that you might find interesting or enjoyable:
Things to read Link to heading
- A Deep Dive into C++26 std::hive: The Ultimate Container for Active Data — Some details about the internals of C++ 26’s new data structure.
- How fast is C++26’s std::hive? — Pretty self-explanatory and useful numbers to keep in mind.
- A Spectral BSSRDF for Shading Human Skin — A spectral shading model that can be used to render different skin tones.
- On the Accuracy of Surface Scattering Theories — Another reason why our rendering models are not quite good enough.
- A Texture Lookup Approach to Bézier Curve Evaluation on the GPU — A clever use of GPU textures units to render Bézier curves efficiently.
- Haikyu!! — I’ve been re-reading this manga. The anime is also worth it, for the animation itself.
- Annapurna: First Conquest of an 8000-meter Peak — Maurice Herzog’s account of the first successful ascent of Annapurna. Read the French original if you can. And you might want to read True Summit afterwards.
Things to watch Link to heading
- Benchmarking - It’s About Time — Benchmarking is hard, but Matt Godbolt makes it fun and interesting.
- Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie — I watched it without knowing what it was really about. You should do the same, it takes an unexpected turn.
Things I want to try Link to heading
- Wasmo — An Open Source “cloud computer”.
- delaunay32 — Fast, parallel 2D Delaunay triangulation using exact integer predicates.