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29 lines
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A little learning playground of [sokol](https://github.com/floooh/sokol) in [zig](https://ziglang.org/). Started on the gamejam at Decentrala, 9th June 2024.
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The goal of this project is not fixed, and is just to try out some sokol features. But here's a few things I'd like to try out:
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- [x] Draw a circle
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- [ ] Load and render textures
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- [ ] Render a 3D object
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- [ ] Compile it for WebAssembly and run it in the browser
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## Build
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To build, you need to have zig master (you can use [zvm](https://www.zvm.app/) to help you with this). Then just `zig build run` and that should be it!
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Note that if you change shaders, you have to recompile them manually - run compile_shaders.bat.
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## Why zig?
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Zig is a low level language and toolchain that is designed as a "better C". Its main goal is to be simple, robust and fast. A few strong points:
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- It can cross-compile from any platform to any platform.
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- It can include C headers and you can use it in zig directly.
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- It has a built-in build system that is also written in zig, so no other build systems like cmake are needed.
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- Unlike C++, it's not OOP, there are no hidden constructor and destructor calls and overcomplicated copy/move rules.
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- Unlike C, it solves A LOT of problems of C, and is MUCH harder to shoot yourself in the foot.
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- There are no hidden allocations, everything that is heap-allocating has to be done explicitely.
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- It has a powerful metaprogramming facility "comptime", which provides full static reflection.
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- I can go on listing more cool features, but that is enough for now.. :)
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## Why sokol?
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Sokol is a cross platform graphics library with minimal footprint that can compile to any backend like DirectX, OpenGL, Vulcan, Metal or even WebAssembly. |