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    Higher-Order Fun

    higherorderfun.com · Personal blog · on HN since 2012

    Higher-Order Fun is a game programmer's blog on 2D platformer implementation, math for game development, and programming essays.

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    What HN says

    HN commenters repeatedly link its guide to implementing 2D platformers as a nice, useful reference.

    Stats for nerds
    17HN people shared it
    20linked in comments
    752story points
    Feb 2019last shared
    2012people per year2019

    Top posts on HN

    1. 1
      A guide to implementing 2D platformers
      11 people · 668 points · first shared 2012 · 37 comments on HN
    2. 2
      Math for Game Programmers 04 – Operations on vectors
      2 people · 71 points · first shared 2012 · 7 comments on HN
    3. 3
      Programming Is Art
      3 people · 6 points · first shared 2012 · Discussion on HN
    4. 4
      If programming languages were religions…
      2 people · 6 points · first shared 2012 · 3 comments on HN
    5. 5
      In Defence of Steam Greenlight
      1 person · 1 points · first shared 2012 · Discussion on HN

    What HN people wrote when they linked it

    • 38leinadSep 2012

      he also seems to have a nice article on 2d platformers: http://higherorderfun.com/blog/2012/05/20/the-guide-to-implementing-2d-platformers/
      marked for reading.

    • azhenleyFeb 2019

      I'm not the OP, but here you go: http://higherorderfun.com/blog/2012/05/20/the-guide-to-implementing-2d-platformers/

      It looks quite nice.

    • gosubSep 2012

      I think this could help you: http://higherorderfun.com/blog/2012/05/20/the-guide-to-implementing-2d-platformers/

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