Hacker News with Generative AI: Odin

Odin: A programming language made for me (zylinski.se)
In my book Understanding the Odin Programming Language I wrote that “Odin incorporates some of my favorite C best practices, straight into the language”. But I didn’t really elaborate on the details. Let’s do that here!
Programming Languages, Odin, Software Development
212 points by gingerBill 11 days ago | 210 comments
No-engine gamedev using Odin and Raylib (zylinski.se)
Games can be made in many different ways. Many games are made using big, general purpose game engines such as Unity and Godot. I enjoy using the Odin Programming Language combined with Raylib.
Game Development, Programming Languages, Raylib, Odin
9 points by todsacerdoti 25 days ago | 1 comments
Mistakes and cool things to do with arena allocators (zylinski.se)
When programming in Odin you can use arena allocators. If you use an arena allocator combined with a dynamic array, then there are a couple of pitfalls that may not be apparent at first. Let’s look at what arenas are, how you can run into trouble when naively using them with dynamic arrays and what you can do instead.
Programming, Odin, Memory Management
78 points by skeptrune 43 days ago | 8 comments
Understanding the Odin Programming Language (odinbook.com)
Understanding the Odin Programming Language teaches both basic and advanced concepts. You'll learn about procedures, manual memory management, parametric polymorphism, data-oriented design, and much more.
Programming Languages, Odin, Software Development
159 points by dsego 168 days ago | 94 comments
Marketing the Odin programming language is weird (gingerbill.org)
Odin is a weird programming language to advertise/market for.
Programming Languages, Marketing, Odin
67 points by 0x0203 214 days ago | 101 comments
Introduction to the Odin Programming Language (zylinski.se)
Programming Languages, Odin, Tutorials
88 points by ibobev 343 days ago | 60 comments
"Boundaries of Language Design" with Andrew Kelley (Zig) & Ginger Bill (Odin) [video] (youtube.com)
Programming Languages, Software Design, Video, Zig, Odin
10 points by gingerBill 360 days ago | 2 comments