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Nicol Bolas
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I am a game developer with a fairly broad knowledgebase in the fields of animation and graphics, with a touch of AI.

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Why do game developers prefer Windows?
Jun 29, 2011
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Is C++11 Uniform Initialization a replacement for the old style syntax?
Feb 6, 2012
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Why do programming languages not let you use a try block without a catch block?
May 17, 2019
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std::shared_ptr as a last resort?
Feb 4, 2012
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What's so difficult about SVN merges?
Oct 26, 2012
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Is `catch(...) { throw; }` a bad practice?
Dec 5, 2011
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Why does DirectX use a left-handed coordinate system?
Jul 1, 2011
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When is it appropriate to make a separate function when there will only ever be a single call to said function?
Jan 23, 2016
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Function inadvertently invalidates reference parameter - what went wrong?
Dec 8, 2016
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If A has B and B holds reference of A, is it a flawed design need to be fixed?
Jun 24, 2016

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Once upon a time, when > was faster than < ... Wait, what?