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If you guys haven't heard, SDL3 is officially out. Sam was kind enough to get us another update of the SDL3 ports of the SDL2 tutorials. Check them out at the bottom of each tutorial page.
In terms of what's left before the first batch of SDL3 tutorials is officially posted:
- SDL3_image/SDL3_ttf/SDL3_mixer need to be released. The tutorials are dependent on these libraries and I want to make sure there's a stable official release before posting the tutorials.
- After the official release is out, I need to build/verify some unit tests for the main supported platforms (Windows/MacOS/Linux/iOS/Android).
- After the tutorial code base is confirmed to be working with the official stable releases, the set up tutorials for the desktop environments will be created (Windows/MacOS/Linux).
- Then the tutorials do need some clean up because they were a bit rushed.
- Finally, the first batch of tutorials will be officially posted.
Happy new year everyone.
Honestly guys, I am going through a bit of a tough time professionally, financially (but then again who in tech isn't experiencing that right now?), and physically. The next month or so is looking rough for me.
I am in a bit of a holding pattern regarding the SDL3 tutorials. I don't want to officially release them until SDL3 on its first stable build because if you're a beginner game programmer, I wouldn't recommend using unstable releases. Besides, your current SDL2 project isn't going explode the moment SDL3 comes out and upgrading from SDL2 to SDL3 is fairly straightforward.
I was planning to have something officially released by now with the first stable release of SDL3, but as you guys can see on the SDL milestones page that SDL3 isn't quite ready for prime time yet. There was talk SDL3 being out sometime late 2024 (don't quote me on that), but if you ever worked on a professional game project, you know nothing ever goes according to schedule.
I am hoping to have something out the week SDL3 comes out but if it comes out in the next month or two, it may take a few weeks for me to release the first batch of SDL3 tutorials because of the messiness I am dealing with right now. In the mean time, Sam was gracious enough to provide from SDL3 ports of the SDL2 tutorials so that should hold you off until the first batch releases. Either way, I don't expect for you guys to have to wait months for tutorials after SDL3 is officially released.
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Also, because it's my site and I can post what I want, I am going to go on an unrelated rant.
Don't ever buy anything from the Microsoft Store.
If you're lucky enough to never have use Microsoft products, great for you but a lot of us still need to test our software on Microsoft platforms. I ran into issue with a purchase and was looking to get a refund on a piece of software I never got to use. It was a huge pain to find someone to talk to and when I did get to talk to someone, they said something along the lines of "Oh we'll transfer you to another department, they should talk to you in a few minutes" and was left on hold for hours. This happened multiple times and at this point I can say I am out a few hundred.
If you Google "Microsoft Customer Service runaround" you will see a bunch of people who bought defective products like Surface Tablets and were not able to get a refund so I am far from the only one. If you do need to purchase Microsoft products, buy it through a 3rd party so if you need return something you can.
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The SDL3 ports of the SDL2 tutorials got another update from Sam. As always, make sure you have the latest version of SDL3.x before trying the updates because there are still some changes being made here and there.
We got another update to the SDL3 ports courtesy of Sam. As always, make sure you have the latest version of SDL3.x before trying the updates because there are still API changes being made.
Progress is coming along with the SDL3 tutorial upgrade. I expect to have something ready by the end of October.
Sam got us another update to the SDL3 ports. As always, make sure you have the latest version of SDL3.x before trying the updates because there are still API changes being made.
I got to be honest guys, it's been a rough couple of weeks. I have had more than one of those clock in at 9am, clock out at 9:30pm days which means I have not had a lot of time to work on the site. I do still expect to have something for the first stable release of SDL3, but it's not going to be huge. Hopefully things are going to let up at work and I'll have time to work on the website.
Lazy Foo' Productions is now on BlueSky and Threads. Check the navigation bar for the links to follow.
It's Lazy Foo' Productions' 20th anniversary 🥳
I wanted to do something bigger and SDL3 related but last weekend:
- I had to throw out a decent chunk of work.
- I realized what I had left was going to take significantly longer than expected.
- I got called into work Sunday and didn't finish until past midnight.
Still, I did get the bugs page I wanted to have for while done. As you can see, there isn't much there to look at because I plan on focusing my efforts on the SDL3 tutorials.
I also made a little donor script that displays everybody who has donated in the nav bar starting with the most recent. Again, thanks to everyone who donated!
I have made decent progress on the SDL3 tutorial work with a big milestone passed today. I am planning to have something out when SDL3 has its first stable release.
Lastly I want to give another shout out to Sam Lantinga for putting in the work with the SDL2 to SDL3 tutorial ports. Hopefully I'll have a sizable amount of the tutorial upgrades ready for when SDL3 has its first stable release.
Sam got us another update to the SDL3 tutorial ports. The changes to look out for are:
* SDL_MapRGB(A) has been replaced with SDL_MapSurfaceRGB(A)
* SDLK_[a-z] are renamed SDLK_[A-Z]
* SDL_*TextInput() now take a window parameter
Just like before, make sure to have the latest version of SDL3 or the ports may not work.
Sam got us another update to the SDL3 tutorial ports, mostly changes to the key input API. Make sure to have the latest version of SDL3 or the ports may not work.
Sam has given us an update to the SDL3 ports of the SDL2 tutorials. Make sure to download the latest version of SDL3 as the API is still stabilizing.
Progress is being made on the SDL3 upgrade. I am in the prototyping stage and it looks like I will have something out in time for the first stable release of SDL3.