nest

When writing interactive applications, it helps to have a starting place -- a bit of code to make all the common tasks you find yourself doing just a bit easier. For me, that code is nest -- so named because it is a bunch of fragments I've pieced together to make myself a bit more comfortable when hatching new ideas.

While I don't require you use nest, it is a nice place to start.

Files

• nest-demo (v1, August 25th, 2009) showcases a few common tasks as implemented in nest.
• nest-empty (v1, August 25th, 2009) is a clean slate starting point for projects

Prerequisites

• libSDL
• libPNG
• ft-jam or jam (to build)

Features

• Graphics/Graphics.hpp streamlines setting up OpenGL output with SDL.
• Graphics/Texture.hpp texture loading, caching, and reloading.
• Graphics/Font.hpp font handing.
• Graphics/GLExtension.hpp decent GL extension handing.
• Graphics/GLSLShader.hpp streamlines GLSL shader compilation.
• Vector/Vector.hpp a clean templated N-vector class.
• Basis/Screen.hpp subclass Screen, fill in a few function pointers for drawing, I/O, and state updates and you've got a game.
• Basis/Jamrules with a few path tweaks, provides a uniform command-line-based build process across Windows (visual studio), OSX (including .app bundling), and Linux.
• */* lots of other handy little hacks.