Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
First comments on top threads
HN comment orderSeeing my game programming bookmarks page up on HN is unexpected. :) Yes, I started it a very long time ago (most likely 1994 but that's before Wayback Machine, and I don't have my own archive). I should update the links on that page, but I've been focused more on my new site (http://www.redblobgames.com/), where I'm writing tutorials with interactive diagrams. Longevity is a goal for my site so I try to focus on algorithms, design, and techniques, rather than…
We're currently building a Reddit community around these kind of interactive explanations: https://www.reddit.com/r/explorables Lots of more examples there, have a look! :)
This is an awesome list. I'd complement it with The Ultimate Indie Game Developer Resource List[1] [1] http://www.mangatutorials.com/forum/showthread.php?742-The-U...
Just found this while searching for tutorials how to handle hexagonal grids in a game. Its an amazing collection of game programming knowledge. Especially how this tutorial was made is really great: http://www.redblobgames.com/grids/hexagons/
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 551
- Total comments
- 44
100+ points or 50+ comments
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-25 | Amit’s Game Programming Information | dmn | 1 | 0 |
| 2011-12-31 | Amit's Game Programming Information | tlammens | 8 | 1 |
| 2013-02-11 | Amit’s Game Programming Information | llambda | 2 | 0 |
| 2013-08-22 | Amit’s Game Programming Information | msvan | 7 | 0 |
| 2014-08-19 | Amit's Game Programming InformationFirst breakout · Best thread | WoodenChair | 317 | 29 |
| 2015-09-30 | Amit’s Game Programming Information | tanto | 2 | 1 |
| 2017-02-19 | Amit’s Game Programming InformationHall induction · Latest 20+ point return | jonbaer | 213 | 13 |
| 2021-04-12 | Amit’s Game Programming Information (1995–2020) | blewboarwastake | 1 | 0 |