gingerBill @gingerbill.org · 09/10/2025www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CSC...youtube.comWhy I Hate Language BenchmarksYouTube video by gingerBill 260
Reposted by gingerBillVivian Rosanthwyn @rosanthwyn.online · 29/09/2025I've been trying out JangaFX's IlluGen to make VFX for Paula. Honestly even though the tool still seems to be pretty early, holy shit, it is so fun to make assets with it. 193
Reposted by gingerBillorels1 @orels1.bsky.social · 29/09/2025Its been a month since i started using @gingerbill.org 's Odin language, so I feel compelled to finally write something about that For context: I'm working on a little steamvr overlay tool in my free time. The goal is to learn more about steamvr and to write something lower level than i usually do 1152
gingerBill @gingerbill.org · 08/09/2025www.gingerbill.org/article/2025...gingerbill.orgPackage Managers are Eviln.b. This is a written version of a dialogue from a YouTube video: 2 Language Creators vs 2 Idiots | The Standup Package managers (for programming languages) are evil1. To start, I need to make a few ... 060
gingerBill @gingerbill.org · 28/07/2025We at JangaFX have just released our new superweapon for VFX artists in games: 𝙄𝙡𝙡𝙪𝙂𝙚𝙣 jangafx.com/software/ill... 0100
gingerBill @gingerbill.org · 22/04/2025A new article I've written. Unstructured Thoughts on the Problems of OSS/FOSS www.gingerbill.org/article/2025...gingerbill.orgUnstructured Thoughts on the Problems of OSS/FOSSOriginally from replies to a Twitter thread: https://x.com/TheGingerBill/status/1914389352416993395 This is not a structured argument against FOSS/OSS but my uncommon thoughts on the topic. I am not s... 150
gingerBill @gingerbill.org · 28/03/2025There is an annoyance some people using Odin have where they don't want to use the MSVC toolchain on Windows but rather use MinGW. These being the two main toolchains for C/C++ development on Windows. There is a reason Odin uses MSVC and NOT the MinGW toolchain... 490
gingerBill @gingerbill.org · 06/01/2025This is clearly just AI generated garbage. Please don't read any of it. The code examples are borderline-Go and it's all bad. 1101
Reposted by gingerBillKarl Zylinski @zylinski.se · 10/12/2024Just updated my Odin book. Added something about the address sanitizer, clarified some things and fixed several typos. SUPER BIG THANKS to everyone who has bought it and said such nice things about it!! 💖 Change list is here: zylinski.itch.io/odinbook/dev...zylinski.itch.ioVersion 1.2: New section on address sanitizer and lots of small fixes!BIG BIG THANKS to everyone who bought my book, read it and said such nice things about it. I never dreamed it would be this popular. I’m stunned! Thank you! I have just uploaded a new updated versio..... 0263
Reposted by gingerBillKarl Zylinski @zylinski.se · 06/12/2024My Odin book comes in two flavors: HTML - Great for reading on the computer. It's a single HTML file with everything baked in. Also works on phone / tablet. EPUB - Simpler layout, for your e-reader, phone or tablet. 4243
gingerBill @gingerbill.org · 06/12/2024So today has been an amazing day for Odin. First the Odin Book, new Odin release, and now Odin is on Compiler Explorer (Godbolt)! SUCH A GOOD DAY!!! 3516
Reposted by gingerBillMorten Vassvik @vassvik.bsky.social · 06/12/2024Fun little challenge posed by iq over at TheOtherSite: x.com/iquilezles/s... 2417
gingerBill @gingerbill.org · 06/12/2024It's amazing and surreal to see this. The very first BOOK on Odin is available NOW!!! @zylinski.se has done an excellent job on the book and I'd highly recommend it to anyone who wants to learn and understand the Odin programming language. odinbook.comodinbook.comUnderstanding the Odin Programming LanguageLearn the Odin Programming Language and demystify low-level programming 1316
Reposted by gingerBillKarl Zylinski @zylinski.se · 06/12/2024My digital book "Understanding the Odin Programming Language" is OUT NOW! ✨ If you want to learn Odin and demystify low-level programming, then this book is for you! Read more or buy at: odinbook.comodinbook.comUnderstanding the Odin Programming LanguageLearn the Odin Programming Language and demystify low-level programming 89829
Reposted by gingerBillEskil Steenberg Hald @quelsolaar.bsky.social · 01/12/2024A lot of people ask me how Implement, linked lists/vectors/strings/hash tables, and other common data structures, and I think most people assume i have really good reusable implementations of these after 20+ years. I don't. I always reimplement it every time. 271
Reposted by gingerBillG-J van Rooyen @gvrooyen.com · 01/12/2024But honestly, mostly because I find @gingerbill.org (Odin creator) and Jonathan Blow's views on software and programming refreshing and thought-provoking, and Odin is clearly an expression of those views 😁 In the "modern replacements for C" space, Rust, Zig, and Odin map out 3 contrasting positions 131