Promit's Ventspace

SlimDX's Hobbyist Curse, and Open Source Blessing

There are two attributes that fundamentally differentiate SlimDX from MDX and XNA:

• It's a "hobbyist" project.
• It's open source.

SlimDX Compile Times

My new sawzall is awesome, though I’ve managed to more or less wreck the wood cutting blade that comes with it.

C# and DirectX 11 -- Yes you can!

Along with Windows 7, several beta APIs to go along with the new OS have been available. One of the biggest is Direct3D 11, and although we were dabbling with it before, what was previously available was strictly experimental. Although it is by no means stable, SlimDX now enjoys full support for Direct3D 11! Thanks to Mike Popoloski for doing an insane amount of work, again.

Hooray for Gluttony

I was going to write up a little thing about some of the goals I have for the upcoming November release of SlimDX, but then I remembered I’m going out to dinner with my girlfriend tonight. Strictly speaking it’s been ten months since our first date, but it was around mid October that I first started getting to know her. More to the point, I picked up some Restaurant.com gift certificates super cheap ($25 certificates for $2 each), which she doesn’t know about yet. Basically we’re going to the local Indian place and eating all super nice like. These certificates have a $35 minimum and it’s your typical $12 entree type restaurant, so drinks and dessert are a definite yes.

Promit's Tips for Life (random selection part 1)

I truly regret watching this video.<hr />

• #5: If someone is looking at you funny, consider the possibility that they may suffer from chronic creepiness, rather than intending actual funny looks.
• #23: Generally speaking, it's best to avoid bringing lions, tigers, or bears to the mall, even if they're just babies. Oh my.
• #49: Getting up close to someone's face and singing Nine Inch Nails lyrics is not a good way to make friends.
• #70: Yes, you can still rock out like it's 1998, even if it was ten years ago. Intergalactic planetary, planetary intergalactic...
• #91: Don't bother trying to come up with the stupidest comment ever made to someone on the internet. You're way out of your league.