My notes through my journey with Handmade Hero https://handmadehero.org/watch

hadnmade-hero.md

Day 001 Setting up dev environment

sartup.bat

Users\spham\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\startup.bat

@echo off
subst i: C:\Users\spham\Documents\dev\handmadeHreo\master

# Map the unzipped episode's source code to h: drive
subst h: C:\Users\spham\Documents\dev\handmadeHreo\handmade_hero_099_source\handmade_hero_day_NNN_source

# Delete drive mapping after each episode
subst /D h:

• You could also press Windows+R to open the Run dialog, execute shell:Common Startup
  • Personal User Path: shell:startup
  • All Users Path: shell:common startup

shell.bat

@echo off
call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x64
set path=I:\misc;%path%

CMD shortcut

Target= %windir%\system32\cmd.exe /k w:\handmade\misc\shell.bat

build.bat

@echo off
mkdir ..\build
pushd ..\build
cl -Zi ..\code\win32_handmade.cpp User32.lib
popd

Open exe for debugging in Visual Studio 2017

devenv ..\build\win32_handmade.exe

Win32 functions used

• WinMain
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/api/winuser/nf-winuser-messagebox

Day 001 Q&A

cmd shortcut options

ndir%\system32\cmd.exe /k I:\misc\shell.bat

Day 002

Win32 functions used

• WNDCLASSA
• Win32WindowProc
• OutputDebugStringA
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/api/wingdi/nf-wingdi-patblt
• RegisterClassA
• CreateWindowExA
• GetMessageA
• TranslateMessage
• DispatchMessageA
• Win32ResizeDIBSection
• Win32UpdateWindow
• BeginPaint
• EndPaint
• DefWindowProc

Day 003 Allocating a back buffer

Win32 functions used

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/api/wingdi/nf-wingdi-createdibsection
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/api/wingdi/nf-wingdi-stretchdibits
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/api/wingdi/ns-wingdi-tagbitmapinfo
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions//dd183376(v=vs.85)
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/api/wingdi/nf-wingdi-createcompatibledc

Day 004 Animating the back buffer

Win32 functions used

• https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa366887(v=vs.85).aspx
• https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa366892(v=vs.85).aspx
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/embedded/ms910649(v%3dmsdn.10)

Day 005 Windows graphics review

Win32 functions used

Day 006 Gamepad and keyboard shortcut

Win32 functions used

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/api/xinput/nf-xinput-xinputgetstate
• /std:c++17 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/build/reference/std-specify-language-standard-version?view=vs-2019
• accidentally appended a emi colon (;) to the end of a #define https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/error-messages/compiler-errors-1/compiler-error-c2447?view=vs-2019
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/build/getprocaddress?view=vs-2019
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/inputdev/wm-keydown
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/inputdev/virtual-key-codes
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/api/libloaderapi/nf-libloaderapi-loadlibrarya

Day 007 Initialising DirectSound

Win32 functions used

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/desktop/mt708921(v%3Dvs.85)
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/desktop/mt708948%28v%3dvs.85%29
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/desktop/mt708943(v=vs.85)
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/desktop/ee416820%28v%3dvs.85%29
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/desktop/ee416818%28v%3dvs.85%29
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/desktop/mt708936%28v%3dvs.85%29
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/desktop/ee419019%28v%3dvs.85%29

Day 008 Writing a square wave to DirectSound

Win32 functions used

• IDirectSoundBuffer::Lock https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/desktop/mt708932(v=vs.85)
• IDirectSoundBuffer::GetCurrentPosition https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/desktop/mt708925%28v%3dvs.85%29
• IDirectSoundBuffer::Play https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/desktop/mt708933(v=vs.85)
• IDirectSoundBuffer::Unlock https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/desktop/mt708941(v=vs.85)

Day 009 Variable pitch sine wave output

Win32 functions used

• sinf https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/c-runtime-library/reference/sin-sinf-sinl?view=vs-2019
• XInput Versions https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/xinput/xinput-versions

Day 010 QueryPerformanceCounter and RDTSC

Intel Architecture

• PDF reference https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/manuals/64-ia-32-architectures-software-developer-instruction-set-reference-manual-325383.pdf

Win32 functions used

• QueryPerformanceCounter https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/profileapi/nf-profileapi-queryperformancecounter
• LARGE_INTEGER union https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/winnt/ns-winnt-large_integer~r1
• QueryPerformanceFrequency https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/profileapi/nf-profileapi-queryperformancefrequency
• __rdtsc https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/intrinsics/rdtsc?view=vs-2019

Day 011 The basics of API design

• https://davidgow.net/handmadepenguin/

Day 012 Platform independent sound output

Win32 functions used

• _alloca https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/c-runtime-library/reference/alloca?view=vs-2019
• VistualAlloc https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/memoryapi/nf-memoryapi-virtualalloc

Day 013 Platform independent user input

Win32 functions used

• INPUT_GAMEPAD https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/xinput/ns-xinput-xinput_gamepad

Day 014 Platform independent game memory

Win32 functions used

• VirtualAlloc https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/memoryapi/nf-memoryapi-virtualalloc

Day 015 Platform indenpendent debug file IO

Win32 functions used

• CreateFileA https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/fileapi/nf-fileapi-createfilea
• GetFileSize https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/fileapi/nf-fileapi-getfilesize
• GetFileSizeEx https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/fileapi/nf-fileapi-getfilesizeex
• ReadFile https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/fileapi/nf-fileapi-readfile
• CloseHandle https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/handleapi/nf-handleapi-closehandle
• VirtualFree https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/memoryapi/nf-memoryapi-virtualfree

Day 016 VisualStudio compiler switches

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/build/building-on-the-command-line?view=vs-2017
• SysWOW64 emulator https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/winprog64/running-32-bit-applications
• msvsc /MD vs /MT https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/build/reference/md-mt-ld-use-run-time-library?view=vs-2017
• Dependency Walker vs dependencies https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/8c808d5b-5fda-4870-b06c-c44280285c4b/open-sourcing-dependency-walker-dependsexe?forum=visualstudiogeneral
• MSG struct https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/winuser/ns-winuser-msg

Day 017 Unified Keyboard and gamepad input

• XInput deadzone https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/xinput/getting-started-with-xinput#dead-zone

Day 018 Enforcing video frame rate

• sleep https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/synchapi/nf-synchapi-sleep
• timeBeginPeriod https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/timeapi/nf-timeapi-timebeginperiod

Day 019 Improving audio synchronisation

• IDirectSoundBuffer::GetCurrentPosition https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/desktop/mt708925(v%3Dvs.85)