Posts with keyword 'data_structures'

 
"Nadrew's How To: All about savefiles"
  Posted by Nadrew on Sunday, August 23, 2009 09:44PM
Savefiles aren't just for saving players!
  3 Comments
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"MySQL and BYOND"
  Posted by Nadrew on Thursday, August 20, 2009 12:43PM
Recently the usage of MySQL with BYOND has taken a step forward and is no longer limited to people running their games …
  5 Comments
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"upContainers - a stack of primitives"
  Posted by Unknown Person on Friday, May 09, 2008 07:27PM
upContainers is a library that defines and implements primitive data structures used in everyday programming. …
  9 Comments
"Bit Flags"
  Posted by Unknown Person on Friday, February 29, 2008 08:22PM
This BYONDscape Classic explains a programming technique that can save memory and improve program performance. (Related reading: http:// www.byond.com/ members/ DreamMakers ?command=view_post& post=36068 .) -- Gughunter
  9 Comments
"Dream Tutor: Datums Are Our Friends"
  Posted by Lummox JR on Monday, October 08, 2007 06:34PM
Are objs and mobs just not abstract enough? Discover datums, those plentiful placeholders for everything in your game from teams to stats to inventory panels.
  13 Comments
"Dream Tutor: Learn to Love Associative Lists"
  Posted by Lummox JR on Monday, July 02, 2007 06:10PM
Lists are one of DM's most powerful features, and associative lists even more so. Discover how to make your game ten times better by putting them to good use.
  8 Comments
 

 

 

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