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Intro topic: What are expectations on developers that have nothing to do with programming News/Links: * Pushing for a lower dev estimate is like negotiating weather with a Meteorologist * https://smartguess.is/blog/your-estimate-is-less-than-that/ ( https://smartguess.is/blog/your-estimate-is-less-than-that/ ) * Announcing python in excel * https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/excel-blog/announcing-python-in-excel-combining-the-power-of-python-and-the/ba-p/3893439 ( https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/excel-blog/announcing-python-in-excel-combining-the-power-of-python-and-the/ba-p/3893439 ) * 7 Habits of Highly Effective Software Engineers * https://makingsmallercircles.com/articles/7-habits-of-highly-effective-software-engineers/ ( https://makingsmallercircles.com/articles/7-habits-of-highly-effective-software-engineers/ ) * Raspberry pi 5 begins shipping * https://www.phoronix.com/news/Raspberry-Pi-5-Shipping ( https://www.phoronix.com/news/Raspberry-Pi-5-Shipping ) Book of the Show * Patrick: * Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Illustrated Edition * https://amzn.to/3St3L35 ( https://amzn.to/3St3L35 ) * Jason: * The Pete and Sebastian Show * https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pete-and-sebastian-show/id570256898 ( https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pete-and-sebastian-show/id570256898 ) Patreon Plug https://www.patreon.com/programmingthrowdown?ty=h ( https://www.patreon.com/programmingthrowdown?ty=h ) Tool of the Show * Patrick: * Obsidian * obsidian.md ( https://obsidian.md/ ) * Jason: * Ink by Inkle * https://github.com/inkle/ink ( https://github.com/inkle/ink ) Topic: Godot * What is a game engine? * Graphics, animation, particle effects * Tilemaps * Entity component systems * Physics * Sound * I/O * Input handling (touchscreen, joystick) * GDScript * Why use a game engine? * Portability * Allow for testing individual components of the game * Libraries for ads, in-app-purchases * Godot * Open source * Focused on 2-D but now many 3-D features * Great development environment * AI Hero * Started in phaser (development rut) * Moved to Godot, rapid prototyping Programming Throwdown Episode 168 November 20, 2023 ★ Episode details: https://share.transistor.fm/s/1f26b501 ★ Additional episodes: https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/