Pyrogenesis: The Open-Source RTS Engine Behind 0 A.D.
Wildfire Games’ Pyrogenesis engine powers 0 A.D. Here’s how its C++ core and JavaScript game logic work, what Release 28 changed in 2026, and where it runs.
C++ Programming
C++ Code – Wave File Converter from Text File
This C++ program is capable of turning a text file describing the notes of a piece of music into an
Vigenère Cipher in C++: How It Works, and How to Break It
Three centuries as the indecipherable cipher, and 1.6 milliseconds to break. Working C++ for both directions, plus the attack that recovers the key.
PhyreEngine — Sony’s Free PlayStation Game Engine: Games, Features, and Licensing
PhyreEngine quietly powered Journey, Gravity Rush, and Falcom’s RPGs. How Sony’s free engine worked, who used it, and where it stands today.
Panda3D: Disney’s Open-Source C++ and Python Game Engine in 2026
The engine behind Toontown Online is still free, BSD-licensed and maintained. Here’s how Panda3D’s C++ core and Python layer work, with a tested example and the games built on it.
OpenClonk: The Open-Source Clonk Game and Engine, C4Script, and Its Status in 2026
OpenClonk is the community’s open-source continuation of the German Clonk series, a 2D game and engine scripted in C4Script. Here’s how it works, a tested script, and its status.
typedef vs using in C++: Type Aliases and Alias Templates
Two keywords, one difference that matters — and it is the one short explanations skip. Tested examples, captured errors, and when to use each.
OGRE and OGRE-Next: the Rendering Engine That Isn’t a Game Engine
OGRE draws things. Physics, audio and gameplay are your problem — which is exactly why it shows up inside other people’s engines and in robotics. Here’s the OGRE 1.x versus OGRE-Next split, and which to pick.
Marmalade SDK: The Cross-Platform C++ Mobile Engine and What Happened to It
Marmalade let studios ship one C++ game to every mobile platform, then vanished. Here’s how it worked, which games used it, and why you can’t use it in 2026.
MT Framework: Capcom’s Engine Before RE Engine — and the Games It Still Ships
Capcom turned down Unreal and built its own engine instead. Here’s every MT Framework version and what ran on it, why RE Engine replaced it, and why it was still shipping games in 2025.
Moai SDK: the Lua Game Engine Behind Broken Age, and Where It Stands Now
Moai gave indie studios a C++ core with Lua on top, and powered several notable games before development stopped. Here’s the verified status — including the date of the last commit — and the Lua engines to move to.
Char Array vs String in C and C++ — char[], char*, and std::string
Why writing to one of these two identical-looking declarations crashes, what array decay does to sizeof, and what std::string changes.