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links

A public list of bookmarks. Pages that I want to find again easily and share with people.

Description

Inspired by matklad and Drew DeVault, I wanted a permenant place to collect links that have helped me in order to build knowledge and signal boost them.

Graphics

Rendering Crispy Text on The GPU
https://osor.io/text
How to render text on the GPU, focused on the parts that I find interesting. With a number of surprisingly elegant tricks.
Avoiding Trigonometry
https://iquilezles.org/articles/noacos/
Insights on how to make graphics programming simpler by using vectors more.
Shader Basics, Blending & Textures
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfM-yu0iQBk
A great intro to how shaders work, from the shader sorceress herself.
Graphics Studies Compilation
https://www.adriancourreges.com/blog/2020/12/29/graphics-studies-compilation/
Arain Courrèges and others break down how various different games render their scenes, with expert commentary.
How I learned Vulkan and wrote a small game engine with it
https://edw.is/learning-vulkan/
Learning Vulkan is not impossible if you avoid OOP.
How I learned Vulkan and wrote a small game engine with it
https://edw.is/learning-vulkan/
Learning Vulkan is not impossible for a solo dev.
It's not the API
https://www.youtube.com/live/zYAif5PhhoQ?t=21434
Vulkan can potentially be simpler if you embrace first principles.

Society

You Can't Fight Enshittification
https://pluralistic.net/2025/07/31/unsatisfying-answers/
I've noticed a lot of people in discussions miss the key meaning behind the term Enshittification: Enshittification is deliberate and systemic. We can't stop it by just writing better software!

Web Development

You no longer need JavaScript
https://lyra.horse/blog/2025/08/you-dont-need-js/
Some really cool things one can do with CSS and HTML that have me rethinking how I write this blog.
Against Horizontal Scroll
https://matklad.github.io/2025/04/22/horizontal-scroll.html
Tips on preventing horizontal scroll for websites.
Data Oriented Blogging
https://matklad.github.io/2023/11/07/dta-oriented-blogging.html
Touches on something I have felt which is that a lot of static site generators ignore the tree-based nature of HTML, which makes writing structured documents harder.

WebComics and Graphic Novels

I read a lot of webcomics and graphic novels, here are some of my favorites:

Kill Six Billion Demons
https://killsixbilliondemons.com/comic/ksbd-chapter-1-1/
KILL SIX BILLION DEMONS!
Dark Science
https://dresdencodak.com/2010/06/03/dark-science-01/
Captures something fascinating about living in the age of social media. Also gay as hell.
3rd Voice
https://rice-boy.com/3rdvoice/
Interesting fantasy post apocalypse. More than 1 great webcomic on this site! Also, peak webcomic site design. Everyone do it like this please.
What Happens Next
https://whathappensnext.webcomic.ws/comics/1
Deconstruction of true crime, with prominent trans themes.
Ava's Demon
https://avasdemon.com/pages.php#0001
Beautifully illustrated comic about mental illness and tyranny.
The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy At All
https://dynasty-scans.com/series/the_guy_she_was_interested_in_wasnt_a_guy_at_all
The title says it all: cute queer romance.
Gunerkrigg Court
https://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=1
British Magic School, but with a unique tone, setting, and concept.