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Alex Tardif

Personal blog · alextardif.comprogramminggames

Alex Tardif's personal blog at alextardif.com covers programming and games. Since 2020, 10 different Hacker News readers have linked it 14 times, most often “On the Perceived Inevitability of Unreal”. No feed was found, so read it on the site itself.

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14mentions?
10HN people?
2020–2026first – last linked?
Links on Hacker News per year · peak 3 in 2021

Too few sampled comments (2) to say how often HN recommends it.?

Why HN links it

Alex Tardif's blog covers breaking into graphics programming, including guides to entry-level graphics jobs and finding a path in the field. Commenters link it for graphics and game-engine topics such as cloth simulation.

Summarised by Claude from a sample of 2 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.

Most-linked posts?

  1. On the Perceived Inevitability of Unreal
    2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2021-04-22
  2. Finding your home in game graphics programming
    2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2021-12-29
  3. Finding Your Home in Game Graphics Programming
    2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2024-04-29
  4. The Cost of AI
    2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2026-05-30

What Hacker News says?

  1. DavidPiper · 2025-04-26
    At the end of the day, it's all just maths and physics. You didn't specifically ask about game development, but that domain is where the majority of graphics, mathematics, lighting, physics, etc, knowledge is distributed. And it can be difficult to find information solely about (e.g.) cloth simulation and other niche topics without it being coupled into game development resources. I happened to read https://alextard…

    Comment linking /LearningGraphics.html

    on “Cloth”
  2. poga · 2022-01-01

    Submitted Finding your home in game graphics programming as a story · 247 points

    HN discussion
  3. robaye · 2023-11-25Recommends
    Honestly, I couldn't say Johnny. I'm not a graphics engineer, just a hobbyist game programmer who works in construction. I did do some internet searching and came across some blogs that I found interesting and might help you. 1. Finding Your Home in Graphics Programming, https://alextardif.com/LearningGraphics.html 2. Applying for Entry Level Graphic Jobs in Games, https://alextardif.com/GraphicsJobGuide.html 3. Jun…

    Comment linking /GraphicsJobGuide.html

    on “How do I become a graphics programmer? – A guide from AMD Game Engineering team”
  4. todsacerdoti · 2021-04-22

    Submitted On the Perceived Inevitability of Unreal as a story · 5 points

    HN discussion
  5. gafferongames · 2026-06-02

    Submitted The Cost of AI as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  6. ibobev · 2026-01-07

    Submitted Bindless Oriented Graphics Programming as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  7. ibobev · 2022-06-13

    Submitted A Gentle Introduction to D3D12 (2022) as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  8. zdw · 2021-04-22

    Submitted On the Perceived Inevitability of Unreal as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  9. pjmlp · 2020-01-21

    Submitted An Opinionated Post on Modern Rendering Abstraction Layers as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  10. coinfused · 2026-05-30

    Submitted The Cost of AI as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  11. ibobev · 2024-04-29

    Submitted Finding Your Home in Game Graphics Programming as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  12. ibobev · 2024-04-29

    Submitted How to Compact Acceleration Structures in D3D12 as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  13. ingve · 2021-12-29

    Submitted Finding Your Home in Game Graphics Programming as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion

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