Game Programming Patterns
by Robert Nystrom · Robert Nystrom
Collection of design patterns adapted to game code, covering the game loop, update method, component, command, observer, state, object pool, spatial partition and data locality, explaining how each keeps a growing game decoupled, fast and maintainable.
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