Books #
Ray Tracing in One Weekend #
I have finished "Ray Tracing in One Weekend" once again, I've already read it two years ago. Back then I used Golang which was probably the best choice at that moment. This time I decided to code it in Rust which I've learned just last year. Overall I think I have much better understanding of algorithms now, I did some linear algebra courses along the way so everything feels much more familiar. Coding tool like that in rust also feels a bit more natural. I will take a look at the next books in the series somewhere in March. The end goal is to have much more "hands-on" understanding of various graphics-related programs (game engines, CAD). My final picture (100 samples per pixel):
Morning Star #
- I have also read "Morning Star" by Pierce Brown, I loved the first book and this one was almost as good. I believe there are more books in the series, but the trilogy finishes the main history, so I don't know if I will reach out for them. Not now anyway, the polish translation is ready only for the 4th book, so I will probably wait till they release the whole bundle. But yeah it was so good, just focused a bit too heavily on friendship & family themes for my taste. At this point in the series, you are already familiar with the world the author has established and there are not so many new characters so the book heavily relies on just storytelling. Nevertheless, it's highly recommended.
Build a Frontend Web Framework (From Scratch) #
Just started reading it and already I'm approaching 70% of the book. It is very fun and insightful, I may even write a review next week!
Manga #
Recently I bought few mangas to explore - Pluto, Eden – It’s an Endless World! and 20th Century Boys. While researching my options I was focusing on "the best/most popular" I can find that are somehow categorized as sci-fi. These three have polish translation and were mentioned many times as "much-reads". I started with Pluto and it was great, a bit short so I already regret not buying more than first volume. I am not going to read anything more before my trip to Serbia at the beginning of the March, I guess I will just order more Pluto volumes and try to finish this one before starting others.