Unreal Engine 5 Development Resources
These are some very helpful resources I've compiled for getting started with UE5 development (especially if you don't have strong C++ experience). If things aren't working or aren'
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OpenAI / Github Copilot - It's not quite ready yet... but maybe it is for some. (Updated)
Update - It might be ready for some: Like most things, you can find value if you lean into the strengths. I've continued to try and work with this and I admit there are times where
Unreal Engine 5 Development - Quick Checklist
Since I have done this more than once, I figured I would make myself a quick cheat sheet for setting up to develop for Unreal Engine. * Unreal Engine 5 installed (including: Editor
Unreal - Visual Studio Code includePath error: Invalid escape character in string.
Problem: Recently, I began working with C++ for Unreal Engine 5.1. As part of the setup process, you configure your development to be done with Visual Studio Code. Details here: ht
Electron IPC Channel Pub/Sub
Problem: While working on an Electron program that has multiple windows, I knew I needed the windows to be able to talk to each other. This is usually done with each window establi
Blackmagic Workflow Integration using JavaScript/Electron - Node Modules
Problem: While building an electron application for Blackmagic Workflow Integration, I found that installing modules would present some errors specifically related to the Node-API
Unreal to DMX Fixture using USB DMX and QLC+
Note: For those interested in virtual production, I have published a version of this on this website as part of a collection of virtual production resources. While working on a bui
Process Monitor - A neat tool for program inspection!
Recently, I found myself trying to debug an issue where a program would make a single request on start-up and I needed to find out what endpoint it was calling. The trouble was, ev
Connecting up a generic FTDI USB-DMX cable
Many sellers on Amazon sell cables that connect a DMX light to a computer via USB. Generally, these sellers are using a popular FTDI chip to convert USB serial data to RS485, the s
ESP8266 PWM LED Control - AnalogWrite 255 Low Output
Problem: While working on a project to create light panels rendering LED values via DMX over ARTNET, I found that the LEDs would only ever get so bright, falling quite short of the
Code Review with chatGPT!
To test the abilities of the OpenAI chatGPT, I decided to have it provide me with some feedback for some C++ code I recently wrote (I'm not well experienced with C++). The results
Computers have replaced me and taken my job!
(Notice: This is a fairly satirical post. I find the services like chatGPT will actually speed up programming/solution building.) Well, it's happening. Computers are writing code.