miniblog.

On writing code to communicate an idea or intent:

Rust has a lot of integer types, but I kinda like distinguishing u64 from usize. It communicates intent. A usize is probably going to be used as an index, whereas a u64 is probably just a measurement of something.

Upscaling textures on SNES emulators to improve graphics on today's displays: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/04/hd-emulation-mod-makes-mode-7-snes-games-look-like-new/ Really neat approach. I've seen emulators do clever 2D smoothing, but this feels closer to 'original intent'.