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Rasterizer: A GPU-accelerated 2D vector graphics engine in ~4k LOC

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168 points mindbrix | 1 comments | 01 Sep 25 07:56 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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mindbrix ◴[01 Sep 25 07:56 UTC] No.45090554[source]▶
I've been working on this problem on and off for over 10 years.

AMA ;-)

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thisOtterBeGood ◴[05 Sep 25 08:00 UTC] No.45136129[source]▶
How would you break down the problem with rendering 2D to someone who has no rendering background? Is there a single large issue or is it a complex multi-issue endeavour?
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1. mindbrix ◴[05 Sep 25 08:16 UTC] No.45136212[source]▶
Winding numbers are easy to explain, but hard to compute efficiently: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winding_number