Sandilya Jandhyala
@jysandy.bsky.social
Backend engineer turned graphics programmer
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My "No Graphics API" blog post is live! Please repost :)
www.sebastianaaltonen.com/blog/no-grap...
I spend 1.5 years doing this. Full rewrite last summer and another partial rewrite last month. As Hemingway said: "First draft of everything is always shit".
www.sebastianaaltonen.com/blog/no-grap...
I spend 1.5 years doing this. Full rewrite last summer and another partial rewrite last month. As Hemingway said: "First draft of everything is always shit".
No Graphics API — Sebastian Aaltonen
Graphics APIs and shader languages have significantly increased in complexity over the past decade. It’s time to start discussing how to strip down the abstractions to simplify development, improve pe...
www.sebastianaaltonen.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
My "No Graphics API" blog post is live! Please repost :)
www.sebastianaaltonen.com/blog/no-grap...
I spend 1.5 years doing this. Full rewrite last summer and another partial rewrite last month. As Hemingway said: "First draft of everything is always shit".
www.sebastianaaltonen.com/blog/no-grap...
I spend 1.5 years doing this. Full rewrite last summer and another partial rewrite last month. As Hemingway said: "First draft of everything is always shit".
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Just want to remind everyone that little moments of joy are so important right now.
For instance, my cat does not understand the human concept of kisses beyond Incoming Nose = Love. So every time she’s happy, she’ll smush her face or shove her nose into ours.
Please share your joys with us.
For instance, my cat does not understand the human concept of kisses beyond Incoming Nose = Love. So every time she’s happy, she’ll smush her face or shove her nose into ours.
Please share your joys with us.
October 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Just want to remind everyone that little moments of joy are so important right now.
For instance, my cat does not understand the human concept of kisses beyond Incoming Nose = Love. So every time she’s happy, she’ll smush her face or shove her nose into ours.
Please share your joys with us.
For instance, my cat does not understand the human concept of kisses beyond Incoming Nose = Love. So every time she’s happy, she’ll smush her face or shove her nose into ours.
Please share your joys with us.
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why does the largest yaml file simply not eat all of the smaller yaml files
October 3, 2025 at 7:18 PM
why does the largest yaml file simply not eat all of the smaller yaml files
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It’s official: EA is going private.
The leveraged buyout will be financed by a staggering $20 billion of debt, which likely means some *aggressive* cost cutting is ahead for EA in the coming months and years.
www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...
The leveraged buyout will be financed by a staggering $20 billion of debt, which likely means some *aggressive* cost cutting is ahead for EA in the coming months and years.
www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...
www.businesswire.com
September 29, 2025 at 12:35 PM
It’s official: EA is going private.
The leveraged buyout will be financed by a staggering $20 billion of debt, which likely means some *aggressive* cost cutting is ahead for EA in the coming months and years.
www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...
The leveraged buyout will be financed by a staggering $20 billion of debt, which likely means some *aggressive* cost cutting is ahead for EA in the coming months and years.
www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...
software programming
September 27, 2025 at 12:47 AM
software programming
cooked up something new: youtu.be/OohD9MdUksg
Interval Shaded Volumetrics - 21/7/25
YouTube video by Sandilya Jandhyala
youtu.be
July 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
cooked up something new: youtu.be/OohD9MdUksg
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Today, after 14 years, I’m resigning from the Labour Party.
Jeremy Corbyn and I will co-lead the founding of a new party, with other Independent MPs, campaigners and activists across the country.
Join us. The time is now.
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Jeremy Corbyn and I will co-lead the founding of a new party, with other Independent MPs, campaigners and activists across the country.
Join us. The time is now.
Sign up here to stay updated: actionnetwork.org/forms/join-t...
July 3, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Today, after 14 years, I’m resigning from the Labour Party.
Jeremy Corbyn and I will co-lead the founding of a new party, with other Independent MPs, campaigners and activists across the country.
Join us. The time is now.
Sign up here to stay updated: actionnetwork.org/forms/join-t...
Jeremy Corbyn and I will co-lead the founding of a new party, with other Independent MPs, campaigners and activists across the country.
Join us. The time is now.
Sign up here to stay updated: actionnetwork.org/forms/join-t...
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The SIGGRAPH Physically Based Shading course is back this year: blog.selfshadow.com/publications...
SIGGRAPH 2025 Course: Physically Based Shading in Theory and Practice
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June 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The SIGGRAPH Physically Based Shading course is back this year: blog.selfshadow.com/publications...
June 7, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Instancing Leaves with Mesh Shaders
jysandy.github.io/posts/mesh-s...
In this post, I talk about how I used mesh shaders to draw foliage and the benefits it provides over the conventional vertex shader pipeline.
jysandy.github.io/posts/mesh-s...
In this post, I talk about how I used mesh shaders to draw foliage and the benefits it provides over the conventional vertex shader pipeline.
June 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Instancing Leaves with Mesh Shaders
jysandy.github.io/posts/mesh-s...
In this post, I talk about how I used mesh shaders to draw foliage and the benefits it provides over the conventional vertex shader pipeline.
jysandy.github.io/posts/mesh-s...
In this post, I talk about how I used mesh shaders to draw foliage and the benefits it provides over the conventional vertex shader pipeline.
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Quality, and the cutlets of enthusiasm
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Quality, and the cutlets of enthusiasm
Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance was on my reading wishlist for a while. From the title, I assumed the book would be something like a tasteful self-help book, a quirky blend of kōanic mystici...
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June 1, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Quality, and the cutlets of enthusiasm
atharvaraykar.com/quality-and-...
atharvaraykar.com/quality-and-...
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I agree 100%. It's one thing to criticize corporate practices, the social impact, ethics, or future risks.
But I watch in total awe how it writes in a few seconds a well documented program in a language/API I don't know, while they complain "but it might have a bug and requires a pass or two" O_o
But I watch in total awe how it writes in a few seconds a well documented program in a language/API I don't know, while they complain "but it might have a bug and requires a pass or two" O_o
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I get so confused on this. I play around, test, and mess with LLMs all the time and they are miraculous. Just amazing, doing things we dreamed about for decades. I mean, I can ask for obscure things with subtle nuance where I misspell words and mess up my question and it figures it out. It talks to me like a person. It generates really cool images. It helps me write code. And just tons of other stuff that astounds me.
And people just sit around, unimpressed, and complain that ... what ... it isn't a perfect superintelligence that understands everything perfectly? This is the most amazing technology I've experienced as a 50+ year old nerd that has been sitting deep in tech for basically my whole life. This is the stuff of science fiction, and while there totally are limitations, the speed at which it is progressing is insane. And people are like, "Wah, it can't write code like a Senior engineer with 20 years of experience!"
Crazy.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wm4e6mmexrlsxgzypxk5kbhp/bafkreicte4bk6so5euwdn6vxx2zyufsw5qpqode3ilqyufo226gwsnas3q@jpeg)
May 31, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I agree 100%. It's one thing to criticize corporate practices, the social impact, ethics, or future risks.
But I watch in total awe how it writes in a few seconds a well documented program in a language/API I don't know, while they complain "but it might have a bug and requires a pass or two" O_o
But I watch in total awe how it writes in a few seconds a well documented program in a language/API I don't know, while they complain "but it might have a bug and requires a pass or two" O_o
May 31, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Graphics papers be like
May 28, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Graphics papers be like
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Are Labour right to cut migrants’ rights to citizenship?
Is this latest attempt to signal xenophobia finally going to see off Reform?
Am I in line to be the next Pope?
3 questions, 1 simple answer🤦♀️
Is this latest attempt to signal xenophobia finally going to see off Reform?
Am I in line to be the next Pope?
3 questions, 1 simple answer🤦♀️
May 12, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Are Labour right to cut migrants’ rights to citizenship?
Is this latest attempt to signal xenophobia finally going to see off Reform?
Am I in line to be the next Pope?
3 questions, 1 simple answer🤦♀️
Is this latest attempt to signal xenophobia finally going to see off Reform?
Am I in line to be the next Pope?
3 questions, 1 simple answer🤦♀️
May 4, 2025 at 11:13 AM
A few million leaves later…
#screenshotsaturday
#screenshotsaturday
May 4, 2025 at 7:40 AM
A few million leaves later…
#screenshotsaturday
#screenshotsaturday
April 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
April 12, 2025 at 10:40 AM