Game Dev
April 11, 2021- https://github.com/armytricks/GameOfLife/blob/master -- graphics black book
http://downloads.gamedev.net/pdf/gpbb
Game of Life
https://github.com/armytricks/GameOfLife/blob/master/GameOfLifeSimulation/main.cpp
Video of Implementation in C -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndAfWKmKF34
algorithms -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_Game_of_Life#Algorithms
https://www.drdobbs.com/jvm/an-algorithm-for-compressing-space-and-t/184406478?pgno=2 -- detailed efficient game of life using hashlife
Books
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The Art of Programming Series by Donald E. Knuth, vol 1: https://learning.oreilly.com/library/view/art-of-computer/9780321635754/
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Algorithms Ilumminated Series
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The Algorithm Design Manual -- https://www.algorist.com/index.html
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Introduction to Algorithms -- https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Algorithms-third-Thomas-Cormen-ebook-dp-B08FH8N996/dp/B08FH8N996/ref=mt_other?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=
Rob Pike's 5 Rules of Programming
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Rule 1. You can't tell where a program is going to spend its time. Bottlenecks occur in surprising places, so don't try to second guess and put in a speed hack until you've proven that's where the bottleneck is.
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Rule 2. Measure. Don't tune for speed until you've measured, and even then don't unless one part of the code overwhelms the rest.
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Rule 3. Fancy algorithms are slow when n is small, and n is usually small. Fancy algorithms have big constants. Until you know that n is frequently going to be big, don't get fancy. (Even if n does get big, use Rule 2 first.)
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Rule 4. Fancy algorithms are buggier than simple ones, and they're much harder to implement. Use simple algorithms as well as simple data structures.
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Rule 5. Data dominates. If you've chosen the right data structures and organized things well, the algorithms will almost always be self-evident. Data structures, not algorithms, are central to programming.
Pike's rules 1 and 2 restate Tony Hoare's famous maxim "Premature optimization is the root of all evil." Ken Thompson rephrased Pike's rules 3 and 4 as "When in doubt, use brute force.". Rules 3 and 4 are instances of the design philosophy KISS. Rule 5 was previously stated by Fred Brooks in The Mythical Man-Month. Rule 5 is often shortened to "write stupid code that uses smart objects". -- https://users.ece.utexas.edu/~adnan/pike.html
Red Blob Games
Really great visuals and walk-through on algorithms and math subjects focussed around game dev.