Implementation of the ubiquitous Pong arcade game as part of the 100 days of code challenge #100DaysOfCode.

Days: 1, 2, 3,

This is the first day of the #100DaysOfCode challenge. Today I setup the project's repository and made an initial commit with some basic additions to the configuration file and code structure.

The first choice I had to make was what library to use to display the game and handle input. I decided against the famous bevy and favoured SDL2 because I already met SDL with PyGame.

I was itching to present at least a blank window to myself so I typed the example from the SDL2 documentation. I added the config module to avoid magic constants in my code. Addidtional 20 minutes worth of coding today.

Notes:

• On Windows add the SDL2 development libraries (*.lib) to %USERPROFILE%\.rustup\toolchains\stable-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc\lib\rustlib\x86_64-pc-windows-msvc\lib as well as the SDL2.dll to your project's root directory.
• Use cargo doc --open to view your own crate's documentation as well as the documentation from any dependencies.

My goal for the second day was to draw some stub graphics onto the screen. This goal was more or less reached. Using SDL2 with Rust is a little bit more challenging than Python (PyGame). At least some green boxes appear on the screen.

Nonetheless I got more experienced in navigating the documentation.

Fudged around the code without having a plan really. Tried things here and there and disposed almost every change. The reason might be because I didn't have any time to think about what to do next beforehand. In the last twenty minutes I decided to decouple the presentation and going to implement some math stuff - which I will continue on Day 4.

Conclusion: Don't start the computer without having a plan. Exhaustive days won't boost creativity.