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Robot simulation is an essential tool in every roboticist’s toolbox. A well-designed simulator makes it possible to rapidly test algorithms, design robots, and perform regression testing using realistic scenarios. Gazebo offers the ability to accurately and efficiently simulate populations of robots in complex indoor and outdoor environments. At your fingertips is a robust physics engine, high-quality graphics, and convenient programmatic and graphical interfaces. Best of all, Gazebo is free with a vibrant community.

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What does OOP stand for?  When Object Oriented Programming(OOP) is taught so extensively, do computer programmers, specifically within games development…

SlideShare: “Object Oriented Programming What does OOP stand for?” Colin Riley

Additionaly:

• Programming Aesthetics learned from making independent games
• Culling the Battlefield: Data Oriented Design in Practice
• The Dark Side of C++. (pdf) Author: Felix von Leitner
• Source Code Optimization (pdf). Felix von Leitner. August 2007

Microsoft .NET Gadgeteer is an open-source toolkit for building small electronic devices using the .NET Micro Framework and Visual Studio/Visual C# Express.

Build all manner of electronic gadgets quickly and easily with .NET Gadgeteer.

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