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ASI files seem to be used in several video game modding communities, but... what exactly are they?

Rounded corners on tables will break if your tables might contain cells that span multiple rows.

A brief overview of how The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim's game engine normalizes asset file paths.

An overview of how The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim's game engine loads individual pieces of game data, called "forms."

A walkthrough of the multinomial theorem: how do you expand the square of (a + b + c + d + e + f)? How do you do it for a different number of additions, or a different exponent?

The math behind doing raycasts for 3D cones, with the mathematical derivation fully explained step, by step. Includes public-domain code.

The math behind doing raycasts for 3D cylinders, with the mathematical derivation fully explained step, by step. Includes public-domain code.

The math behind doing raycasts for 3D discs, with the mathematical derivation fully explained step, by step. Includes public-domain code.

The math behind doing raycasts for 3D planes, with the mathematical derivation fully explained step, by step. Includes public-domain code.

A CSS media query for smartphones, and a dive into meta viewport behaviors.