https://nnewson.github.io/Nick Newson's devlogEngineering notes, release deep-dives, and lessons learned while building fireEngine, an open-source 3D engine. 2026-07-31T22:32:49+01:00 Nick Newson https://nnewson.github.io/ Jekyll © 2026 Nick Newson /assets/img/favicons/favicon.ico /assets/img/favicons/favicon-96x96.png Connecting fireEngine to its first Vulkan device2026-07-31T21:50:00+01:00 2026-07-31T21:50:00+01:00 https://nnewson.github.io/posts/connecting-fireengine-to-its-first-vulkan-device/ Nick Newson Evolve fireEngine from creating a Vulkan instance to opening a window, selecting a Vulkan 1.4 physical device, and creating its logical queues. Creating fireEngine's Vulkan foundation2026-07-30T22:00:00+01:00 2026-07-30T22:00:00+01:00 https://nnewson.github.io/posts/creating-fireengine-vulkan-foundation/ Nick Newson Set up a reproducible C++23 and Vulkan build with vcpkg and CMake, then create and destroy the first Vulkan instance with Vulkan-Hpp RAII. Building fireEngine with a cleaner design2026-07-27T00:00:00+01:00 2026-07-27T00:00:00+01:00 https://nnewson.github.io/posts/building-fireengine-with-a-cleaner-design/ Nick Newson An introduction to the fireEngine devlog and how each engine release will connect working source code with a technical deep-dive.