REFERENCE

Hierarchy of authority · C++ · Lua · Audio · Unreal · Game

This reference table ranks the sources of knowledge for each technical domain I work in, by hierarchy of authority. WHAT:Every source is ranked by authority: binding sources set the rules, persuasive sources explain them. WHY:For programmers who need a source to justify a decision, or to check a rule quickly. For colleagues in adjacent roles who want a deeper understanding of the work. NOTE:The level names borrow from law as an analogy. The C++ Standard is not legislation.

LevelC++LuaAudioUnrealGame
1. Legislationbinding
  1. ISO/IEC 14882:2024
  2. C++ working draft
  1. Lua Reference Manual
  1. Physics and DSP
  2. ITU-R BS.1770
  1. Unreal Engine source
  1. Classification Act 1995
  2. Platform certification
2. Standards and rulingsbinding in scope
  1. WG21 defect reports
  2. MSVC C++ docs
  1. Lua C API
  2. sol2
  1. FMOD docs
  2. Wwise docs
  3. MetaSounds
  1. Epic C++ Coding Standard
  2. Unreal Engine docs
  1. Classification guidelines
3. Textbooks and commentarypersuasive
  1. cppreference.com
  2. C++ Core Guidelines
  3. C++ Super-FAQ
  4. A Tour of C++, Stroustrup
  5. Effective Modern C++, Meyers
  1. Programming in Lua
  2. Integrate Lua with C++, Li
  1. Game Audio Programming, Somberg
  2. The Game Audio Tutorial
  3. audiodev.blog
  1. Tom Looman
  2. June Rhodes, RMIT all-day workshop
  1. Game Programming Patterns
  2. Game Engine Architecture
  3. Game Programming in C++
4. Case lawpersuasive
  1. CppCon talks
  2. std::future Is Not the Future
  1. lua-users wiki
  1. Audio Developer Conference
  2. Neural Audio Synthesis, Roma
  3. Dynamic Dialog, Ruskin (Valve)
  4. GDC audio track
  1. Unreal Fest talks
  1. GDC Vault
  2. GCAP talks
5. Market newsinforms only
  1. isocpp.org
  2. Herb Sutter
  1. lua.org
  2. lua-l mailing list
  1. The Audio Programmer
  2. DDSP and RAVE
  1. Unreal release notes
  1. Game Developer
  2. GamesIndustry.biz

Underlined items are links.