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Unity DOTS vs Handbuilt: Sample Project
Nick Caston
Nick Caston compares Unity's sample ECS/DOTS project (AngryBots) with his own from-scratch C++ and OpenGL clone. He benchmarks performance and discusses the effort involved in each approach.
HN uses it as concrete data in game engine debates, showing a custom engine far outperforming Unity at several times the effort.
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