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Programmer Runs Doom Inside an SQL Database

Original: 📰 Someone Got Doom In an SQL Database An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Rendering Doom in a databas

Developer Lukas Vogel has managed to render the classic 1993 shooter Doom entirely within an SQL database, documenting the stunt in a lengthy blog post. He acknowledges the idea is 'obviously a bad idea' but shows how database queries can be pushed to display playable game graphics. The project is drawing amused attention from programmers, joining a long tradition of running Doom on unintended platforms.

Why now: Running Doom on absurd platforms is a beloved programming challenge, and a database-based version is an eye-catching new entry.

Lukas VogelDoomArs TechnicaSlashdot

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