Csharp on Sven's Dev Journalhttps://shendriks.dev/tags/csharp/Recent content in Csharp on Sven's Dev JournalHugoen-usFri, 09 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000Loosely Coupled Game Architecture with Events and Commandshttps://shendriks.dev/posts/2025-05-10-loosely-coupled-game-architecture-with-events-and-commands/Sat, 10 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://shendriks.dev/posts/2025-05-10-loosely-coupled-game-architecture-with-events-and-commands/This article introduces events and commands as a way to decouple game components. A (very) basic space shooter example illustrates how the pattern can be applied in practice.Framework-independent Game Logic with Hexagonal Architecturehttps://shendriks.dev/posts/2024-12-30-making-game-logic-framework-independent-with-hexagonal-architecture/Mon, 30 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://shendriks.dev/posts/2024-12-30-making-game-logic-framework-independent-with-hexagonal-architecture/Implementing a classic table tennis game using MonoGame, but making it so, that the game logic is independent of the framework using Hexagonal Architecture.A* Pathfinding in 2D Games: Addendum about Cyclic Dependencieshttps://shendriks.dev/posts/2024-12-01-a-star-pathfinding-supplemental/Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://shendriks.dev/posts/2024-12-01-a-star-pathfinding-supplemental/Putting the grid navigation in its own class to avoid a cyclic dependency and to improve separation of concerns.A* Pathfinding in 2D Games: From Top-Down to Side-Viewhttps://shendriks.dev/posts/2024-09-04-a-star-pathfinding-side-view/Wed, 04 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://shendriks.dev/posts/2024-09-04-a-star-pathfinding-side-view/Implementing the A* algorithm for pathfinding in a 2D side-scrolling platformer with gravity, ladders and hanging bars.A* Pathfinding in 2D Games: A simple Top-down Scenario implemented with MonoGame/KNIhttps://shendriks.dev/posts/2024-08-24-a-star-pathfinding-top-down-blazorgl/Sat, 24 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://shendriks.dev/posts/2024-08-24-a-star-pathfinding-top-down-blazorgl/In this article we will have a look at the implementation of the A* algorithm from the previous post with KNI, a MonoGame derivate with support for BlazorGL.A* Pathfinding in 2D Games: The Basics for a simple Top-down Scenariohttps://shendriks.dev/posts/2024-07-13-a-star-pathfinding-in-2d-games-the-basics-for-top-down-scenarios/Sat, 13 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://shendriks.dev/posts/2024-07-13-a-star-pathfinding-in-2d-games-the-basics-for-top-down-scenarios/This article introduces the implementation of A* pathfinding in a 2D top-down game, setting the stage for more complex applications in side-scrolling platformers.