---
title: "Game Programming Patterns — first impressions"
description: A book review of Robert Nystrom's Game Programming Patterns and how we'll use it in our projects.
date: 2026-06-28
type: review
book: "Game Programming Patterns"
tags: ["patterns", "books"]
draft: true
---

*Game Programming Patterns* by Robert Nystrom is the reference we're using as we build. The patterns aren't abstract — we're applying them to real code in our tower defense and engine experiments.

Expect follow-up posts that map specific chapters to our codebase: State for unit AI, Object Pool for projectiles, and more.