r/technology • u/ControlCAD • 4h ago

Software Someone got Doom in an SQL database | 1,300 lines of SQL querying renders accurate bitmapped views of Hell at 35 fps.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/10/can-it-run-doom-sql-database-edition/
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u/Nomski88 2h ago

bro what, how

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u/Jvyyyyy 3h ago

This is becoming insane, Minecraft in Skyrim or vice versa and everything else. Holy shit.

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u/kuhas 2h ago

I thought I understood databases. I obviously don’t.

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u/No-Snow-7618 1h ago

it’s triggers all the way down

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u/Sarnsereg 20m ago

It's binary all the way down

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u/jedipiper 1h ago

Amazing. I'm not this good at anything.