Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/4tHeAkxNg7 In this episode I go over a quick introduction to what a build system is and why we need it, then I describe how to create a premake file and generate a Visual Studio solution using the premake file. Premake: https://premake.github.io/ Source Code/Build Files for this Episode: https://gist.github.com/codingminecraft/d5f3d01b33498a2c77014e263ed06eb8 0:00 In This Episode 2:56 Premake Installation & Docs 3:23 Setting up the File Structure 5:33 Creating the First Premake File 14:11 Generating Build Files using Premake 15:41 Exploring Generated VS Project 16:55 Updating Build.bat 22:04 Adding a "Clean" Action 24:35 Fixing a Bug 25:20 Challenge --------------------------------------------------------------------- Website: https://ambrosiogabe.github.io/ Github: https://github.com/ambrosiogabe Here are some books I recommend if you want to learn about game engine development more thoroughly. I do not profit off any of these sales, these are just some books that have helped me out :) My Recommended Game Engine Books: Game Engine Architecture: https://www.gameenginebook.com/ Game Physics Cookbook (Read this before the next physics book): https://www.amazon.com/Game-Physics-Cookbook-Gabor-Szauer/dp/1787123669 Game Physics (Ian Millington): https://www.amazon.com/Game-Physics-Engine-Development-Commercial-Grade/dp/0123819768 Game Programming Patterns (Free): https://gameprogrammingpatterns.com/ My Recommended Beginning Game Programming Books: JavaScript Game Design: https://www.apress.com/gp/book/9781430247166 My Recommended Java Books: Data Structures/Algorithms: https://www.amazon.com/Data-Structures-Algorithms-Java-6th-ebook/dp/B00JDRQF8C LWJGL (Free, but I haven't read this thoroughly): https://lwjglgamedev.gitbooks.io/3d-game-development-with-lwjgl/content/