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The Cherno

The Cherno

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About

The Cherno is Yan Chernikov, a Melbourne programmer writing the C++ game engine Hazel in public. Hazel started in 2018 as the Game Engine series. He taught OpenGL and C++ for years before that. Before YouTube was the job, he spent four and a half years at EA on the Osiris mobile engine and Frostbite. Studio Cherno formed in 2021. There is no Steam title under his name.

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Videos

ls AI Code Actually BAD?

2 months agols AI Code Actually BAD?

How to Use AI for Programming

3 months agoHow to Use AI for Programming

Introducing the NEW 3D Game Engine Series

4 months agoIntroducing the NEW 3D Game Engine Series

Let's Talk About AI

4 months agoLet's Talk About AI

Code Reviewing My Own Game Engine Series (Hazel 2D)

6 months agoCode Reviewing My Own Game Engine Series (Hazel 2D)

Hazel's New Renderer IS DONE!

6 months agoHazel's New Renderer IS DONE!

How to become a Software Engineer in 2026

7 months agoHow to become a Software Engineer in 2026

Is This C++ Code Actually Safe?

7 months agoIs This C++ Code Actually Safe?

Reference Counting in C++

7 months agoReference Counting in C++

C++ CHESS ENGINE using Walnut! // Code Review

8 months agoC++ CHESS ENGINE using Walnut! // Code Review

Goodbye (kind of)

8 months agoGoodbye (kind of)

High-Performance GPU Compute C++ Minecraft Clone! // Code Review

9 months agoHigh-Performance GPU Compute C++ Minecraft Clone! // Code Review

DON'T DELETE THIS! // Bugs of C++

10 months agoDON'T DELETE THIS! // Bugs of C++

HTTP SERVER in C++

10 months agoHTTP SERVER in C++

Events - C++ Application Architecture

10 months agoEvents - C++ Application Architecture

Am I Just Reviewing AI Code? // Code Review

10 months agoAm I Just Reviewing AI Code? // Code Review

SOMEONE Code Reviewed Hazel, My Game Engine

11 months agoSOMEONE Code Reviewed Hazel, My Game Engine

HTTP in C++

11 months agoHTTP in C++

Where Hazel is at and what we've been up to // October 2025 Hazel Dev Log

11 months agoWhere Hazel is at and what we've been up to // October 2025 Hazel Dev Log

5 Easy Ways to Improve This C++ Code

11 months ago5 Easy Ways to Improve This C++ Code

Be Careful with References! // Bugs of C++

11 months agoBe Careful with References! // Bugs of C++

We're on Linux Today! Clients, Servers, and Multi-Threading // Code Review

last yearWe're on Linux Today! Clients, Servers, and Multi-Threading // Code Review

Layers - C++ Application Architecture Mini-Series

last yearLayers - C++ Application Architecture Mini-Series

My Favourite C++ Project I've EVER REVIEWED? // Code Review

last yearMy Favourite C++ Project I've EVER REVIEWED? // Code Review

C++ Application Architecture - A Mini-Series

last yearC++ Application Architecture - A Mini-Series

Can I Make PAINT in TWO HOURS in C++?

last yearCan I Make PAINT in TWO HOURS in C++?

Why Separate Code Into Libraries?

last yearWhy Separate Code Into Libraries?

HE IMPROVED THE CODE! Most Professional C++ Project Revisited // Code Review

last yearHE IMPROVED THE CODE! Most Professional C++ Project Revisited // Code Review

DON'T MESS WITH THE MAIN LOOP!

last yearDON'T MESS WITH THE MAIN LOOP!

Someone sent me a Multiplayer Game Engine - but does it work? // Code Review

last yearSomeone sent me a Multiplayer Game Engine - but does it work? // Code Review

How to Handle Errors in C++

last yearHow to Handle Errors in C++

Over-engineering software is... good?

last yearOver-engineering software is... good?

The Most Professional C++ Project I've Ever Reviewed // Code Review

last yearThe Most Professional C++ Project I've Ever Reviewed // Code Review

Logging is FINALLY good in C++! 🎉

last yearLogging is FINALLY good in C++! 🎉

C++ FINALLY Improved Error Handling with std::expected!

last yearC++ FINALLY Improved Error Handling with std::expected!

FIRST GAME in C++! Did He Do a Good Job? // Code Review (C++/SDL2)

last yearFIRST GAME in C++! Did He Do a Good Job? // Code Review (C++/SDL2)

has CHANGED in C++!

last yearhas CHANGED in C++!

How Did I Rewrite the RENDERER? // Hazel Engine Dev Log

last yearHow Did I Rewrite the RENDERER? // Hazel Engine Dev Log

C++ FINALLY Made Logging GOOD!

last yearC++ FINALLY Made Logging GOOD!

How Multiplayer Works in Hazel - My Game Engine

last yearHow Multiplayer Works in Hazel - My Game Engine

Someone Made a Game in Hazel! // Code Review

last yearSomeone Made a Game in Hazel! // Code Review

I Fixed Someone's (very broken) Vulkan Ray Tracer // Code Review

last yearI Fixed Someone's (very broken) Vulkan Ray Tracer // Code Review

Graphics vs Compute Pipeline

last yearGraphics vs Compute Pipeline

Hazel is going to be FREE! How do we get there?

last yearHazel is going to be FREE! How do we get there?

Game Engine WITHOUT LIBRARIES! // Code Review

last yearGame Engine WITHOUT LIBRARIES! // Code Review

Making it MASSIVELY FASTER by using the GPU!

last yearMaking it MASSIVELY FASTER by using the GPU!

Naming Conventions in C++

last yearNaming Conventions in C++

So what's happening with Hazel? // Game Engine Dev Log

last yearSo what's happening with Hazel? // Game Engine Dev Log