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Hot Code Reloading in C

94K views · Jul 25, 2023 · 2:16:18 · 1 HN recommender · 3 mentions · discussed 2024–2025

A long Tsoding Daily programming stream in which he implements hot code reloading in C by loading a dynamic library at runtime without stopping the main program. It also touches on migrating struct versions across reloads.

Why Hacker News points people here: HN commenters cite it as a hands-on example of hot reloading and live coding in C.

“he hot reloads a dynamic library without interrupting the main program, to test different functionality.”HN comment, 2025

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RecommendsfainpulJun 2025

“he hot reloads a dynamic library without interrupting the main program, to test different functionality.”

Tsoding hot reloads a dynamic library without interrupting the main program.

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For anyone interested in this: Tsoding (Twitch and YouTube streamer of "recreational programming") demonstrates this in one of his projects, where he hot reloads a dynamic library without interrupting the main program, to test different functionality. this video

in “Malleable software: Restoring user agency in a world of locked-down apps” · view on HN
Cites itel_oniJan 2024

“There is a tsoding daily video with hot code reloading in C”

Tsoding discusses hot reloading techniques including migration of struct versions.

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There is a tsoding daily video with hot code reloading in C [0]. He dicusses techniques for this. one of which is a "migration" approach, similar to database migrations. Where, for example, you have a version number in your struct. and a function for migrating from an old version to a new version. I don't think he implements it in that video though. [0] this video

in “C and C++ Hot-Reload/Live Coding” · view on HN
Cites itlkutyJul 2025

“Tsoding made a video about hot code reloading in C”

Tsoding video on hot code reloading in C.

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Tsoding made a video about hot code reloading in C ( this video ) and also used the same concept in "My Own 3b1b Animation Engine but in C" ( link ).

in “Interactive Programming in C (2014)” · view on HN