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Omar Cornut
Software engineer and creator/maintainer of Dear ImGui, an immediate-mode GUI library widely used for game and tools development; experienced in game tooling and UI architecture with a background at Media Molecule and Q-Games.
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Nov 8, 2025
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Dear ImGui | On UI Architecture with Omar Cornut
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Omar Cornut, a software engineer and the creator of Dear ImGui, shares his journey from learning BASIC to developing an innovative UI library widely used in game dev. He discusses the importance of hands-on learning versus formal education, and how immediate-mode GUI design speeds up development. Omar explains the differences between IMGUI and Dear ImGui, the challenges of maintaining stability, and the rich ecosystem of language bindings. He also reveals exciting future plans for enhanced styling and a new text editor, emphasizing performance and pragmatism in API design.
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