pong-sdl3-cpp

Default response behavior for AI coding agents: professional, factual, neutral tone with calibrated critical evaluation. Baseline for every task — implementation, code review, debugging, planning, research, evaluation, Q&A.

Design and review guidelines for this SDL3 Pong codebase: frame-loop constraints, testable layering, and design patterns. Use when designing new features, populating the ISSUES.md, implementing a task, reviewing a diff or branch, or when the user asks for an architecture or standards check.

Repository layout and naming conventions. Use to find or place files.

Standard end-to-end workflow for working on a task in this repository: branch naming, implement + tests + style, self-review, commit, `docs/ISSUES.md` cleanup, push the branch, and open a PR with `gh`. Use when starting work on an entry from `docs/ISSUES.md` (or, when one is filed, a GitHub issue).

Format and verify C/C++ source style with clang-format.

Run the unit-test suite. Use to run, filter, or disable tests.

Build the project. Use to build, compile, test, or run the project.