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Neat! Some context would be helpful. Is this a commercial product? Open source? For kids? For adults? I'm not quite sure what I'm looking at, except that I've

Neat! Some context would be helpful. Is this a commercial product? Open source? For kids? For adults? I'm not quite sure what I'm looking at, except that I've got a neat thing to do with my kid that will take up a few hours, at least, and a superior competitor to Desmos for kids who like coding. Assuming it's up tomorrow, not behind a $10,000 paywall, etc. That's why context would be helpful. Seems similar to p5.js in spirit, but focused on a different type of problem. With p5.js, I can build from what I wrote, and toss it up on my own web site.

speps 6y ago
Why the extensive questioning? It's really just an example of how to do a graph in a pixel shader using the https://fofpx.com https://fofpx.com platform. It seems to be similar to ShaderToy but with a different language (JS).
- murgindrag 6y ago
  Because: 1) I think what's being shown IS the fofpx.com platform. This platform has four demos, of which this is one. The others look neat too! 2) The platform looks awesome, and I'd like to use it myself for things I'm doing with kids learning math. 3) To do that, I'd need to have some basic, minimal background. For example, if I plan an activity for next week, will the web page still be up and work the same? Without that, it's not really practical to use. 4) The point of a Show HN is exactly to solicit feedback. I think any serious potential user would have the same sorts of questions. Tossing an FAQ or similar up of fofpx.com would be quick-and-easy. 5) The next step beyond that would be accounts, so people can save their work and come back to it.
  - sukilot 6y ago
    It's a toy demo. If you want a full featured product, use Processing or Mathematica. https://processing.org/examples/ https://processing.org/examples/
    - murgindrag 6y ago
      I use processing all the time. This is different. I don't see this replacing processing, but it'd be a good supplement.

speps 6y ago

Why the extensive questioning? It's really just an example of how to do a graph in a pixel shader using the https://fofpx.com https://fofpx.com platform. It seems to be similar to ShaderToy but with a different language (JS).

murgindrag 6y ago
Because: 1) I think what's being shown IS the fofpx.com platform. This platform has four demos, of which this is one. The others look neat too! 2) The platform looks awesome, and I'd like to use it myself for things I'm doing with kids learning math. 3) To do that, I'd need to have some basic, minimal background. For example, if I plan an activity for next week, will the web page still be up and work the same? Without that, it's not really practical to use. 4) The point of a Show HN is exactly to solicit feedback. I think any serious potential user would have the same sorts of questions. Tossing an FAQ or similar up of fofpx.com would be quick-and-easy. 5) The next step beyond that would be accounts, so people can save their work and come back to it.
- sukilot 6y ago
  It's a toy demo. If you want a full featured product, use Processing or Mathematica. https://processing.org/examples/ https://processing.org/examples/
  - murgindrag 6y ago
    I use processing all the time. This is different. I don't see this replacing processing, but it'd be a good supplement.