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Ha, painting tablet app feels like a rite of passage for programmer parents. Here's mine from that era https://paints.netlify.app/ https://paints.netlify.app/

Ha, painting tablet app feels like a rite of passage for programmer parents. Here's mine from that era https://paints.netlify.app/ https://paints.netlify.app/ Where it got really interesting later was when one of my kids asked how I made it, how it worked, how they could add new features. So it grew a bunch of adorable haphazard hacks that my oldest implemented.

sharikous 3y ago
Wonderful, the fact that it runs as expected in multi touch devices has not gone unnoticed!
- ianlevesque 3y ago
  That’s really essential, even if only for the clumsy thumb left on the screen with a naive grip. Being able to finger paint with all ten fingers is a bonus.
  - shaneos 3y ago
    Yes, ignoring the palm resting on the screen is essential. Doing that along with allowing zooming and pen input takes some creative thinking. It’s non trivial
shaneos 3y ago
Very cute! I started out with basically this, and my kids kept asking me for more and more features :-). Recently they asked to make animations, and that took a chunk of time to get right. I'm looking forward to whatever they ask for as they grow more advanced!
- arp242 3y ago
  Your kids sound high maintenance; I would consider returning them if they're still within the warranty period.
  - rizky05 3y ago
    [dead]
  - atonse 3y ago
    By the time they start giving you attitude, they're well past the warranty period.
hyperhopper 3y ago
> Ha, painting tablet app feels like a rite of passage for programmer parents. Only the first parents should have had to make it. The fact that one of these good home grown ones is not at the top of any search engine is a failure of the internet.
- sznio 3y ago
  search engines are dead to be honest web directories must make a return.
grep_it 3y ago
Ha, guilty (https://safari-sketch.com https://safari-sketch.com)! Was also annoyed by an iPad game my son played that tried to extract money out of him every play session. It served as a nice excuse to learn some technologies I wouldn't otherwise play with.
- ianlevesque 3y ago
  The victory confetti is a nice touch, ha.

sharikous 3y ago

Wonderful, the fact that it runs as expected in multi touch devices has not gone unnoticed!

ianlevesque 3y ago
That’s really essential, even if only for the clumsy thumb left on the screen with a naive grip. Being able to finger paint with all ten fingers is a bonus.
- shaneos 3y ago
  Yes, ignoring the palm resting on the screen is essential. Doing that along with allowing zooming and pen input takes some creative thinking. It’s non trivial

shaneos 3y ago

Very cute! I started out with basically this, and my kids kept asking me for more and more features :-). Recently they asked to make animations, and that took a chunk of time to get right. I'm looking forward to whatever they ask for as they grow more advanced!

arp242 3y ago
Your kids sound high maintenance; I would consider returning them if they're still within the warranty period.
- rizky05 3y ago
  [dead]
- atonse 3y ago
  By the time they start giving you attitude, they're well past the warranty period.

hyperhopper 3y ago

> Ha, painting tablet app feels like a rite of passage for programmer parents. Only the first parents should have had to make it. The fact that one of these good home grown ones is not at the top of any search engine is a failure of the internet.

sznio 3y ago
search engines are dead to be honest web directories must make a return.

grep_it 3y ago

Ha, guilty (https://safari-sketch.com https://safari-sketch.com)! Was also annoyed by an iPad game my son played that tried to extract money out of him every play session. It served as a nice excuse to learn some technologies I wouldn't otherwise play with.

ianlevesque 3y ago
The victory confetti is a nice touch, ha.