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by disqard 8y ago
A little older than you (prolly couple of years). I remember how when I was a teen and coding a lot inside the Turbo C IDE, it became second nature to press F2 frequently (to save). Around that time, while working on math homework (on paper
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by disqard 8y ago
...and don't forget Big Data. Or is it no longer in fashion?
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by disqard 8y ago
Did anyone else notice the favicon (shown on one's browser tab) for this link? IMO it beautifully depicts the subject of this post. I did a double-take before realizing that it was an awl :)
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by disqard 8y ago
As someone with experience teaching younger people (middle school students) programming, I have also seen this three-way split, though it may not be an even one. 1. Learners who will succeed, regardless of the amount and nature of instructi
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by disqard 8y ago
It is surprising how much discomfort a badly-chosen font can create. Also, their ads currently look rather intrusive. I wish them well in this "off the beaten path" endeavor. Maybe they'll try out other fonts and better ad pl
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by disqard 8y ago
Thank you for this link. Thanks GP also, for pointing out the irony that an article discussing our digital society's deep dependence on advertising is itself hosted on a space that has to rely on advertising to stay afloat (and thereby
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by disqard 8y ago
That's very well articulated. He had no pretense and never came across as patronizing, at least in my (admittedly limited) sampling of old episodes via YouTube. The "take others for exactly who they are" mentality captures hi
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by disqard 8y ago
Yes! Thank you for the link :)
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by disqard 8y ago
That was impressive work, but they do require a camera that can record at 2000-6000 fps.
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by disqard 8y ago
Ahhh, Zen of Graphic Programming was my one of first graphics books, which led straight to Foley, vanDam, et. al., and I was hooked :) It's safe to say Abrash's book had a big impact on me. Norton's books also make me nostalg
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by disqard 8y ago
There's this part that is a strength of video games: "One of the most fundamental principles of storytelling is to have a protagonist with whom the audience identifies... Video games are better at establishing a connection between
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by disqard 8y ago
Thank you for sharing this! Having watched the first lecture, I was thoroughly impressed by the design and presentation of this historical artifact, with (judiciously chosen) modern embellishments.
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by disqard 8y ago
I like how you characterized the salient aspects of this artist's endeavor. And yes, thank you for sharing this video.
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by disqard 8y ago
Gentle reminder, in case you happen to have time now (or soon).
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by disqard 8y ago
This is a beautiful distinction (one that I'm aware of), but which appears to have been lost today. Consequently, these terms are now used interchangeably, leading many people to conflate these two processes. However, this distinction
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by disqard 8y ago
I'd like to chime in and add that I've had to rebuild an entire Visual Programming Language (think Scratch, but free of text) to migrate away from Flash. I picked Haxe, and it has been a solid language+compiler for what I needed (
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by disqard 8y ago
Same here. It's a "better Javascript" for me as well. My constraints force me to use JS for what I'm building, and Haxe does a great job of insulating me from having to write and maintain a large codebase in JS.
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by disqard 8y ago
I couldn't agree with you more. The pattern-matching in Haxe has really helped keep my code more readable.
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by disqard 8y ago
If you happen to have time and are curious, I'd like to point you at BlockStudio [1], a text-free visual programming language that's aimed at beginners learning to code. Disclosure: It's my own research work, and definitely &
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by disqard 9y ago
Check out the projects listed at the Center for Game Science. Two of them (DragonArchitect and BlockStudio) are all about introducing programming concepts to novices. Disclosure: I'm a grad student at CGS.