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destedon Show HN: Wireworld written in Nim

https://github.com/dested/WireWorld/blob/master/WireWorldWin...

This is the file for the computer, shoot me an email if you ever get around to implementing it. I'd love to see the result and talk about optimizing! dested at gmail

destedon Show HN: Wireworld written in Nim

Great implementation. I love the wireworld cellular automaton so much.

A while back I implemented it in typescript and ran the computer startup file through it for the web. It is such a fun piece of logic to squeeze every nanosecond of performance out of.

https://github.com/dested/WireWorld/blob/master/WireWorldTyp...

https://dested.com/projects/wire/index.html

destedon New Features in C# 7.0

I'm a huge fan of http://bridge.net/ for c# to js "transpilation". The runtime isn't too hefty and provides great feature parity to javascript.

destedon Ask HN: What's the one thing that let you grow the most as a developer?

What ndh2 said. Don't try to follow a tutorial on how to do it, just do it. If you know how to use substring and indexOf in your preferred language you can write a parser. If you know how to use switch case you can write a virtual machine. Boil it down to the most basic parts and just keep going.

It may be daunting at first, but its not magic ;-)

destedon Ask HN: What's the one thing that let you grow the most as a developer?

The code is so gross and not runnable at this point that I wouldn't feel comfortable posting it. I can share the source with you though if you'd like. It's all c#. dested at gmail

destedon Ask HN: What's the one thing that let you grow the most as a developer?

I built a programming language. I was inexperienced, winging everything, but I wrote the parser, interpreter, runner and virtual machine. Then I tried to make it as fast as possible. This accelerated my learning more than almost any other project I've worked on, and taught me things about profiling and optimization that I use in my career every day. I hit nearly every aspect of development in one fell swoop, and I look back on that time quite fondly.

destedon Safari 10.1

WebRTC is the main killer for me

destedon Launchaco – Instantly generate a responsive, free, website

This is the most simple and intuitive template builder I have ever played with.

destedon .NET Framework – What's New in C# 7.0

I believe this would cause a change in the CLR as opposed to just syntax sugar. It's less of an issue for typescript since all type information is erased at runtime.

destedon Announcing TypeScript 2.0

Wow! Great catch! I hope resharper gets this soon

destedon Announcing TypeScript 2.0

I more meant in the form of tooling, not compiling. The intellisense that it provides is often incorrect vs VSCode which asks tsc what the intellisense is, making it always correct.

destedon Announcing TypeScript 2.0

This isn't really the place for it but I really wish that both Webstorm and Resharper used the actual typescript compiler for its tooling (like vscode) vs handrolling their own. Now I have to wait until Webstorm 2016.3 to see the full benefit of 2.0, rather than getting it for free by just updating typescript. Not to mention the obscene number of typescript edge case inconsistencies in the warnings, errors, and refactorings.

destedon Wireworld

This is my favorite cellular automata. The simplicity and elegance that allows for such complex logic.

I ported the famous wireworld computer[0] to javascript a few years back[1]. The source[2] is in c# transpiled to javascript so it may be a bit hard to follow, but still an interesting read of how to squeeze every draw call out of 2d canvas.

[0] http://www.quinapalus.com/wi-index.html

[1] http://dested.com/projects/wire/

[2] https://github.com/dested/WireWorld

destedon A Simulation in Emoji

http://ncase.me/emoji-prototype/?remote=-K4C8dO98eRuDkYqjLqj

Im not sure what I've done here, but it sure is pretty to watch

destedon Poll: Full-time software engineers in London, what's your annual salary?

USD or GBP?

destedon Show HN: C#-to-JavaScript compiler powered by Microsoft Roslyn

I am a huge fan of Saltarelle [1], which has the save level of support as this project. The only thing it seems to be lacking is proper source mapping abilities, which is currently in a dev branch. It also has many libraries already built, like JQuery or AngularJS. However, full support from Microsoft makes it much more realistic to bring in to a production environment. As a C# developer, this will be something to keep an eye on.

Edit: After reading more, this does not seem to be a Microsoft project.

[1] http://www.saltarelle-compiler.com

destedon Show HN: WordsAPI

Great service

destedon Facebook Launches Flow, Static Type Checker for JavaScript

How does optional typing weaken javascript?

destedon Introducing Visual Studio’s Emulator for Android

This is incredible, perfect for xamarin or phonegag. Cant wait to use it

destedon Show HN: Deebrief, a better way to comment on YouTube videos

Great idea

destedon Launching Mathematica 10

Honest question, who uses Mathematica commercially? What industries?

destedon Show HN: Massively Multiplayer HTML5, Node.js, MongoDB Game

I've been following this for a while. Great progress, great play experience, great game!

destedon Live canvas editor compiles and runs as you edit

Can you elaborate on what is actually happening?

destedon Show HN: We put an iPhone on the front wheel of a car

Now this is viral marketing. Great job guys

destedon Source code of ASP.NET

Id say its safe to say webforms is dead. The only job openings for it now are legacy systems.

destedon Show HN: 2048 without numbers

This, I like.

destedon Gmail was down

That was the more boring 19 minutes of my life

destedon Ask HN: How to find part-time developer work?

Are you a recruiting agency? You dont even know what stack the developer uses...

destedon JSIL - .NET bytecode to JS compiler

To be fair, I've never done a port, always a custom implementation. http://oursonic.org/ is my favorite personal project. You can see the source at https://github.com/OurSonic/OurSonicSharp

https://github.com/OurSonic/OurSonicSharp/blob/master/OurSon...

maps to

https://github.com/OurSonic/OurSonicSharp/blob/master/Output...

As a bit of self promotion, if anyone is interested in helping on this project, or any other web based c# -> js game, shoot me an email dested@gmail :-)

destedon JSIL - .NET bytecode to JS compiler

I am very partial to saltarelle. It supports c# 5.0 constructs like async, c# 2.0 constructs like generics, and everything in between. It has a full suite of tests and relatively active. I have a lot of full projects implemented in it from 60fps canvas games to just normal sites. If anyone is interested in seeing some stuff, or just chatting about it, let me know.