Julia EvansMay 14, 2023

what are some other tutorials for implementing a toy version of a hard thing in a short amount of time? Like https://implement-dns.wizardzines.com or https://raytracing.github.io

I’m especially interested in the “in a short amount of time” aspect, I think nand2tetris is extremely cool but you definitely can’t do it in 3 days.

If possible I'd love to hear about a project you personally did and how long it took you.

Implement DNS in a weekend

Show threadLesley LaiMay 14, 2023
@b0rk Some things popped into my mind (though they reflect my interests):
- http://www.craftinginterpreters.com/
- https://llvm.org/docs/tutorial/
- https://github.com/ssloy/tinyrenderer/wiki
- https://nvpro-samples.github.io/vk_mini_path_tracer/index.html
Crafting Interpreters

Show threadJulia EvansMay 14, 2023
@lesley have you gone through any of those yourself? how long did they take you if so?
Show threadJulia Evans
@lesley (I ask because crafting interpreters is 600 pages, which makes it really not seem like a weekend project)
May 14, 2023 at 1:02pmWeb
Show threadLesley LaiMay 14, 2023

@b0rk I did all of them. Yeah, "Crafting Interpreter" takes significantly longer, though "Ray Tracing in One Weekend" can also be a rabbit hole that takes a long time if you consider later books.

I think on average each project can take one or two months of spare time, though it depends on how much time you can spend on it (I can rarely reserve a whole weekend on one task)

Show threadJulia EvansMay 14, 2023
@lesley thanks, that's very helpful