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 threadGreg WilsonMay 14, 2023
@b0rk "Software Design by Example" (in JavaScript) is free to read online at https://third-bit.com/sdxjs/, and I hope to have the Python version up for beta readers by August.
Software Design by Example

Show threadGreg WilsonMay 14, 2023
@b0rk What I'd _really_ like is not more examples, but a volume of commentary and critique. Pauline Kael and Siskel & Ebert helped two generations of actors, writers, and directors be better tomorrow by taking apart what had been created yesterday and explaining how things worked (or didn't). We definitely need more model implementations, but I think we also need people to analyze the ones we have so that we can make the next ones better.
Show threadJulia EvansMay 14, 2023
@gvwilson i'd be interested to read that! critiquing existing implementations is not really my wheelhouse I think
Show threadJulia Evans
@gvwilson though I am working on a (very) short list of ways I think we could make old confusing software more intuitive
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