Decker: A Multimedia Sketchpad

https://github.com/JohnEarnest/Decker

by memorable • 4 years ago

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jiffygist• 4 years ago

Is lil that decker uses different from http://runtimeterror.com/tech/lil/ ?

incanus77• 4 years ago

Yes, this language (Learning In Layers) was built for Decker.

jazzyjackson• 4 years ago

Even has the Fat Bits. Amazing work, looking forward to checking out the scripting language.

thomasfl• 4 years ago

It has been mentioned numerous times here, but hypercard could have been what the web is today. Thirty years ago the hypercard alternative supercard opened a whole new world for many developers. Supercard made it possible to make standalone mac apps, in colors, with access to the internet.

I remember making a simple app to send text messages to motorola pagers at that time. It even looked like a pager on the screen.

tobr• 4 years ago

Looking at js/lil.js I first thought it was a minified file, then realized it’s probably not optimized to save bytes, but to save pixels on the screen, to fit more of the code at a glance. I find it surprisingly appealing and feel a little sad thinking that this style of formatting wouldn’t pass code review anywhere.

memorable• 4 years ago

You may also be interested in oK[0], which is developed by the same person who created Decker, which has a similar style, although more clean and a little bit more readable IMO than LIL.

[0] https://github.com/JohnEarnest/ok

laputan_machine• 4 years ago

Completely unrelated but the title of this post just unlocked a childhood memory of a video game I had completely forgotten about, but really enjoyed: http://www.roguebasin.com/index.php?title=Decker I wonder if it holds the test of time...

Decker: A Multimedia Sketchpad

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