Category Archives: UserInterface

Stateless Sound

Posted on 2012 December 11 by

Most audio abstractions involve relative start and some finite bound (end time). That is, we might play(sound) starting at some given instant, and we expect the sound to continue playing until finished. The representation of sound may be stateless (e.g. … Continue reading →

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Ubiquitous Programming with Pen and Paper

Posted on 2012 October 26 by

Programming ideas strike at any time – while taking a walk, or standing in line. Meetings, for me, are a common location for programming ideas. A few slides or phrases catch my interest in an otherwise droll and predictable commentary. … Continue reading →

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Stateless Stable Arts for Game Development

Posted on 2012 September 7 by

In the months since grasping the concept of stateless stable models, I regularly find scenarios where I think, “A stateless stable model would be useful here.” Unfortunately, I’ve not gotten around to implementing these models. (I still haven’t. I might … Continue reading →

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Natural Programming Language

Posted on 2012 August 1 by

A recent essay about why natural language isn’t computer code has been making a few rounds through the PL community. It seems to celebrate the precision required in computer languages, the differences between coders and writers. The article concludes: Fundamentally, … Continue reading →

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Unlimited Detail for Large Animated Worlds

Posted on 2012 July 18 by

A group called Euclideon from Australia has made extraordinary claims about Unlimited Detail technology – ability to achieve much more detail in a world as you zoom in or out by representing structures in terms of atoms of arbitrary precision. … Continue reading →

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