Category: complaint
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Building pyramids with code composition
The Al Jazari 2 bots currently have six basic actions – move forward/backwards, turn 90 degrees left or right, pick up the block underneath them or drop the block to the space they are currently sitting on. Given these instructions, how do we procedurally build pyramids (of any given size) like this in their minecraft-esque…
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Android Camera Problems
The DORIS marine mapping platform is taking shape. For this project, touch screens are not great for people wearing gloves in small fishing boats – so one of the things the android app needs to do is make use of physical keys. In order to do that for taking pictures, I’ve had to write my…
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Public perceptions of programming…
I’ve recently been collecting stupid images from major news websites reporting on stories involving programming, some examples: Check out this disembodied hand:
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Users > “drivers” of software
I’ve finally had a chance to sit down and comment on John Naughton’s article in the Guardian and it’s manifesto addressed to the education secretary The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP on computer education in the UK. This joins an avalanche of recognition that programming – or “coding” – is suddenly a Good Thing for…
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Germination X in HTML5 canvas
I’ve spent a couple of days on an experimental not-quite-working-yet port of Germination X to HTML5. Port is probably a slightly misleading word, as it’s actually running exactly the same HaXE code, it’s just compiled to Javascript rather than swf with a load of extra Javascript filling in the stuff needed to replace Flash. The…
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Shaving yaks on android
Mostly my android experience has been good so far, it’s been very quick to get things running and be fairly productive. It doesn’t come without it’s share of yak shaving though. I’ve spent quite a lot of time trying to get remote debugging of native code working with my phone (a HTC desire) with little…