#developer

[moose-mousse]

Ok. I am going to let you in on a secret about how to make programming projects.

You know how people write really good code? Easy to read, easy to work with, easy to understand and very efficient?

By refactoring.

The idea that you write glorious nice code straight is an insane myth that comes from thinking tutorials is how people actually code.

That is because programming is just writing. Nothing more. Same as all other writing.

The hobbit is ~95000 words.

Do you think Tolkien created the Hobbit by writing 95 thousand words?

Of course not! He wrote many many times that. Storylines that ended up scrapped or integrated in other ways, sections that got rewritten, dialog written again and again as the rest of the story happened. Background details filled in after the story had settled down

Writing. Is. Rewriting.

Coding. Is. Refactoring.

Step 1 in programming is proof of concept. Start with the most dangerous part of your project ( danger = how little experience you have with it * how critical it is for your project to work )

Get it to do... anything.

Make proof of concept code for all the most dangerous parts of the project. Ideally there is only 1 of these. If there is more than 3 then your project is too big. ( yes, this means your projects needs to be TINY )

Then write and refactor code to get a minimum viable pruduct. It should do JUUUUUST the most important critical things.

Now you have a proper codebase. Now everytime you need to expand or fix things, also refactor the code you touch in order to do this. Make it a little bit nicer and better. Write unit tests for it. The works.

After a while, the code that works perfectly and never needs to be touched is hard to read. Which does not matter because you will never read it

And the code that you need to change often is the nicest code in the codebase.

TRYING TO GUESS AHEAD OF TIME WHAT PARTS OF THE CODE WILL BE CHANGED OFTEN IS A FOOLS ERRAND.

( also, use git. Dear god use git and commit no more than 10 lines at once and write telling descriptions for each. GIT shows WHAT you did. YOU write WHY you did it )

Is this how to make your hobby project?

Yes. And also how all good software everywhere is made.

[yourdailyqueer]

maia arson crimew

Gender: Non binary (it/she)

Sexuality: Bisexual / lesbian / queer

DOB: 7 August 1999

Ethnicity: White - Swiss

Occupation: Computer developer, computer hacker, entrepreneur, activist

Note 1: Known for leaking source code and other data from companies such as Intel and Nissan, and for discovering a 2019 copy of the United States government's No Fly List on an unsecured CommuteAir server.

Note 2: Is autistic

[electricxangell]

dev process of my submission for hackapet by hack club!!

drew all the assets, wrote all the code, consumed all the energy drinks xD

overall an incredibly fun experience!! learning pixel art and ignoring my psychology tests were the biggest highlights :3

now onto the final push to submit on time >:D

[roadarchie]

follow me if you liked this post :) I made the image

[agent-z-coding]

I HAVE FINALLY SUCCEEDED

IT WORKS!!! IT WORKS!!!!!

[4, 5, 4.3] -> add BECOMES 13.3!!!!!!!!!!

YOU PEOPLE I HAVE DONE IT

source code will be coming soon (as soon as i get more helper functions working.

For now, PLEASE contribute if you can. Even as little as suggesting some helper functions could help me a ton.

Contribute below:

Open a PR, An issue, Anything, Just mention what the language lacks and you don't even need to implement it yourself, I'll add it to the To-Do list and get working on it ASAP.

Join the discord server, I will be posting updates and asking for suggestions and providing beta builds: https://discord.gg/JxnKn9jd

[disease]

the only 2 color palettes I've been seeing amongst vector graphic designers lately...

cyberpunk 2077

synthwave '84 (dark)

[computer-nerd-girl]

[chuksachi]

Coding and writing are kinda the same:

Both involve staring at a screen, questioning your life choices.

Both require fixing things that technically work but feel wrong.

Both involve crying over missing characters (a semicolon or a protagonist, take your pick).

But at least with writing, I can make up the rules. If you’ve got a story idea but don’t feel like wrestling with words, let’s talk. I do the writing so you don’t have to.

[gazumirei]

what the devs were doing while making the raveyard update:

this is my Contribution to this tweet btw

[tomc-01]

Day 3 of promoting Infinity Dust (my game)

[heart-ghost-studyblr]

Getting old is interesting. I've always been a middle ground between sports (skateboarding, surfing, jiu-jitsu) and an avid student. Over time, it's clear that you can't keep trying the same tricks, just as you can't study the same way.

Today, as I'm writing an article about event-driven architectures, I realize that final exams in college were much easier, just like it's not as easy to jump the same stairs on a skateboard as I did when I was 18. In the image, you can see my favorite note-taking app, Obsidian, and my Neovim terminal. I'm diving deep into Java, and for that, I'm taking a Spring Boot bootcamp offered by Claro through the DIO Innovation One platform.

[glowup-princess]

ᴍʏ ꜰᴀᴠꜱ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇɴᴛ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴏʀꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴᴀʟʟʏ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘɪɴɢ

pt.2??

Likes, comments, reblogs and follows are appreciated <3

[omeletcat]

guys we gotta stop this, literally all i do is draw pixel art for my games and code, and i go on the godot discord to see some GENIUS SAY WORDS THAT PROBABLY HAVEN'T EVEN BEEN INVENTED YET.

QUATERNION?? NOWAY THATS A REAL WORD.

[kokoskingdom]

friendly reminder that once you put your characters out there, they are a free-for-all on whatever fiction your fans would like to create

you can't say "don't do this/that with my characters!" once they are public. people will do what they want, so you can really only request that they're tagged with certain things so you don't have to see it

That being said i might start posting my ocs and get back to work on my games when my laptop is fixed because i'm actually really curious on what things people will come up with

i can't stand people who claim they want a fandom but "without the weird aspects"

fandoms. are. weird. once you have one, you can't really stop anyone from doing whatever they want. it's like a public toy box, you've donated your toys and people will play with them however they wish

i would love a fandom, with ALL the weird aspects. not everyone will feel that way, and that's fine

but you can't expect people to abide by your rules when it's solely to limit THEIR freedom instead of limiting what YOU view

tl;dr fandom fun, cant control everyone, grow up

[eclectic-games-devteam]

Eclectic Elevator NPC Showcase day 4!

Introducing Brodi!

The odd round thing is never seen without a smile, even in the most dire circumstances, they always finds a way to keep it up! - I wonder how his face doesn’t get tired of it..- Some say their smile is contagious and I’m not sure if they mean literally or figuratively, but who knows! All that matters is that this smiling friend will be there with a cheery face through thick and thin!

4rtist’s note: Brodi was made along with the second wave of NPCs I made! I wanted some kind of round character and decided what other than a smiling face!

January, 2025

March, 2025

Fully-Body Turnaround