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  1. vibes.diy

    Shareable apps in seconds

    I haven't posted it here yet b/c it's not show ready, but we have been building this vision -- I like to think of it as an e-bike for the mind.

    https://vibes.diy/

    We had a lot of fun last night with Vibecode Karaoke, where you code an app at the same time as you sing a song.

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  3. Decker

    A multimedia sketchpad

    Some programs, games, and zines made with Decker: https://itch.io/games/tag-decker

    Unlike LiveCode (or so far as I am aware HyperNext), Decker is free and open-source: https://github.com/JohnEarnest/Decker

    I'd be happy to go into more detail if you like.

  4. gcodepreview

    OpenPythonSCAD library for moving a tool in lines and arcs so as to model how a part would be cut using G-code or described as a DXF.

    Yeah, that sums things up well --- the problem of course is what happens when one works on a project which blurs boundaries.

    I had to drop into BlockSCAD to rough out an arc algorithm for my current project:

    https://github.com/WillAdams/gcodepreview

    (see the subsubsection "Arcs for toolpaths and DXFs")

    Jupyter Notebooks come close to allowing a seamless blending of text and algorithm, but they are sorely missing on the graphic design and vector graphics front --- which now that I write that, makes me realize that that is the big thing which I miss when trying to use them. Makes me wish for JuMP, a Jupyter Notebook which incorporates METAPOST --- if it also had an interactive drawing mode, it would be perfect.... (for my needs).

  5. thorium-nova

    Next-generation Spaceship Controls

    Sadly, most of them are lost to time. There's one that I'm aware of at https://archive.org/details/hypercard_voyager-engineer-new is just one station of about 15 from one of the ships.

    https://thoriumsim.com is a modern incarnation of the same software.

  6. ruffle

    A Flash Player emulator written in Rust

    https://ruffle.rs/ recently came to my attention when I needed to resuscitate a back into tool that had been completely built in Macromedia products

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