This looks cool. I've always enjoyed games that involve/incorporate programming. This looks simple enough for most people to grasp, but complex enough to be able to program some interesting behaviour, if you want to get into it. It's also mildly educational (teaching some basic programming/JavaScript), which is always good. Thanks for sharing!
I'm a full-stack developer whose primary project has been to rewrite rich desktop applications as webapps, and I seriously don't understand all the hate on JavaScript (Well, as of ES6, at least). It really isn't that bad if you put some effort into understanding how to write good JavaScript.
I'm guessing the hate is due to all of the websites with JavaScript bloat these days. It's a bit of an epidemic.
I think JS is useful though, and can improve the usability and/or performance of a website, if it's used responsibly, and properly. I'm not really a programmer though; that's just how it seems to me.
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2 u/tame 08 Jul 2016 07:18
Now that looks all kinds of awesome. Bookmarked for later tonight. :D
1 u/Camamoow [OP] 08 Jul 2016 06:33
Figured with me playing this again, it could use a repost.
1 u/GrislyAtoms 08 Jul 2016 21:52
This looks cool. I've always enjoyed games that involve/incorporate programming. This looks simple enough for most people to grasp, but complex enough to be able to program some interesting behaviour, if you want to get into it. It's also mildly educational (teaching some basic programming/JavaScript), which is always good. Thanks for sharing!
-1 u/J_Darnley 08 Jul 2016 10:42
No thanks.
1 u/RevanProdigalKnight 08 Jul 2016 11:39
I'm a full-stack developer whose primary project has been to rewrite rich desktop applications as webapps, and I seriously don't understand all the hate on JavaScript (Well, as of ES6, at least). It really isn't that bad if you put some effort into understanding how to write good JavaScript.
2 u/GrislyAtoms 08 Jul 2016 21:49
I'm guessing the hate is due to all of the websites with JavaScript bloat these days. It's a bit of an epidemic.
I think JS is useful though, and can improve the usability and/or performance of a website, if it's used responsibly, and properly. I'm not really a programmer though; that's just how it seems to me.
1 u/tame 09 Jul 2016 01:34
JavaScript isn't the same thing it was back in the days of Netscape 4 vs IE5. It's actually a real, semi-standardized language now.