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#417 - News Wants to Have Fun |
Weekly Newsletter; News Wants to Have Fun#417 - Friday 31st May, 2019groups.google.com/group/socoder-newsletter Every Friday, OMG, where did the week go!? ; Hello WorldSo, a week of playing with a Japanese version of Petit Switch.. How'd I get on? Thankfully the language is entirely in English. .. Or at least, as English as "BASIC" is. The Help popups (Tap F1, just like Blitz) are all in Japanese, but Google Translate's been at hand to help figure things out. Of course, that usually means having to decypher what the hell Google's obscure translation is supposed to mean, but for the mostpart, it's been fairly smooth sailing. I'm usually not the sort to enjoy the annoying popup nature of AutoComplete during coding, but the fact that I can type a letter, then scroll through all the possible commands, has been something of a lifesaver. Searching for "The command that sounds approximately like it might be something to do with the thing I'm trying to do" hasn't always been fruitful, but for the mostpart I've usually found what I'm after. The language is also Case Insensitive, thank fuck, so I don't have to have everything constantly in Caps, and have already seemingly decided on a case-style that seems to fit the Blitz-like nature that I'm aiming for. Adding your own commands (def FunctionName arg1,arg2,arg3) can be slightly difficult. I haven't yet found a way, and don't think you can, have multiple versions of the same command with different arguments. It DOES have the ability to either access arguments either by the given variable name, or using DefArg(n), but I can't seem to get it to do "I missed this argument out, use a default" stuff, like Blitz can. Awww..  I am enjoying it, though. So, that's good! socoder.net/?Topic=7031 SoCoder; PixlyPakz finds a decent sprite-editor for Android.It's handy to have a sprite-editor on a touchscreen. My art style has gotten at least 2% better since switching from mouse to tablet spriting. As with all things, any tool is only as good as the person using it, and it's always important to give yourself a good lengthy period to get used to the tools, too. Good luck, Pakz! socoder.net/?Blogs=71574 SoTraileriffic; Picard TrailerAmazon post a trailer for the new Picard series, and Rockford gets himself shunned by the entire community.socoder.net/?GotoPost=71544 ; Terminator 65000And that's not the model number of the Terminator.socoder.net/?Topic=7496 SoMuchMore; Shit TellyDon't watch these!The forum recommends TV shows that you definitely shouldn't bother to watch. socoder.net/?Topic=7497 ; All Snacked OutRockford continues his quest to try all the snacks from the bundle he's been given.Fishy things, Cartoon Children, KitKats, and even Robot Rollerskaters. Rockford eats everything!! socoder.net/?GotoPost=71538 SoAboutTheSame; EdgeChromeMicrosoft have released a "Developer Preview" of their Chromium based version of Edge.You can download it, install it, use it, and .. I'm using it, right now! In fact, I've been using it all morning, for posting Daily Pixelart and Blog, and grabbing the links for this newsletter, checking my emails and tweet notifications, and more. Honestly, it's not been a bad experience, and has in fact been.. .. Exactly the same.. Would I recommend it? Not sure. Not really any better or worse than Chrome, from what I can see. But I think if I were to start from a fresh Windows Install, I might be less tempted to bother to install Chrome... And I get the feeling that's probably the real reason they're doing this. socoder.net/?Topic=7498 KiloTube; The WizardView on YouTube ; Emulator UpgradeSaturn emulation just got a lovely upgrade.youtu.be/l7OhDDLgeVM ; WEEeeeeeeTom has a go on a zip-line.youtu.be/ef1jPbezKDM MegaTube; Martin Makes MusicTaking a break from his usual Tunnel Exploration, Martin heads to the studio.View on YouTube ; Andrew Makes MusicMeanwhile, Andrew draws!youtu.be/WpfRpBMu4H0 GigaTube; A Load of Old WillyThe history of the bloke who wasn't Dr Who.View on YouTube ; Wireless LightsShopping for electrical bits and pieces in Japan.Wait 'til he goes to buy the resistors.. Oh my god, it's like oldskool Tandy, but MORE!! youtu.be/PsUsByrOveE Pappy; The Lost DogA Nintendo Character that was almost completely missed.View on YouTube ; Part Twoyoutu.be/6sN3k-Dz96U80s Cover CornerView on YouTube youtu.be/M8hLR534Qks youtu.be/dD7Djhne6os youtu.be/RZlJ9kBRAxs youtu.be/4D1UA612cTw TVCover CornerView on YouTube youtu.be/tAZZQ8i_cEo youtu.be/ZlQ1oHv0pFU youtu.be/mhThxSiNLI8 VGRemix CornerView on YouTube youtu.be/S-0j03hw990 (This album is in all good music outlets, btw, and includes almost the entire Superfrog Soundtrack, remastered!) ------------------- Load, Next List! |
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