[HN Gopher] Decker: A Multimedia Sketchpad
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       Decker: A Multimedia Sketchpad
        
       Author : memorable
       Score  : 66 points
       Date   : 2022-11-05 05:26 UTC (17 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (github.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (github.com)
        
       | laputan_machine wrote:
       | Completely unrelated but the title of this post just unlocked a
       | childhood memory of a video game I had completely forgotten
       | about, but really enjoyed:
       | http://www.roguebasin.com/index.php?title=Decker I wonder if it
       | holds the test of time...
        
       | tobr wrote:
       | Looking at js/lil.js I first thought it was a minified file, then
       | realized it's probably not optimized to save bytes, but to save
       | pixels on the screen, to fit more of the code at a glance. I find
       | it surprisingly appealing and feel a little sad thinking that
       | this style of formatting wouldn't pass code review anywhere.
        
         | memorable wrote:
         | You may also be interested in oK[0], which is developed by the
         | same person who created Decker, which has a similar style,
         | although more clean and a little bit more readable IMO than
         | LIL.
         | 
         | [0]: https://github.com/JohnEarnest/ok
        
       | jiffygist wrote:
       | Is lil that decker uses different from
       | http://runtimeterror.com/tech/lil/ ?
        
         | incanus77 wrote:
         | Yes, this language (Learning In Layers) was built for Decker.
        
       | jazzyjackson wrote:
       | Even has the Fat Bits. Amazing work, looking forward to checking
       | out the scripting language.
        
       | thomasfl wrote:
       | It has been mentioned numerous times here, but hypercard could
       | have been what the web is today. Thirty years ago the hypercard
       | alternative supercard opened a whole new world for many
       | developers. Supercard made it possible to make standalone mac
       | apps, in colors, with access to the internet.
       | 
       | I remember making a simple app to send text messages to motorola
       | pagers at that time. It even looked like a pager on the screen.
        
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