[HN Gopher] 1KB JavaScript Demoscene Challenge Just Launched
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1KB JavaScript Demoscene Challenge Just Launched
I just launched JS1024 -- a creative coding challenge with a strict
limit: 1024 bytes of JavaScript. No libraries. No frameworks. Just
raw code. You can submit visual effects, generative art, tiny
games, synths, or whatever you can fit into 1KB of JavaScript. -
https://js1024.fun/ Think of it as a spiritual successor to JS1k
or the 4k demoscene -- with a modern twist. Would love feedback,
ideas, or help spreading the word. And if you've ever made a tiny
JS demo, please share -- I'd love to see it.
Author : babakode
Score : 83 points
Date : 2025-07-01 18:36 UTC (4 hours ago)
| econ wrote:
| It is unclear if it must be canvas or if using the Dom is
| allowed.
| skhameneh wrote:
| I found it clear after reading the page, the "Demo Categories &
| Shim Details" gives three different options.
|
| In short, canvas is not required, using the DOM is allowed.
| moritzwarhier wrote:
| > You can submit visual effects, generative art, tiny games,
| synths, or whatever you can fit into 1KB of JavaScript.
|
| There is no mention of canvas
| nomel wrote:
| I think any _local_ restrictions, beyond the 1024 character
| limit, would go against the spirit of it all.
| babakode wrote:
| There is two web technologies shims: HTML and Canvas
| mg794613 wrote:
| Did that site just got "slashdotted"? Because none of the
| examples want to load atm.
| babakode wrote:
| It's working for me. All of them. There is no demos submitted
| for 2025 edition yet tho
| xnx wrote:
| Given the amount of features built-in to modern browsers, there
| should be some very impressive things possible in 1K.
|
| There have been a few cool Javascript things in 140 characters:
| https://www.dwitter.net/
| zamadatix wrote:
| Happy to see another year!
|
| I think it'd be nice if the rest of the shims were dropped too.
| "1024 bytes of JavaScript. No libraries. No frameworks. Just raw
| code". Year by year it's getting easier to do more in the same
| amount of bytes. Last year's 1st place winner was a plain HTML
| entry which implemented its own canvas. 8 of all 148 entries
| 2020-2024 have used the shader shim, fewer than used the
| deprecated p5js shim in 2020. The categories/category winners are
| cool but it should be based on what approach was used rather than
| which framework they started with. E.g. "Sand and Water" is the
| "js winner" solely because it used the shim and "Splash Dash"
| didn't but really Splash Dash won both overall and won the js
| canvas category too, it just did it without the free bytes from
| the canvas framework.
| revskill wrote:
| Js is fun.
| cies wrote:
| I wonder is someone truly believing this is a good hire ("the
| new hire can do the JS!") or a bad hire (as in: no clue what a
| fun programming language is like, or "must have never used JS
| in anger").
| binarymax wrote:
| Participated in the first two JS1ks. Thanks for bringing this
| back! Having some nostalgia. I can't believe this is 15 years old
| already: https://js1k.com/2010-first/demo/688
|
| Thanks for keeping the JS demoscene alive!
| babakode wrote:
| My pleasure. I love seeing people being creative
| leptons wrote:
| Anyone looking for ideas should definitely check out:
|
| https://beta.dwitter.net/top/year
| babakode wrote:
| Absolutely! That list is a goldmine of ideas hahaha perfect for
| 1KB inspiration.
| averageRoyalty wrote:
| Why did you use ChatGPT to write your submission text? I can't
| speak for everyone, but it makes me much less likely to check out
| your project as I have less faith in it.
| babakode wrote:
| Yes that is true! But the reason is because I do not know
| english that good I'm not an english speaker, sorry for making
| the post look spammish
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