Working on a programming language competency scale for myself. The idea is to give one's self confidence at using a specific language. Everyone learns programming differently obviously, but as someone who's self-taught, it might be useful for others.
Ask HN: What are you passionate about at the moment?
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#262Learning Lua and (re)learning C.
After 20+ years of Java and Python the minimalism is deeply satisfying
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#263I just downloaded Ableton Live and it’s been a blast playing with it. Similarly, I finally understand how modular synths work and it’s basically just functional programming with sound. I haven’t bought any modulars yet but I’m really looking forward to getting into it in the new year. Music production is very cool and I can’t wait to learn more.
This is me, it was my pandemic hobby and then it just stuck. I’m still terrible on pretty much every front but I’m constantly improving.
Take your time with modular. It’s easy to get carried away and overspend. Each module is deeper than it looks and you really benefit from getting to know each one.
Edit: and, of course, VCV Rack is the best.
Re: Ask HN: What are you passionate about at the moment?
#264I just downloaded Ableton Live and it’s been a blast playing with it. Similarly, I finally understand how modular synths work and it’s basically just functional programming with sound. I haven’t bought any modulars yet but I’m really looking forward to getting into it in the new year. Music production is very cool and I can’t wait to learn more.
Good stuff!
I started getting in to this at the start of the year. Already had an old, dusty MicroKORG and MIDI interface to use it as a controller, but recently splashed out on a bigger controller as the Korg's tiny keys were hurting me - plus, I wanted something bigger to get better at piano!
A couple of free soft synths I'd recommend are Surge XT, and Vital.
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#265Groundwater. The issues, the proposed policy solutions, the technologies to support study and engineering, and potentially overlooked avenues to get a lot of freshwater otherwise destined for the ocean into the ground instead.
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#266Preserving family moments with a 35mm film camera and the attachment an analog photograph engenders vs. digital.
After seeing a friend with young kids post candid photos of his family for the last few years, I decided to give it a try. Purchased a Retina IIIc rangefinder camera (from the 1950s, preceded SLRs) and it's one of the most amazing purely mechanical, consumer-focused engineered products I've held in my hands. Got a scanner, successfully booted the Nikon Scan abandonware on a virtualized Windows XP environment, and saw my first roll of photos appear last weekend. Wife and extended family absolutely loved it. I've reviewed those 36 photos (standard roll length) more in the past week than the 1,000 family photos of the past 2 years on my cell phone. Excited for more.
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#267Quit my job earlier this year to start an indie game studio and a little bit of contributions to misc open-source projects. A fair balance of relax time but also enjoying the time off. There is so much I want to do and get excited for, but I still suffer a lot of procrastination related problems or else I feel like I could have done a tremendous amount more. I feel like there is lifetimes of things I get excited abou…
I'm quitting my job in December to work on my game full time, neat to find someone else who also quit for something similar.
Would love to connect, maybe we can help motivate each other :). My email is in my profile if you're interested in connecting, same goes for anyone else in a similar situation.
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#268Secondhand shopping and stores Trying to build something for businesses like thrift stores, vintage stores, secondhand stores, used furniture, consignment, etc. I started working at a vintage shop a few months ago after leaving my SWE job, and it's a pretty analog industry. No updated inventory, digital presence, business intelligence, etc. (not for lack of usefulness or lack of trying, just because digitizing hundre…
No particular tips, but would love to follow along if you’re blogging about it anywhere!
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#269Tabla. These are drums from the South Asian region, which are probably the "most" harmonious drums you can construct. I am learning to play, but also slowly working out the physics of them. There is some work in the area, including foundational work by Ramen, the Nobel prize winning physicist. But there is quite a lot still to be done. I would like to turn some of the art of making Tabla into the science of making Ta…
Who's your favorite Tabla player? I became oddly obsessed with this instrument for about two or three years of my life. It helped that I had an extremely competent teacher. My favorite player was Anindo Chatterjee. Of course, there are also a lot of extremely talented younger players.
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#270Board game design, but specifically solo and 2-player co-op games that have a small footprint, small board states, and are easy to play. I've been looking for offline hobbies and recently got into solo board gaming, on top of playing games with my wife a couple of times a month. I work in gamesdev and I want to retain a creative outlet in the direction of gaming, because I just really enjoy it, but I also want to sto…
never heard of solo board games before, is it possible?