Show HN: I taught my little brother JS, and he made this videogame in a week

Post by klyrs » Thu, Jan 10, 2019, 6:22 AM UTC

finaliteration wrote: post #207

etatoby wrote: post #198

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's a complaint about the JS language itself, that variables are global unless otherwise specified.

I do agree it’s a complaint about the language. However, I think it does ultimately fall on the developer to know how to work with the language including the bad/ugly/awful parts. I also think not polluting the global scope is a pretty foundational thing to know or be aware of. It’s really easy to shoot yourself in the foot or have naming collisions/overwrites happen if you aren’t careful. Another example would be me…

Post by toabi » Thu, Jan 10, 2019, 6:26 AM UTC

wrayjustin wrote: post #210

krozgen wrote: post #194

Snowcrash mode :) (In console): setInterval(function() { hero.x = powerUp.x; hero.y = powerUp.y; }, 50); setInterval(function() { hero.x = reward.x; hero.y = reward.y; }, 100);

I did the same, but played around a bit more and made an "AI" mode: maxScore = 0; setInterval( function() { if (score > maxScore) { maxScore = score; } if (distance(hero.y, hero.x, ennemi.y, ennemi.x) PowerUpspawnRate) { hero.y += (powerUp.y - hero.y) * speedLimit / distance(hero.y, hero.x, powerUp.y, powerUp.x); hero.x += (powerUp.x - hero.x) * speedLimit/ distance(hero.y, hero.x, powerUp.y, powerUp.x); } else { her…

Post by [deleted] » Thu, Jan 10, 2019, 6:38 AM UTC

11235813213455 wrote: post #157

quadcore wrote: post #145

Look at the code guys [1]. I love it. This is simple. There is not a single line of bullshit. I hope he gonna become a great programmer and continue to make beautiful code like that. [1] https://github.com/S-poony/Ultra-Square-Catcher-USC-/blob/ma...

The mix between French and English variable names or comments is a bit irritating, even for as a French guy

Post by nikkwong » Thu, Jan 10, 2019, 6:56 AM UTC

Post by kowdermeister » Thu, Jan 10, 2019, 7:23 AM UTC