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Re: Show HN: Solve and generate mazes with JavaScript on HTML Canvas

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Post by delinom » Mon, Jan 28, 2019, 3:55 AM UTC

forrestthewoods wrote: post #28

amenghra wrote: post #27

https://bost.ocks.org/mike/algorithms/#maze-generation has some visualizations for various different maze generation algorithms.

Great link. Here's another good one. https://www.jamisbuck.org/mazes/

And here's another one. It introduces maze building ideas in a simple way.

http://www.jamisbuck.org/presentations/rubyconf2011/index.ht...

Re: Show HN: Solve and generate mazes with JavaScript on HTML Canvas

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Post by asciimo » Mon, Jan 28, 2019, 4:27 AM UTC

jschulenklopper wrote: post #12

This will be an interesting book to read... also showcasing multiple maze generation algorithms: https://pragprog.com/book/jbmaze/mazes-for-programmers

I love this book. It's on my retirement pile! (Hopefully mazes will still be relevant by then.)

Re: Show HN: Solve and generate mazes with JavaScript on HTML Canvas

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Post by robbrown451 » Mon, Jan 28, 2019, 8:16 AM UTC

davidim wrote: post #26

robbrown451 wrote: post #25

I'm surprised it doesn't allow you to "draw" on it to solve the maze. That seems like an essential (and easy to add) feature.

What sort of drawing are you thinking? Dragging the mouse around on the screen or navigating with the arrows?

Well I would pick drawing with a mouse, but arrow keys would work in a pinch.