My son (9 yrs old) used plain JavaScript to make a game, and wants your feedback

Post by gopher_space » Wed, Dec 04, 2024, 7:35 PM UTC

ethbr1 wrote: post #57

themdonuts wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, I was having the same issue. I couldn't tell why the weapon was not charged up. But sometimes on the second click it would work. But well done!

I think there are two improvement requests here: 1. Dont't allow button clicking when not the player's turn (expect tiny dev might be getting tripped up by async event handlers here) 2. Visually flag whether or not an ability is charged

Post by veesahni » Wed, Dec 04, 2024, 7:38 PM UTC

ttouch wrote: post #391

this is hands down the most heartwarming post I've seen in A WHILE. Like most people said, I too started kinda like that. Coding/computers is an amazing journey with near infinite paths to choose from I wish you the best and slow clap to the amazing dad that was there to set the stage and be there for him. Made my week for sure!

Post by fidrelity » Wed, Dec 04, 2024, 7:47 PM UTC

Post by ivanjermakov » Wed, Dec 04, 2024, 8:09 PM UTC

taylorbuley wrote: post #376

Congrats kid! It's a fun app incorporating strategic and visual play. The code is well structured and clean. `onclick` handlers inline are a great way to get going with interactivity. One possible improvement could be to add event listeners dynamically after `load`. Another challenge might be to move stuff outside of the global namespace, especially variables. For a challenge and possible improvement, see if you can…

Post by becquerel » Wed, Dec 04, 2024, 8:19 PM UTC

veesahni wrote: post #388

rmujica wrote: post #383

Just a small comment, encourage your son (or do it yourself) to archive his site and code so he can revisit it years later. I did and it is amazing to learn again the code I did 25 years ago!

Good point! It is already in a repository, with every single tiny commit, including many mis-spelled commit messages :)