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Matrix web-based green code rain, made with love

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post #27

Shameless plug Matrix opening scene "Trace Program Running" in 194 bytes of javascript https://www.dwitter.net/d/25497 Close to authentic but not 100% due to fonts, non-linear easing of the zoom, and of course the end transition diving into the CGI 0 which is a bit beyond this size bracket of code golfing (although you kind get a modicum of the effect via aliasing).

That's incredible!

The ingenuity of code golfers and other constrained coding varieties stymies me.

Re: Matrix web-based green code rain, made with love

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post #33

No love for Safari browser? :(

Uh oh, is it broken in Safari again? Seems to work in Safari 15.6.1, may I ask what version of Safari you've got? I'd love it if you filed an issue.

Works in Safari version 16.1 (18614.2.6.1.1) on Ventura 13.0.

Works in Safari on iPadOS 16.1 (20B5050f) on iPad, and iOS 16.1 (same build) on iPhone.

Re: Matrix web-based green code rain, made with love

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https://github.com/liquidx/webviewscreensaver I tried it with this "web page as a screensaver" app and it worked perfectly. macOS only though - I couldn't find a Windows one.

I love it. Thanks! (And thanks to OP for this amazing implementation of the matrix)

Re: Matrix web-based green code rain, made with love

#48

It has been asked a couple times in the comments with no response so far. Would anyone have any idea on how this could be made into a desktop/phone wallpaper or screensaver? That would be such an awesome application. :O

See this comment in the same thread (for macOS) [0].

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/context?id=32952892

Re: Matrix web-based green code rain, made with love

#49

https://github.com/liquidx/webviewscreensaver I tried it with this "web page as a screensaver" app and it worked perfectly. macOS only though - I couldn't find a Windows one.

I love it. Thanks! (And thanks to OP for this amazing implementation of the matrix)

Sure thing - it's amazing isn't it?

I'm considering writing a version for Windows myself if noone one points me at an existing one.. I think it could be quite fun - especially as there are quite a few neat WebL/WebGPU pages out there that would make a good screen saver.

Re: Matrix web-based green code rain, made with love

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post #11

I hope someone can update the xscreensaver code with this one.

Yeah seriously it looks so much better than GLMatrix.

GLMatrix aged gracefully. It has been around for a while and I still use it.

This one looks great and it would be great to see an updated version.

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