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Target
This week, I've been doing the same as usual: I've been building Arroost (for the next video).
Arroost is built on top of another engi...
2023-08-03 19:19:07 +0000 UTC
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Just cells
Recap: A nogan is what happens when a fractal, a time machine, and a cellular automata have a baby, and that baby has a baby, and that baby has a baby, and that baby is its own g...
2023-07-27 17:42:55 +0000 UTC
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Back and forth
I don't know how many times I've typed this out by now... but I'm making a new engine. And it's called Arroost.
Arroost has two parts. The top bit, that you actually use. And the bottom bit, th...
2023-07-20 19:35:39 +0000 UTC
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Well... nothing. Because I'm on holiday. So instead, Buckle up! Let's learn Arroost.
(diagrams drawn in tldraw.com for illustrative purposes only)
Arroost
I'm making a thing called Arroost.
Nogan
Ar...
2023-07-13 14:42:31 +0000 UTC
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*cough*
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Ok, Arroost is starting to take shape. So I can now tell you much more about it. Let's dive in...

Part One: Dawn of Arroost
2023-07-09 12:17:17 +0000 UTC
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Advancing
I've been working on an engine called Arroost (for the next video). And this week, I've been making it advance through time.<...
2023-07-01 10:42:43 +0000 UTC
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No Music
I put out a little teaser trailer for the next video. Go watch it! And then come back here.
It's part 2 of the current tr...
2023-06-22 18:53:49 +0000 UTC
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Part One: DreamBerd Uncaged
Last week, I did a little tech-talk about my (joke) language DreamBerd. This week, I uploaded a 2023-06-18 10:32:57 +0000 UTC
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A few months ago, I was asked to appear on the Future of Coding podcast. Ivan Reese sent me a message to that effect. However, there was something unusual about his request.
My appearance on the show would be a secret - a surprise.
2023-06-10 12:14:41 +0000 UTC
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Future of Code
Hey there's a new Future of Code episode out! Without spoiling anything, I highly recommend listening to the whole thing if you en...
2023-06-01 20:13:38 +0000 UTC
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Order
Every time I make a video, there are certain building blocks that I need to make - and put together. Like... the script, the music, the voiceover, the code, the effects.
And... Every time I make a ...
2023-05-25 19:50:29 +0000 UTC
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Time Travel
If you didn't know, I'm making a new engine called Arroost. It's for the next video!
And in the e...
2023-05-18 20:32:22 +0000 UTC
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Resolve
I've finalised the script for the video! And I'm ready to record my voice-over.
The process of doing this is a little bit different this time... because... I'm trying out some d...
2023-05-11 20:51:32 +0000 UTC
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(quite a lot this time)

JavaScript
A while ago, I started my youtube channel by making an engine called SandPond. (It's called the SandPond S...
2023-05-04 19:45:53 +0000 UTC
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Yellow
I've been building more of ARROOST for the next video. It's a confusing tool that lets you make music.
This week, I've been making more of the contraptions that you can interact with inside it. And I've been trying to...
2023-04-27 20:51:39 +0000 UTC
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Performance
I've been making more *stuff* for the Arroost engine. And with each thing that I add, the engine gets a bit slower. So this week... I spent a bit of time speeding it up.
I already did a bunch of 'performance boosting' ea...
2023-04-20 20:44:24 +0000 UTC
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Creating
I've been building an engine called Arroost for the next video. This week, I added the ability to create new shapes, which will serve as the building blocks for how your program runs.
I want them to fe...
2023-04-16 11:27:21 +0000 UTC
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Touching
When I made CellPond, I tried to make every interaction possible with just the left-mouse-button. My reasoning was this:
If everything cou...
2023-04-07 21:45:32 +0000 UTC
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This Is An Arrow
This week, I've been writing the script for the next video, ๐ต Arrows in Arrows in Arrows, and I've now settled on its structure.
Throughout the video,...
2023-03-29 17:25:32 +0000 UTC
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State
When you use one of my tools, like CellPond or ScreenPond
2023-03-25 10:40:09 +0000 UTC
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99 Froggy Heroes
We hit 99 patrons!
Well... the number fluctuates a little bit as payments sometimes bounce. But there are currenty 99 froggy heroes! This means that nobody else can currently join the patreon! It's...
2023-03-16 22:28:35 +0000 UTC
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To claim your spot in the Pond of Fame, check out the instructions in this post!
2023-03-16 22:28:12 +0000 UTC
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Thing
When I was younger, I used to enjoy coding little game engines and simulations. These often included the concept of a 'thing' that you could place into the game world. You could also call them an entity, an inst...
2023-03-11 10:50:49 +0000 UTC
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State
Hey! I've been working hard on coding things for the next video, which will be called ๐ต Arrows in Arrows in Arrows. To prepare for this, I've been making some more tools.
I'm building an engine that will...
2023-03-04 21:12:10 +0000 UTC
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Layers
No rest for the wicked! I've started working on the next video. As previously voted by patrons (a lo...
2023-02-23 21:30:16 +0000 UTC
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Silence
Woah! I released a new video called โ๏ธ Define Define!
The last few days of working on it ...
2023-02-16 20:39:31 +0000 UTC
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School
I did a talk! At the Peckham Digital festival!
If you would like to watch it, there's a recording of the livestream! ...
2023-02-03 21:50:19 +0000 UTC
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Lab Lab
I've been making a new thing for the next video! It's called LabLab, and it's a simple tool for exploring fractals. Specifically, I've been exploring t...
2023-01-26 22:28:27 +0000 UTC
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It's the NOISES SPECIAL!

Voice
When I record my voice for a video, I put a bunch effects on it. And with each video, I learn a few more things. These are all the steps I currently take:
1. Volume
First, ...
2023-01-19 19:46:40 +0000 UTC
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Cellular Automata
In preparation for the next video, ๐ Define Define, I've been continuing work on the new SandLab engine.<...
2023-01-12 20:13:34 +0000 UTC
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