Programming - WAYWO - March 2013

[cody8295]

[QUOTE=cartman300;39880983][url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABET[/url][/QUOTE]

I was looking at that, but it doesn't really answer my question about the real life advantage..

[egomanyak]

[IMG]https://dl.dropbox.com/s/e8hwfb3znz3m749/game1.jpg[/IMG]
on a unrelated note I started to learn c++ today and this is what I learned within 5~ hours.
its really ugly and stupid but feels somewhat proud. and these sembols are houses. they always change prices and you buy and sell them in hopes of getting rich.
It would be wonderful if I actually learnt to add colors and such but enough for today, gotta sleep.
I also want to do this: [url]http://www.kathekonta.com/rlguide/index.html[/url] but my IDE(VS) says that library he used uses old libraries that arent supported. any ideas ?

[roboneter]

[QUOTE=Jawalt;39881260]This plane talk is making me wish I had the money to make a drone or something. Does anyone know where to start with that kind of thing?[/QUOTE]
[url]http://diydrones.com/[/url] will help you get even more excited.
There is also a forum ([url]http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/index.php[/url]) which has tons of info but I don't like the community.

Flying using a live streaming camera is called FPV flying. Reddit will get you started with a nice community: [url]http://www.reddit.com/r/fpv[/url]

If you want to start with "cheap", easy to fly, programmable drones, try the Parrot AR 2. It has a camera, WIFI and a hacking community like: [url]http://dronehacks.com/[/url]

[Pugzii]

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=PdmAdtQe_oc[/url]

Finished my SFML/OpenGL particle engine.. lots of shaders for optimal performance!

[Lexic]

[QUOTE=Sakarias88;39876824]You can get the model from various places but I got mine [url=http://www.crytek.com/cryengine/cryengine3/downloads]here[/url].
It's probably the same one as the "Crytek Sponza" in your link.[/QUOTE]

It's not actually, Mr McGuire fiddles with everything he uploads.
Mostly it's standardizing the textures & bump maps but he also tweaks normals and repairs mesh holes. (And in this case removes the huge banner)

[Richy13]

[QUOTE=Pugzii;39885407][url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=PdmAdtQe_oc[/url]

Finished my SFML/OpenGL particle engine.. lots of shaders for optimal performance![/QUOTE]

WHat performance optimisations have you made?

[alexbard]

[video=youtube;khLVS6hn2Js]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khLVS6hn2Js[/video]

Working on my roleplay (roguelike) game. This video is demonstration of free camera concept that was implemented yesterday.

[Map in a box]

Had a Wii U for awhile, found out that the vWii can be hacked.
[img]http://fox.mmgn.com/mmgn/news/normal/the-homebrew-channel-is-on-the-wii-u-s-wii-mode-1094010.jpg[/img]
:popcorn:

[Hogofwar]

[QUOTE=alexbard;39886021][video=youtube;khLVS6hn2Js]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khLVS6hn2Js[/video]

Working on my roleplay (roguelike) game. This video is demonstration of free camera concept that was implemented yesterday.[/QUOTE]

That lighting is excellent, details of it?

[editline]12th March 2013[/editline]

[QUOTE=Pugzii;39885407][url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=PdmAdtQe_oc[/url]

Finished my SFML/OpenGL particle engine.. lots of shaders for optimal performance![/QUOTE]

Why does the spaceship in space slow down?

[Perl]

[QUOTE=roboneter;39885051][url]http://diydrones.com/[/url] will help you get even more excited.
There is also a forum ([url]http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/index.php[/url]) which has tons of info but I don't like the community.

Flying using a live streaming camera is called FPV flying. Reddit will get you started with a nice community: [url]http://www.reddit.com/r/fpv[/url]

If you want to start with "cheap", easy to fly, programmable drones, try the Parrot AR 2. It has a camera, WIFI and a hacking community like: [url]http://dronehacks.com/[/url][/QUOTE]

I've been interested in drones for ages but never really did much research on them. Looks like I'm buying an AR 2 next week then, thanks.

[razzums]

[QUOTE=alexbard;39886021][video=youtube;khLVS6hn2Js]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khLVS6hn2Js[/video]

Working on my roleplay (roguelike) game. This video is demonstration of free camera concept that was implemented yesterday.[/QUOTE]

Looks awesome! And can you explain how you did the lighting?

[grimpunch]

[vid]http://puu.sh/2gsMW[/vid]
Working on hotline miami inspired shooter set in Sao Paulo.

[Perl]

Someone here made a very neat tiled sprite editor, anyone remember the project name or the author?

edit: never mind
[url]https://github.com/Metapyziks/Spryt[/url]

[voodooattack]

So I've almost finished my current project (a bacteriological incubator), for which I had to design and program the (digital) circuits and MCUs. All controlled by a central ATMega640 chip connected to a TFT touch-screen and an AT90USB1286 for USB connectivity.

I was perfectly fine with that.. but now the company wants me to take on another project while we wait for the hardware to arrive. The first stage of the new project is a digital I.V. dripper, and I can accept it on one condition: No bugs allowed.

Should I go for it? What do you guys think?

[cody8295]

[QUOTE=cody8295;39880940]I was wondering if anybody here knows about the ABET accreditation. Well my college offers 2 different Computer Science courses, one is "Alternative" and another is "Honors". The Honors course is ABET accredited. I'm not exactly sure what that even is. In the real world is there an advantage to having that ABET accredited course under your belt compared to the same course without the accreditation? Thanks.[/QUOTE]

EDIT: Found the answer if anybody else is looking for it:

ABET holds meetings with major employers, educators, ... about what should be in a degree program and sets standards to meet them. So an ABET accredited program is consistent with what the world expects.

Our alternative program has the same computer science courses. Since the computer science component is the same as what ABET wants, the program is not too far from standard. So the students are still in high demand and mostly do well in employment. But they would need to catch up on what they missed if they went on to a reputable grad school, and might find that the more interesting jobs require accreditation.

The advantage of the Honors program to a student depends on their circumstances. Smart first year students should pick it; transfer students with not much time left should pick the alternative.

[McDunkinY]

I present to you.. [B]Server Hosting Story[/B], just a little something I've been doing ( Nothing serious, just for fun ) so yeah, here's some progress.

[video=youtube;F1gO_V4GkGU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1gO_V4GkGU[/video]

Windows movie maker, yo.

[Darwin226]

Disregard the last thing I said about scopes in my language (like anybody cares, ha!). Turns out that's not really what I want to happen.

[meanwhile]

[QUOTE=McDunkable;39891432]I present to you.. [B]Server Hosting Story[/B], just a little something I've been doing ( Nothing serious, just for fun ) so yeah, here's some progress.

[video=youtube;F1gO_V4GkGU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1gO_V4GkGU[/video]

Windows movie maker, yo.[/QUOTE]

Is that somewhat inspired by Kairosoft's Game Dev Story etc?

[Rayboy1995]

Just programmed my first web server, its very basic but I'm pretty happy. Was a lot easier than I expected.
[IMG]http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/4543/webserver1.png[/IMG]

[Lexic]

[QUOTE=voodooattack;39891092]So I've almost finished my current project (a bacteriological incubator), for which I had to design and program the (digital) circuits and MCUs. All controlled by a central ATMega640 chip connected to a TFT touch-screen and an AT90USB1286 for USB connectivity.

I was perfectly fine with that.. but now the company wants me to take on another project while we wait for the hardware to arrive. The first stage of the new project is a digital I.V. dripper, and I can accept it on one condition: No bugs allowed.

Should I go for it? What do you guys think?[/QUOTE]

What do you stand to lose and what do you stand to gain?

[ChristopherB]

[QUOTE=voodooattack;39891092]So I've almost finished my current project (a bacteriological incubator), for which I had to design and program the (digital) circuits and MCUs. All controlled by a central ATMega640 chip connected to a TFT touch-screen and an AT90USB1286 for USB connectivity.

I was perfectly fine with that.. but now the company wants me to take on another project while we wait for the hardware to arrive. The first stage of the new project is a digital I.V. dripper, and I can accept it on one condition: No bugs allowed.

Should I go for it? What do you guys think?[/QUOTE]

I was under the impression that medical equipment required extensive and expensive testing following years of development?

[esalaka]

Someone's gonna die

[Tamschi]

[QUOTE=McDunkable;39891432]I present to you.. [B]Server Hosting Story[/B], just a little something I've been doing ( Nothing serious, just for fun ) so yeah, here's some progress.

[video=youtube;F1gO_V4GkGU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1gO_V4GkGU[/video]

Windows movie maker, yo.[/QUOTE]

Servers didn't catch fire, would not play.

[voodooattack]

[QUOTE=Lexic;39891764]What do you stand to lose and what do you stand to gain?[/QUOTE]

A lot of time and effort for the former and a hefty sum of money for the latter.

[QUOTE=ChristopherB;39892008]I was under the impression that medical equipment required extensive and expensive testing following years of development?[/QUOTE]

Exactly, if I invest my self into this I'll be bound to this project for years. I'm not sure if I can stand that kind of commitment. Not to mention that due to the high budget I could be held responsible for the whole thing if things go south.

[editline]13th March 2013[/editline]

[QUOTE=esalaka;39892135]Someone's gonna die[/QUOTE]

:tinfoil:

[KmartSqrl]

Do it and make sure you bathe your code in automated unit and integration tests.

[redx475]

My virtual machine now is fully working! It can read and assemble an assembly-type language, then execute the output binary. Here is a simple countdown:

main:
  alloc 1 ; Allocate space in the memory buffer
  push "Countdown:"
  call "print" ; Call the print function
  push 10
  call "print"
  push 10
  goto loop

loop:
  store 0 ; Pop the stack and store the popped item in memory
  push 1
  load 0
  sub ; Subtraction!
  store 0 ; Store the result
  load 0 ; Because store pops the stack, but we still need the value
  push -1
  eq ; If eq, execute the next instruction. Otherwise, skip it.
  goto stop ; This could also just be 'end'
  load 0
  call "print"
  load 0
  goto loop ; Loops!

stop:
  end

I run this in my tests to make sure everything is working. It ends up coming out as such:

[t]http://i.imgur.com/bCLWH51.png[/t]

I still have a few things to do, though. First of all, the assembler doesn't take endianess into account when making the binary. I need to make sure the assembler/binary reader are aware of which endian binaries hold. Then I need to make more opcodes pop from the stack (right now only a few can take arguments from the stack, and it makes a few things hard). Finally I need to implement more standard functions for the CALL opcode.

Also, some of my code is too messy D:

[AntonioR]

Hell yeah ! Made my first android app, you can read about it here...

[url]http://developer.android.com/training/basics/firstapp/index.html[/url] :P

[Jookia]

[QUOTE=voodooattack;39891092]So I've almost finished my current project (a bacteriological incubator), for which I had to design and program the (digital) circuits and MCUs. All controlled by a central ATMega640 chip connected to a TFT touch-screen and an AT90USB1286 for USB connectivity.

I was perfectly fine with that.. but now the company wants me to take on another project while we wait for the hardware to arrive. The first stage of the new project is a digital I.V. dripper, and I can accept it on one condition: No bugs allowed.

Should I go for it? What do you guys think?[/QUOTE]

All code has bugs. Just make sure none of them will stop the drip. Assertions, exceptions, segfaults will happen, it's how you recover from them. Defensive programming.

[acpm]

[QUOTE=McDunkable;39891432]I present to you.. [B]Server Hosting Story[/B], just a little something I've been doing ( Nothing serious, just for fun ) so yeah, here's some progress.

[video=youtube;F1gO_V4GkGU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1gO_V4GkGU[/video]

Windows movie maker, yo.[/QUOTE]

i'm not yet seeing the difficulties of having 12 year olds "troll" you by dosing your servers

i guess thats in the next version right

[esalaka]

[QUOTE=acpm;39893167]i'm not yet seeing the difficulties of having 12 year olds "troll" you by dosing your servers

i guess thats in the next version right[/QUOTE]

Is that a DarkRP hosting simulator or something