Posted by Al Sweigart in misc
I had the idea to use Google Maps' API to draw out a map of all the Muni routes. This would have the benefit of the system map PDF but also be easier to load and navigate. I have no experience using the Google Maps API and am vaguely aware that there's public data about Muni bus routes, but I'll learn along the way.
Posted by Al Sweigart in misc
HTML is not a programming language. You can't write a "program" that, say, calculates the average of ten numbers with HTML. While some may point out that HTML is a "markup language", this doesn't clarify how that is different from a programming language. This isn't meant to be a thorough argument, but rather a brief explanation that goes just a bit more in detail than "HTML isn't a programming language but instead a markup language."
Posted by Al Sweigart in misc
I've created a series of video screencast tutorials for Scratch. Scratch is a block-based programming environment from MIT. It is a programming education toy that is made for kids between the ages of 8 and 16. The screencasts can be found at InventWithScratch.com
Posted by Al Sweigart in misc
This tutorial tells you how to write a Python script that can scan Reddit and download images from Imgur submissions you find.
Posted by Al Sweigart in misc
It can be difficult to see how other number systems (such as binary and hexadecimal) work since they have a different amount of numerals than the ten numerals of decimal. But imagine that you are counting in these number systems using an old-fashioned analog odometer that has a different amount of numerals for each digit.
Posted by Al Sweigart in misc
This is a continuation of Part 1.
Posted by Al Sweigart in misc
In this blog post, I’m taking a game off of Pygame.org and going through it to make it more readable and extend its functionality.
Posted by Al Sweigart in misc
Posted by Al Sweigart in misc
A text-style game is a common project for beginner programmers. These can be fun to do, but also require spending time up-front to design it is worthwhile. Before you start designing your own game, look at the design decisions of a few different text-style game genres.
Posted by Al Sweigart in misc