Howdy doo friends, welcome back to another week!
April 21st, the birthdate of Friedrich Froebel, the founder of kindergarten. Thanks for the memories,
Friedrich.
Let's go.
Web links of the week
This week was Facebook's F8 Conference which yielded a TON of new web tech. The ones to definitely note include:
Building virtual reality experiences on the web with React VR
React Fiber Architecture
Relay Modern: Simpler, faster, more extensible
Here's some other non-Facebook-related stuff, too:
Familiarity Bias is Holding You Back: It’s Time to Embrace Arrow Functions
This.JavaScript 04/21
Replace Bootstrap Layouts with CSS Grid
Something that interested me this week
Some of you who follow me on Twitter might know that I'm a big fan of playing Go as of the past ~9 months. Not Pokémon Go (although I'm still playing that, too), not the programming language, but the 2,500 year old board game. It's simple enough to learn, you place your colored pieces on the board and if you surround your opponent, you "capture" them, and you try to get the most territory possible. But my goodness, it's probably the most complex game I've ever played, and it's different every time. The pattern recognition and the difference one move can make is fascinating. Tonight a documentary about Google's AI bot AlphaGo is premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival, and there's another movie out too about the game. If you're interested in playing, I highly recommend joining online-go.com and trying it out for yourself!
Interview question of the week
Speaking of Go, I have a question for you based on it. This type of question is very common in technical interviews (with varying games as the subject).
Write a data structure for the board game Go. Write the functions for placing a piece and capturing a territory.
Cool things from around the internet
About MT3 profile and /dev/tty set (a new keycap set design log)
GameMaker Spotlight: HackyZack
How to make your own magnet switch
Lilium
And, to commemorate Prince’s passing a year ago today, please enjoy this amazing video of his guitar solo during a group performance of While My Guitar Gently Weeps. <3
Jokes
What kind of shoes do ninjas wear?
Sneakers.
Alrighty friends, this weekend, be safe, make good choices, have fun storming the castle!
<3
cassidoo
