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ASCII characters are not pixels: a deep dive into ASCII rendering
A look at how I used shape vectors to achieve sharp, high-quality ASCII rendering.
Alex Harri
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The web's clipboard, and how it stores data of different types
Exploring the web’s clipboard APIs, their limitations, and their history.
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Compressing Icelandic name declension patterns into a 3.27 kB trie
How I used a compressed trie data structure to encode Icelandic declension data.
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Why doesn't TypeScript properly type Object.keys?
A look at TypeScript’s structural type system, and we how we can effectively use it to our benefit.
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A flowing WebGL gradient, deconstructed
An introduction to writing WebGL shaders using gradient noise and cool math.
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The engineering behind Figma's vector networks (2019)
A deep dive into the world of vector networks, and the engineering challenges involved in their implementation.
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Planes in 3D Space
Visual and interactive introduction to 2D planes in 3D space.