Beej's Bit Bucket

On Making

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Out of all the things to love and hate with AI, this is what I miss.

Rust RPN Calculator

Fri, 24 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Another Rust rabbit hole digging into some RPN calculator code.

Exploring Rust Traits

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Just randomly rabbit-holing down into how traits work in Rust.

Using Virtual Environments in Python

Sat, 11 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

A short how-to with just the basics to get going.

Stop Using DRM on your Books

Thu, 09 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Why not to protect your books with DRM.

Adding Mastodon Comments to your Blog

Fri, 21 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Comments powered by Mastodon? Yes, please!

How Do You Prove Humanity?

Thu, 16 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Reflections on the new wave of AI.

On the Importance of Hard Work

Fri, 27 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000

A historical retrogaming morality tale.

Using Gamepads and Joysticks in JavaScript

Wed, 01 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Let's get some games written!

Websockets: Writing the Server

Wed, 25 Nov 2015 00:00:00 +0000

Part 3 in the series: writing the server in NodeJS.

Websockets: Writing the Client

Thu, 19 Nov 2015 00:00:00 +0000

Part 2 in the series: writing the client-side JavaScript.

Intro to WebSockets

Tue, 17 Nov 2015 00:00:00 +0000

An overview of WebSockets, with a goal of writing a simple WebSockets-based chat client and server.

Writing a NodeJS webserver

Mon, 09 Nov 2015 00:00:00 +0000

An exploration into building an HTTP server in NodeJS, and a look into what a webserver is, anyway.

Transforming numbers

Thu, 05 Nov 2015 00:00:00 +0000

A little numerical diversion, changing things to other things.

Writing a jQuery plugin to create scrolling regions in HTML

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0000

How to make a scrolling pane in HTML/CSS; in particular, how to wrap it all in a jQuery plugin for easy reuse.

HTML canvas scratcher revisited

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0000

An exercise in refactoring code from being closely tied to a page to being less closely tied. This is based on the previous scratcher code.

Computing π with Chudnovsky and GMP

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Crank out as many digits of π as you desire! Limited only by your imagination! Crank out your own modest π in the browser, too! (Limited by 64-bit IEEE-754.)

Object Pools

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Featuring goats!

Image Processing Convolutions

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000

How to use convolution matrices for common image filters.

Drag and Drop

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Learn how it's done, and code your own.

JavaScript inheritance with Prototypes

Tue, 21 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000

m4 Macros and CSS

Sat, 18 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Use the unholy m4 macro processor with CSS. Or not.

HTML canvas `globalCompositeOperation`

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Simulate a scratcher or scratch-off in-browser using HTML.

Parallel Programming with OpenMP

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Intro that includes a link to my OpenMP-enabled Mandelbrot set generator.

The Mandelbrot Set

Fri, 13 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Includes cheesy little online explorer app.

Minimax

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Lookahead AI, just like what powers the WOPR

Adobe AIR

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Very very short getting-started document.

Image Interlacing

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000

HTML5 Canvas Part II: Pixel Manipulation

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000

HTML5 Canvas Introduction

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Function Pointers and Cooperative Multitasking

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Just like Grandma used to multitask.

Fuzz Testing

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Super-Superrrrr... oh forget it.

Object Oriented Thinking, Part II

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Digital Sound

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Generate some waveforms!

Pointers in C Part I: Basics

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000

It's really not that bad.

Recursion

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000

The Observer Pattern

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Things happen. Your code observes them. What could be more exciting?

The Monte Carlo Method for Game AI

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Beat your computer at Connect-4.

Getting Started with Flash Development

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000

You can do it with free tools on the command line.

Arch vs. Slackware, a friendly comparison

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Object Oriented Thinking, Part I

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Dijkstra's Shortest Path

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Parsing XML Streams with SAX

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000

No need to parse that whole DOM—just handle tags as they show up.

Of Thunderbird and Usenet

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000

For old NNTP froods.