Static not-Scrabble.
I made a server-less Scrabble clone that saves data in URLs. This post explains why and how, including a primer on binary data representations, and a little JavaScript library to help do this using BigInts!
Creativity, curiosity, and code
I made a server-less Scrabble clone that saves data in URLs. This post explains why and how, including a primer on binary data representations, and a little JavaScript library to help do this using BigInts!
Remember Wordle? I LOVE puzzles, and we've accumulated quite a few fun things to do each day as a family. We generally do some of these over the breakfast table. It's AMAZING that all this stuff exists and is so accessible. Here's our favourites.
Back at the end of 2020, Jhey Tompkins wrote an excellent article titled “Playfulness In Code: Supercharge Your Learning By Having Fun“. I loved this article and though the examples in it were more visually playful than technologically playful (and yes, HTML and CSS are technological – I just couldn’t find a better way to […]
A typical conversation over an evening bowl of porridge in the Wintle household. This is how a) one of our children learns random stuff and b) Bedtime takes FOREVER.