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PMC/Discussion Shortcut to most, assistive tool to some disabled people.

• 10/03/2014 1:03 pm

• Level 19 : Journeyman Blacksmith

bmanrules
A language stored all on one line sounds extremely messy and difficult to read. I'd like to see some examples of this language, because if it's just a normal language on one line it's adoption rate will be very low.

What? No. I mean a language whose logic is apparent on every line. Think about a spoken language without pronouns or adverbs.

PMC/Discussion Shortcut to most, assistive tool to some disabled people.

Greybolt

• 10/03/2014 11:54 am

• Level 19 : Journeyman Blacksmith

TechitionGreybolt: IDEs do make the task easier for the average person. The shortcoming is that it wasn't designed with certain factors in mind. It is really hard to properly explain. IDEs to coders are kind of like that yellow warning stripe on a curb. The stripe helps average people see/notice that there's a step up, but since I can't see the stripe I would end up tripping over the dang curb. (That is EXACTLY why I use a white cane now. Yes, it happened a few times.) A properly designed GUI which takes the factors those with low vision contend with in mind would be a great deal more beneficial than making a bigger yellow warning stripe, so to speak.

Oh! You don't mean a coding assist. You're looking for a vision assist.

Just as the cane you use was developed for more than curb detection, so should the vision assist be developed for more than coding.

The posters were led to believe by the original post that your disability prevents you from coding specifically.

Anyway, the answer to your predicament would be either a high-resolution-resolution monitor that allow you to distinguish text at low zoom levels;

Or- and this is something I'm actually working on- a concise language whose logic is contained on each line, allowing you to zoom in on specific snippets of code without a logical misunderstanding.

I have an idea; I'll get back to you on this.

PMC/Discussion Being listed on PMC is a mistake.

Greybolt

• 10/03/2014 2:42 am

• Level 19 : Journeyman Blacksmith

Made a blog post in response.

Discussions/General What is your motto?

Greybolt

• 10/02/2014 9:57 pm

• Level 19 : Journeyman Blacksmith

"Never stop questioning. Question the majority and demand authority prove itself worthy."

This has put me in hot water more than a couple times.

PMC/Discussion Shortcut to most, assistive tool to some disabled people.

Greybolt

• 10/02/2014 9:43 pm

• Level 19 : Journeyman Blacksmith

TechtitionJust like how spell check helps when it comes to avoiding errors in normal written communications, something that did such with java would help greatly.

You're describing an IDE.

An Integrated Development Environment allows for easily organizing of code as well as highlighting potential errors. They don't give the user an unfair advantage, as coding skill is still required and the user must think about the logic to use independently.

They make the non-coding elements of making a mod easier to handle, allowing those with developmental issues to focus on the logic of the code alone without overwhelming them.

If logic is an issue, then the user shouldn't be coding. They can be very creative, but computers and the programs on them operate using logic. It's just not their domain.

Check out Eclipse or NetBeans for a decent IDE.

Discussions/General Poll: How Do You Pronounce ".Gif"?

Greybolt

• 10/02/2014 9:05 pm

• Level 19 : Journeyman Blacksmith

Ha, Windows and OS X peasants with their file extensions.

Magic-number headers are where it's at.

Discussions/General Trick Question!

Greybolt

• 10/02/2014 8:41 pm

• Level 19 : Journeyman Blacksmith

EDIT:

The only answer is infinitely. 100 isn't a variable, it's a constant. Subtracting 10 from it wouldn't change the value, as the next iteration is still subtracting 10 from 100.

I tricked the trick question. Ha.
So, what's the prize? Money? Cars? Women?

Discussions/General What would you do if you could do anything?

Greybolt

• 10/02/2014 8:35 pm

• Level 19 : Journeyman Blacksmith

Careful. Inflation.

Minecraft/Discussion Microsoft offering to buy Minecraft for 2 Billion?

Greybolt

• 10/01/2014 5:05 pm

• Level 19 : Journeyman Blacksmith

Namechange
VeryMadCrafterThere are rumors that Microsoft will make it impossible to play with mods.

No because:
1. Some (SOME) people make a living off of modding minecraft.

This is forbidden by the EULA.

Discussions/General A secret code within a puzzle.

Greybolt

• 10/01/2014 2:42 pm

• Level 19 : Journeyman Blacksmith

Well, this got interesting.
I should probably write an easier one. This was way too complicated.

Discussions/General A secret code within a puzzle.

Greybolt

• 10/01/2014 2:24 am

• Level 19 : Journeyman Blacksmith

I like puzzles. And a Minecraft puzzle seems like a great idea. In fact, that'll be next on the itinerary.

Discussions/General A secret code within a puzzle.