While working on the new Flutter app, I needed to make some screens appear in portrait mode only, others in landscape mode, and some should have supported both orientations. I had never done it before; all my previous apps were in portrait mode. After quick googling, I’ve found the SystemChrome…

Last October, I made the first demoscene production after an almost two-decades-long break — a demo for PICO-8 fantasy console “PICOCHAK: Attack of Donuts.” PICOCHAK at pouët.net Topic at Lexaloffle BBS Source code at GitHub The moment I had learned that CAFe demoparty is going to be back in…

This is the third article in “Creativity through limitation” series. In case you missed the previous ones: 8-bit demoscene PICO-8 — Fantasy console When I first learned about Shadertoy and browsed through some works there, my reaction was: “HOW???!!!” I already knew what shaders are because I’m interested in computer…

If you’ve ever tried to get a job in a big company or participated in a programming contest, you know what coding problems (or coding challenges) are. A typical example would be to “implement a queue using two stacks.” …

It is the second article in “Creativity through limitation” series. Check out the first one: 8-bit demoscene. In this article, I’m going to tell you about the fantasy console PICO-8 and recreate two classic demoscene effects with it. When was the last time you coded something just for fun? If…

Last month Wise Hedgehog Studio team took part in Ludum Dare 42 game jam. A game jam is an accelerated game development competition. Ludum Dare is the oldest and widely known online jam. It is held three times a year. You have two or three days to create a game…

“Creativity through limitation” is an excellent approach to creative work. Sometimes you feel overwhelmed with possibilities and get stuck because of this. It may seem strange at first, but adding constraints and limits can boost your creativity. You can come up with artificial limitations or use a tool that limits…

To become a better programmer, you need to keep doing two things: practice and learn. Yes, it’s that simple and obvious. Finding what to learn may be difficult, and it’s great when there’s someone who can give good advice. I didn’t get much advice myself through my developer career, so…

Hello, my name is Roman, and many people know me as Megus. I started to learn programming when I was six, and this year I’m celebrating thirty years of my programming experience (for the last sixteen years I’m getting paid for it). I learned a lot, and I believe it’s…