Post by aburry on Oct 1, 2020 23:34:17 GMT
Hi:
I've really been enjoying the Ray Tracer Challenge for the last few weeks. Thanks, Jamis.
I am far enough along now that I felt like sharing. I decided to code my version in Elm, which is also new to me. The source is here: github.com/aburry/ray-tracer-challenge You can wait for it to render the cover image here: aburry.github.io/ray-tracer-challenge/
I estimate I have completed about 9/10 of the core functionality from the book, which means of course that there is tonnes more that could be done. I did not follow the TDD approach used in the book, I still have to learn the proper way to set up tests in Elm.
I originally bought the book for my children so they could glimpse the technology behind their favourite video games and movies (similar I suppose to Jamis's motivation for writing it), but it looked like so much fun that I have not given it to them yet.
And being 9, they might not be quite advanced enough to quite grasp it anyway. From that point of view though, I really liked the illustrations and example images in the book, I think hand-drawn is much more approachable (disarming?) than the sterile diagrams you might find in a textbook. When I finish chapter 16 I'll give it to them and let you know any feedback they give.
Thanks again, Jamis.
Finally, here is a self-portrait of me wandering a barren alien landscape in my information bubble. (Notice, the bubble casts no shadow.
)
I've really been enjoying the Ray Tracer Challenge for the last few weeks. Thanks, Jamis.
I am far enough along now that I felt like sharing. I decided to code my version in Elm, which is also new to me. The source is here: github.com/aburry/ray-tracer-challenge You can wait for it to render the cover image here: aburry.github.io/ray-tracer-challenge/
I estimate I have completed about 9/10 of the core functionality from the book, which means of course that there is tonnes more that could be done. I did not follow the TDD approach used in the book, I still have to learn the proper way to set up tests in Elm.
I originally bought the book for my children so they could glimpse the technology behind their favourite video games and movies (similar I suppose to Jamis's motivation for writing it), but it looked like so much fun that I have not given it to them yet.
And being 9, they might not be quite advanced enough to quite grasp it anyway. From that point of view though, I really liked the illustrations and example images in the book, I think hand-drawn is much more approachable (disarming?) than the sterile diagrams you might find in a textbook. When I finish chapter 16 I'll give it to them and let you know any feedback they give.Thanks again, Jamis.
Finally, here is a self-portrait of me wandering a barren alien landscape in my information bubble. (Notice, the bubble casts no shadow.
)
