Pages about non-obfuscated programming

A case against syntax highlighting

Do you rely on syntax highlighting when developing software? If so, you may be shooting yourself in the foot. In this post, I will argue that syntax highlighting, while aesthetically seductive, moves focus from content to form, and discourages those who look at the code from trying to understand it. Read more.

Posted Sunday 26-Aug-2007 11:44, 58 comments.

Getting numeric input (TI-83 assembly programming)

This is done in about the same way as getting string input. Start by putting the prompt at 821ch: Read more.

Posted in ancient times, 0 comments.

Getting string input (TI-83 assembly programming)

First of all, we put a prompt at 821ch. Max 16 chars. Read more.

Posted in ancient times, 3 comments.

Leaky redaction

Yay! Third place in the 2008 Underhanded C Contest. Read more.

• leaky_redaction_linus_akesson (Tarball, 1496 bytes)

Posted Wednesday 14-Oct-2009 19:34, 2 comments.

Plasma

Plasma is a small (637 lines of source code) tool for compiling and concatenating propeller assembly language (PASM) and binary data. It extends PASM with some new features, most notably ARM-like constant pools. Read more.

• plasma-1.0 (Source code, 7 kB)

Posted Monday 11-May-2009 16:47, 0 comments.

TI-83

The TI-83 was a graphical calculator from Texas Instruments. It had a black and white display, some buttons and a Z80 processor, and it allowed you to write programs in assembly language. Read more.

Posted in ancient times, 2 comments.

The TTY demystified

The TTY subsystem is central to the design of Linux, and UNIX in general. Unfortunately, its importance is often overlooked, and it is difficult to find good introductory articles about it. I believe that a basic understanding of TTYs in Linux is essential for the developer and the advanced user. Read more.

Posted Friday 25-Jul-2008 17:46, 45 comments.

Turbulence source code

On this page you'll find the complete source code for Turbulence, as well as a general overview and discussion of some of the techniques I used. Read more.

• turbulence-src (Source code, 60 kB)

Posted Monday 11-May-2009 16:47, 0 comments.

UMLseq

UMLseq generates UML sequence diagrams from simple text files. The output is in Encapsulated PostScript (.eps) format, and the input format is documented in the archive. Read more.

• umlseq 1.6 (Source code)

Posted in ancient times, 1 comment.