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[frosty]

I've been working on this on and off for the past 2-3 years.  It started as a PHP prototype but eventually ported it to Coffeescript & Canvas.

There are still some things I'd like to add, like variables and functions, to allow for fractals, etc., but there's still some pretty neat stuff you can do with it right now.

Any feedback would be great, but I'm mostly interested in how easy it is for people to figure out.

Thanks!

http://prismaco.de

[Citiral]

This is really neat!
I love how you can, in a handful of lines, make really intricate designs.

Seeing the premade code at first looked really confusing, but when I tried making my own design I got the hang of it in a matter of minutes. This is something I can see myself coming back to time and again when I get bored.

Functions and variables sound neat, but I think it's best to also try and keep it simple as I think the simplicity is the beauty of it.

(also, boxes: http://prismaco.de/program/3f8 )
(edit: even more colorful boxes: http://prismaco.de/program/3f9 . This tool is awesome!)

double edit: I think I have found a bug, it wont draw when I put a range on my color parameter in a spin loop:

This works,

Code:

MOVETO -300 -20
REPEAT 10 {

  SPIN 47:22 {

    COLOR 30
    REPEAT 4 {
      LINE 30
      TURN 90
    }
    LINE 40
  }
}

but this doesnt.

Code:

MOVETO -300 -20
REPEAT 10 {

  SPIN 47:22 {

    COLOR 30:250
    REPEAT 4 {
      LINE 30
      TURN 90
    }
    LINE 40
  }
}

Or maybe I am just overlooking something.

[frosty]

Thanks, Citiral!

I think your bug is because currently ranges are defined at compile-time and expect the containing loop to be constant (not a range itself). 

I hadn't considered that use case, but I'll try to figure out a way to support it.

Also, regarding variables, etc. I definitely agree on keeping it simple.  They will probably be "hidden" under an Advanced section.

[MagicInkGames]

very nice!