As I wrote before I think that the CoreWars 8086 program is pretty neat and I also think that it has the potential as a valuable teaching tool in my courses. By reimagining RedCode as real assembly for the 8086 processor, the developers take the CoreWar concept and make it more real -- more legitimate. […]
When developing a stand-alone Java program all by yourself, it's typically preferable to do so from an IDE. However, a lot of projects rely on automated compiling and testing and this is really best done from the command line. While you may be used to using jUnit from inside an IDE like IntelliJ, it can […]
[updated Jan. 2021] The JavaFX library is a good resource for making graphs. There are 8 basic graph types in JavaFX (Edencode link); Oracle tutorial link) Getting started in Java is more difficult than in Matlab. Want graphics? You'll need JavaFX. That means first undertaking three steps: Download and install an IDE (e.g. IntelliJ), Download […]