One of the apps is an ode to Lu Tze and The Way of Mrs Cosmopolite, you can download the installer for this one at TheWayOfMrsCosmopolite or, if you prefer a slightly more interactive experience then try out my HEX/Roundworld Interface.
I joined GitHub, which is a resource for people like myself who are learning to program and decided I’d post the finished products and their code up there so others can enjoy and customise them. I decided to create a couple of Windows applications to learn the basics of how to program and, surprise surprise, decided to go with a Discworld theme for them. The Light fantastic was my first ever Pratchett book and, I think, has inadvertently steered my whole life to where it is today, just so that I can use that title in this ‘blog post! I did a bit during my university days, twenty odd years ago, but never really got to grips with the whole thing, so I thought it was about time I tried to understand what I actually do at work. The language I am learning is called C# (C-Sharp). There was the faintest of pure sounds, high and sharp, like the breaking of a mouse’s heart.įor some reason this quote always stuck in my head, but recently it has come to have a bit more meaning.Īs you might have guessed from the occasional HEX messages I’ve programmed and ‘blogged about, I work in IT. Recently I have been trying to learn a bit more about one of the applications I look after at work, and in so doing have been diving into the murky (Ankh) riverbed of programming. The quote I’ve used for the title of this post is from The Light Fantastic and is said by Trymon when a world changing spell is cast and…
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