8BitCoder.com

This site is about programming, robotics, and electronics. Languages discussed include, Java, C/C++, Assembly, and BASIC. Wait, BASIC? Heck yeah. I grew up on Color BASIC for the Color Computer 3. I'll be adding back my favorite articles from the old 8BitCoder site, and adding new tutorials and code breakdowns.

Please feel free to have a look around, and if you like a particular article, there is a new Like button. If you don't like something, well, there is also a dislike button.

Neumorphic UI Design in Flutter

Apr 3, 2021

I got to spend some quality time with Flutter development today, and decided to try noodling with Neumorphic UI Design. I focused on one design I liked and tried to just create a single button. Turned out pretty good. Best thing about it is that I code once, and build for Windows, macOS.

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Dungeons of Daggorath

Jan 13, 2020

Posted the first video in a series where I am playing Dungeons of Daggorath. A game from 1982 for the Radio Shack Color Computer. Join me as I kill a spider, tango with a snake, and climb down a hole. I start at level 1 killing off all the monsters and getting as many drops as I can before making my way to level 2.

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Memory

Jan 3, 2020

More text mode video game fun! Memory (aka Concentration) for the hi-res 80x24 text mode on the Color Computer 3. Once again, I wrote it in C so it cross compiles on Windows, macOS and Linux. This was my first time using the Color Computer 3's 80x24 hi-res text mode, and I gotta say I love how it is a one to one mapping from Windows to the Color Computer 3.

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