This episode went so poorly, I thought briefly about scrapping it and starting from scratch… but that would not be true to the premise I established at the outset where I’d do this unedited, flubs and all. Having finished with the AsciiBoardBuilder, it was time to start putting Darren Cauthon’s ideas into play. You can…
This wasn’t the most productive episode I’ve ever recorded, per se, in terms of functionality, but, hey, it’s always a learning experience to write code. This was kind of table setting for a big, important piece of functionality: distinguishing captures from blocked moves because of friendly pieces. Here’s what I accomplish in this clip: Flesh…
Now that all of the pieces are implemented, I decided to change it up a little and get rid of a few yellow items in one fell swoop. I thought it would also be a good time to Here’s what I accomplish in this clip: Move Knight into it’s own class. Separated test and production…
Okay, I promise, no more of these titles after this edition. But, to make up for it, this time I actually wrote the code and did the audio in the same day, so I remember very well what I was talking about. Here’s what I accomplish in this clip: Move Queen into it’s own class….
I bet you thought I’d forgotten this series and the video-cast leg of my burgeoning multimedia empire, but fear not, because I’m back following a long vacation, bookended by content publication announcements. I took previous feedback to heart and increased the font size of the spreadsheet as I worked, and decided to make this video…
