Re:Compile .NET in your browser using Compilify
by greggman on Tuesday April 17, 2012 @12:22AM
(#3851096)
It seems cool but, and maybe I'm reading something between the lines that's not really there, we have live code editing built into most browsers.
In Chrome or Safari press Ctrl-Shift-J (on OSX Cmd-Option-J) or Ctrl-Shift-K in Firefox and paste this
c = document.createElement("canvas");
document.body.appendChild(c);
ctx = c.getContext("2d");
ctx.translate(150, 75);
ctx.beginPath();
for (var i = 0; i < 60; ++i) {
var a = i * 2;
ctx.lineTo(Math.sin(a) * 75, Math.cos(a) * 75);
}
ctx.stroke();
This is one of the things I love about programming in JavaScript. Being in the browser means I always have a live "listener" where I can manipulate code on the fly.
Anytime I need to check something simple it's just a moment to try it out. If I want to make something easily inspect-able I temporarily assign it to a global.
xxx = someObjectIWantToInspect
And now I can type `xxx` to see it live.
Since I do lots of visualizations and games and other things that re-evaluate live it's easy to just manipulate the settings as they run. For example paste this code.
m = 2;
c = document.createElement("canvas");
document.body.appendChild(c);
ctx = c.getContext("2d");
ctx.translate(150, 75);
setInterval(function() {
var t = +Date.now();
ctx.clearRect(-150, -75, 300, 150);
ctx.beginPath();
for (var i = 0; i < 60; ++i) {
var a = i * m + t;
ctx.lineTo(Math.sin(a) * 75, Math.cos(a) * 75);
}
ctx.stroke();
}, 100);
Then try typing `m = 1` or `m = 9` etc and watching the shape change live.
Yes, I understand the OP is about C# but like I said, I read something between the lines that suggested maybe some people didn't know this. Sorry if it's off topic.
In Chrome or Safari press Ctrl-Shift-J (on OSX Cmd-Option-J) or Ctrl-Shift-K in Firefox and paste this
This is one of the things I love about programming in JavaScript. Being in the browser means I always have a live "listener" where I can manipulate code on the fly.Anytime I need to check something simple it's just a moment to try it out. If I want to make something easily inspect-able I temporarily assign it to a global.
And now I can type `xxx` to see it live.Since I do lots of visualizations and games and other things that re-evaluate live it's easy to just manipulate the settings as they run. For example paste this code.
Then try typing `m = 1` or `m = 9` etc and watching the shape change live.Yes, I understand the OP is about C# but like I said, I read something between the lines that suggested maybe some people didn't know this. Sorry if it's off topic.