I addressed the repeated nature of the code in the post. Fact is I was under a 2 day deadline, and that included both hardware and software.

I would have loved to abstract the code so I could not only not repeat myself when addressing multiple strands, but there are a couple routines where the lights go in one direction then immediately switch to go back where they came from. That also could have been refactored, but with only two days to do it all I had to cut corners.

But hey, it shipped!

I agree. Shipping matters: my comment on the code was just a friendly observation.

"but with only two days to do it all I had to cut corners." - I took one look at the code and would hazard a guess that getting rid of all the repetition would have saved you time. It's hard to look at all that repetition and not want to fix it! The dress is cool though, not so keen on the jacket.

not sure if there's much demographic overlap, but you should check out some of the rave gear if you enjoy lightshows.

"I would have written a shorter letter, but I did not have the time." -- Blaise Pascal

Ooh, awesome blog. Very inspiring. I've added it to my RSS in the hopes that eventually time, need, and motivation will all align so I build something a new physical thing. Thanks!