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Re:D3.js visualization of a lambda calculus by darby2000 on Saturday July 18, 2015 @04:50AM (#9907017)
I agree. This looks amazing. Absolutely gorgeous. This really was done with just using JS? wow. But I have no idea what I just watched.
Re:D3.js visualization of a lambda calculus by pjc50 on Saturday July 18, 2015 @06:46AM (#9907180)
It's quite cute, but I'm surprised that you're surprised that JS can do it - it's only a few hundred moving objects, and JS has within-order-of-magnitude of native performance.

For shinier stuff, see the demoscene eg https://www.youtube.com/user/Annikras . Demoscene programmers love generative systems, especially when targetting the 4 kilobyte executable category. For example this one, which looks like a distorted Menger sponge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3qn1RsJlUM

Re:D3.js visualization of a lambda calculus by Excavator on Saturday July 18, 2015 @11:39AM (#9907786)
Other things you ought to take a look at:

Sauerbraten in JS, called Bananabread¹, and jor1k an OpenRISC emulator running Linux². Although the latter uses a relay for networking.

1: https://developer.cdn.mozilla.net/media/uploads/demos/a/z/az...

2: https://s-macke.github.io/jor1k/demos/main.html