totallynotadev

Re:Ask HN: How do I learn drawing? on Friday March 05, 2021 @02:54PM (#26361268)

I had the same issue two years ago after buying an iPad, and went through multiple tutorials (DrawABox, Udemy), some books. I wasn’t able to stick to any of them, until I stumbled upon some videos on YouTube by Alphonso Dunn. For some reason his way of teaching worked for me, so I bought his book [1] and I’m finally seeing progress.

[1] https://www.alphonsodunn.com/book

Ask HN: Transitioning into robotics?

Posted by totallynotadev on Saturday May 26, 2018 @07:17PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I'm currently working as an Android developer and I want to work as a robotics software engineer. I'm looking for some guidance on what would be the best approach to learn the field and if I need to go back to university (I have a math degree). Currently I'm evaluating Udacity's robotics nanodegree [1] or Edx robotics micromasters courses [2] as starting options.[1]...

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Re:Why did I spend 1.5 months creating a Gameboy emulator? (2017) on Wednesday May 23, 2018 @12:07PM (#17135253)

You might want to start with a CHIP-8 emulator. There are a lot of guides on the web, and it isn't a giant time commitment.

Re:Mathematics I Use (2012) on Friday April 20, 2018 @03:24PM (#16887758)

If I may ask, how does one get "thrown into writing a simulation model for an attitude determination and control system with no prior exposure to orbital mechanics"? I always wanted to write software that deals in some way with spacecraft, but always thought one needs to have some physics degree for that.