Reso
Learning and science
digital logic simulator
SHOW HN2022
259points
50comments
#179of 2,570 in 2022
Top 7%of 2022 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
11 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 3 critical, out of 20 comments about the project. Thread score +0.38.
Idea: 5 for, 0 againstDesign: 2 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun, creative idea that inspires others
From 3 comments
I appreciate any time folks take steps towards what "could be" rather than merely replicating what "is". Thanks for building this, contributing to the "marketplace of ideas", and…
thebeardisred on HNI'm annoyed I didn't think of this before. This is genius.
junon on HNThis is great. Well done. Thanks for posting it.
kreelman on HN
Useful for teaching digital logic
From 2 comments
That's an awesome idea, I wish I had something like that when I was doing college hardware design courses.
Simon_O_Rourke on HNThat's incredible. It was just "very cool" for the first few levels - if you cleaned up the directions and added a factorio-style blueprint library I could easily see myself…
saulrh on HN
Objections
Logo is considered ugly by some
From 2 comments
Brilliant idea! That logo however is the most repulsive piece of artwork I've seen in a long time. (I am sorry for being blunt)
sackerhews on HNThe project is super cool but I agree the logo is a terrible example of it in use. I'd love to see a more easy to digest example. The logo circuit is confusing and I'm not sure…
arriu on HN
Hard to use for people with color blindness
From 1 comment
Slow to run and experiment with
From 1 comment
Requests
Clearer examples and documentation
From 2 comments
The project is super cool but I agree the logo is a terrible example of it in use. I'd love to see a more easy to digest example. The logo circuit is confusing and I'm not sure…
arriu on HNVery nice! FWIW, I can't figure what to do on the "ride the line" level. I don't understand what the motors do exactly (powering both motors simultaneously makes the car go…
CyberShadow on HN
Interface with real hardware via GPIO
From 1 comment
Oh wow yeah, this is really impressive. I love this! Do you plan to submit your game on Steam or anywhere like that? An idea I had (but never finished) was to let Reso interface…
lynndotpy on HN
GPU or performance speedups
From 1 comment
Super-cool. I haven't looked at the source, but I bet it's massively parallel, at the pixel level? (I do see you say it's "not a cellular automaton", though...) If so, I wonder…
FooBarBizBazz on HN
Questions
Can old CPU chips be simulated from photographs?
From 1 comment
As a complete layman I wonder if there’s a future where you could use a picture/X-ray of an old CPU architecture and simulate it blindly with an approach similar to yours?
mentos on HN
Alternatives named
WireWorld cellular automaton
From 1 comment
This reminds me very strongly of the WireWorld cellular automaton: https://quinapalus.com/wires0.html (Also, how did you get a post with both text and a link? I didn’t know it…
bradrn on HN
Wired-Logic
From 1 comment
Similar idea to Wired-Logic https://github.com/martinkirsche/wired-logic Wired-Logic uses a GIF as output. Interesting take on making AND and XOR gates, makes it a bit more…
brainary on HN
Powder Toy
From 2 comments
This reminds me of the way Powder Toy does circuit simulation with cellular automata
sdflhasjd on HNPowder Toy has a set of elements with electric characteristics, including WireWorld-type wires. Useful when you also want to pour sand on your simulated electronic equipment:…
rzzzt on HN
Circuitverse
From 1 comment
Have you tried http://Circuitverse.org? It's by a friend who initiatally built a digital circuit simulator and then turned it into a GitHub like collaborative website.
arkokoley on HN
Visual 6502
From 1 comment
"Blindly" is a stretch but people have built transistor level simulations of old chips from photographs. Check out the delightful Visual 6502 if you've never seen it before: In…
philipkglass on HN