Joy of Computing

Mikkel reverse-engineers Quebec's QR-code based proof-of-vaccination system, to find it surprisingly good from a privacy perspective. You can see the code here: https://github.com/MikkelPaulson/smart-health-card-parser — porterjamesj

A minimalist, static-site RSS reader that's easy to deploy your own instance of. — porterjamesj

An open-source JavaScript library for creating animations and practice quizzes of Chinese character stroke order. — porterjamesj

An easy-to-use fuzzy string matching library for JavaScript. — porterjamesj

Ben's effort to decode a JPEG for a project leads to a deep deep and exploration of why JPEG isn't just "one" format, hardware decoders, and even a patch to improve Go's image/jpeg library! — nicholasbs

A prototype web-based terminal that explores how command lines could be more helpful and interactive. — porterjamesj

I was introduced here to Conway’s Game of Life and ended up in a rabbit hole, making a little tool for generative art with cellular automation based on the game rules. It has color and shape choices, dark/light and grid modes. It's responsive. One can type an emoji choice, or character for that ASCII look of the cells 😎 — ilithya

A Python program to generate fretboard diagrams for fretted string instruments. — porterjamesj

Amid years of ongoing discussion about infrastructure spending, Maryanne Wachter published this accessible interactive analysis of public data that surfaces relevant local information about the bridges we rely upon. You can see the code here: https://github.com/m-clare/bridge.watch — Ryan Prior

"Meme It So" is a meme and GIF generator that puts every frame of Star Trek: The Next Generation at your meaning-making disposal. Very fun! Check out the code here: https://github.com/kupad/meme-it-so. — Mai