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Inspired by " What are some visually impressive/beautiful screen savers ", what are some flashy/impressive desktop applications?
In particular:
Very polished applications Sensible use of animations/transitions (e.g. Blu and Denounce ) Slick overall look...
Started by Luke Quinane on
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The Twitter client Blu is pretty impressive.
LittleSnapper and The Hit List are also very nice.
Genius.
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What is the most impressive "rich internet application", which is usually Javascript/Flash/Silverlight, that you have experienced?
For me, Google maps and more specifically Google Streeview wins hands down. But I'm interested to know others.
Started by Chris S on
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Haven't seen a real killer....
And personally i am quite impressed ...
Some of the Chrome Experiments are pretty impressive
I think Google Wave is pretty impressive impressive (docs, calendar, etc.) and runs in most browsers ...
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I like Open Source program, but most open source program are not GUI-oriented, I mean most open source programs emphasize function, not UI.
So I ask you to recommend some impressive Open Source programs that with nice UI , not only nice function.
Started by Zhongshu on
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Firefox.
Stellarium is an open source planetarium program, with quite an impressive interface .
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I was thinking today about what could be the most complex / impressive application ever written. So I started thinking of what I am comfortable with and use everyday, databases .
Then I went into the field of the unknown (to most of us I guess), the government...
Started by Luca Matteis on
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I've games are certainly impressive, though their software and hardware technology lags significantly rather than a block, but so what....
Perhaps not the most impressive AI, though.
Requirements (EVE Online is the major one I'm thinking of) .
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I'm going to teach a Java course, and I want to show some interesting and impressive examples of simple Java programs at the first lecture to awaken student interest.
Except for the default examples which come with the JDK, what can you advise?
What possibilities...
Started by Roman on
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Are you after impressive-looking code , or impressive-looking programs ?
When I've that the most impressive things in....
However, you might try explaining technology.
This stockmarket visualization applet is pretty impressive.
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I've realised that while JavaScript has a bad reputation, its actually a surprisingly powerful client-side language - the trouble is that the overwhelming majority of JavaScript written is quirky drop-down menus or form validation.
So called "Rich" client...
Started by Kragen on
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Http://code.google.com/webtoolkit
Writing web apps today Cappuccino is pretty impressive.....
The Google Web Toolkit.
I'm impressed at how much browser JS speed has impressive.
I'm hoping to make even more impressive one day.
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Simple as the title suggests. I'm about to start looking at jobs again, but I really want to see what I can do with open source first. I'm not sure if it's worth my time...
What I want to know is, of you who are employers, when you see "open source experience...
Started by nbolton on
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It's very impressive, to see that you are willing to publish your code in the open (your own or others) in your spare....
Short answer is:
It's impressive because it's rare
Saying "I do open source" wouldn't impress meYes it does.
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Greenspunning . We've all had occasion to hack around a language's missing features to get what we need. Implementing pseudo-monadic patterns in Java, Y Combinators in Javascript, variable immutability in C...
What do you consider your most impressive...
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We added all sorts of commands such as text output to... .
Back when I was at high school ( many moons ago), I wrote code to intercept the Apple II CTRL-D DOS handler, the one that you used with the likes of:
print chr$(4);"catalog"
to do your DOS wizardry .
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I have always loved the idea of AI and evolutionary algorithms. Unfortunately as we all know the field hasnt developed nearly as fast as expected in the early days.
What I am looking for are some examples that have the wow factor:
Self directed learning...
Started by Alex on
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So far the most impressive.
Maybe you'll find this interesting.
Command" that features an emergent AI.
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What screen savers have you seen that immediately impress you?
You know the ones that make you want to just sit & watch them, or to leave your machine running in the background simply to provide some moving art*.
I'm mainly interested in screen savers...
Started by Alconja on
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SereneScreen Marine Aquarium 3D:
the most impressive virtual aquarium screensaver impressive Flash skills, check out System47 @ mewho.com
The preview images there are just static shots.
And X Window.
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