Assembly Programming

Developer builds sub-1KB DOS-era 386 demos visualizing Navier-Stokes fluid flow

A hobbyist inspired by OpenAI's recent Navier-Stokes smoothness breakthrough created two retro MS-DOS style visualizations of fluid dynamics, using palette cycling and real-time particle animation techniques from 1990s demoscene coding. Both assembly programs were optimized to under 1,024 bytes and run authentically in DOSBox, alongside JavaScript versions for modern experimentation with expanded settings.

juandecos.github.io · 2026-09-13

John Carmack likens hand-coding skills to fading martial arts as AI advances

Programmer John Carmack reflected on Musashi's Book of Five Rings, drawing a parallel between the evolution of martial arts from combat necessity to hobby and sport, and the trajectory of manual coding skills as AI increasingly automates programming tasks. He suggests that meticulous hand-written coding is shifting from an essential craft into a ceremonial practice, much like traditional martial arts became after losing battlefield relevance.

twitter.com · 2026-09-12