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This is talk about C64 coding that I held at Revision 2013.

Abstract

Platforms come and go, but the C64 remains.

This is a seminar about the beauty of C64 coding, how it relates to other human endeavours, and why it is as culturally relevant as ever. We will see how, for thousands of years, people have meticulously crafted works of art in a waning tradition that, perhaps unexpectedly, lives on through C64 coding.

While there are clear connections between the demoscene and the visual arts and music, little has been said about the literary skills of the coder. Skills that, unfortunately, have lost their significance on modern platforms.

Don't miss this extraordinary programming seminar for coders and non-coders alike.

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Posted Wednesday 3-Apr-2013 01:27

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Anonymous
Fri 5-Apr-2013 10:57
Now i understand why i still love c64 demos and dont care for PC at all. Thanks, that was great talk!
And thanks for all the coderporn in your demos. And 63 cycle sid player...
Respect!
Jetboy/Elysium
Anonymous
Fri 5-Apr-2013 11:22
Damn You! I want to code again!
Anonymous
Fri 18-Apr-2014 14:02
Have fun at Revision 2014! I'm staying a sofascener for now. --jn
Anonymous
Sat 9-Aug-2014 16:42
I didn´t understand much of it, but the passion and beautiful metaphors were inspiring :)
/Sander
Anonymous
Sat 25-Feb-2017 04:19
Hej, just noticed that the page is broken if you get here via HTTPS; not all browsers allow you to embed HTTP frames in an HTTPS page these days. Should be easy to fix.
Anonymous
Wed 18-Mar-2020 01:16
Where can I learn more about this 63 cycle SID player?
Anonymous
Mon 29-Nov-2021 07:02
Hey Linus,

Amazing. I see you are able to assume the form of a sprite in Real Life and toggle your priority via $D01B at will. In this way you can choose to appear in front or behind any non-sprite graphics at any time. Anyone can see for themselves... https://youtu.be/9ZNjB5jmHdE?t=1731