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I just launched JS1024 — a creative coding challenge with a strict limit: 1024 bytes of JavaScript.

No libraries. No frameworks. Just raw code.

You can submit visual effects, generative art, tiny games, synths, or whatever you can fit into 1KB of JavaScript.

https://js1024.fun/

Think of it as a spiritual successor to JS1k or the 4k demoscene — with a modern twist.

Would love feedback, ideas, or help spreading the word. And if you’ve ever made a tiny JS demo, please share — I’d love to see it.

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averageRoyalty ◴[] No.44438514[source]
Why did you use ChatGPT to write your submission text? I can't speak for everyone, but it makes me much less likely to check out your project as I have less faith in it.
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wilkystyle ◴[] No.44439194[source]
How did you know OP used ChatGPT?
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nateb2022 ◴[] No.44439205[source]
Three emdash's, "spiritual successor", "modern twist."
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1. gbraad ◴[] No.44439516[source]
So I can't use em dashes, without people thinking I am a bot? :-o. But have to say, the "modern twist" is a weird addition that is not natural. There is nothing modern about it.
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2. jamesfinlayson ◴[] No.44440264[source]
Apparently not - a non-technical family member told me this exact thing on the weekend.
3. patternuslki ◴[] No.44441221[source]
>So I can't use em dashes, without people thinking I am a bot?

Those are just for ChatGPT specifically, personally I know a ton of peculiarities from a wide variety of models that seem eerily consistent across prompts. You're very unlikely to accidentally use them though, much like spamming em dashes everywhere.

4. averageRoyalty ◴[] No.44441341[source]
Also this style: "No libraries. No frameworks. Just raw code."

You can use whatever you like, but if you quack like a duck, people might think you're a duck.

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5. magicalhippo ◴[] No.44442113[source]
I've seen that style plenty before LLMs were a thing, frequently in the demoscene as well.

So to me it seemed totally in character, so to speak.

Here's one to me classic example[1].

[1]: https://youtu.be/RiHUKEEtzNE?t=120

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6. MaxBarraclough ◴[] No.44447970[source]
Pretty much.

From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dash#Usage_in_AI-generated_tex... :

> In April 2025, Rolling Stone reported on the growing perception that the em dash is a hallmark of AI-generated writing, particularly by ChatGPT. The article noted how this idea spread through social media, where users began referring to it as the "ChatGPT hyphen" and how these users advised avoiding it to appear more human.

7. averageRoyalty ◴[] No.44454446{3}[source]
Agreed. But for some reason, LLMs seem to use it more often and combined with other tell tale signs it becomes significantly less likely a human wrote it.