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1KB JavaScript Demoscene Challenge Just Launched

114 points babakode | 1 comments | 01 Jul 25 18:36 UTC | HN request time: 0.247s | source

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 ◴[01 Jul 25 22:27 UTC] 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 ◴[02 Jul 25 00:24 UTC] No.44439194[source]▶
How did you know OP used ChatGPT?
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nateb2022 ◴[02 Jul 25 00:25 UTC] No.44439205[source]▶
Three emdash's, "spiritual successor", "modern twist."
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gbraad ◴[02 Jul 25 01:34 UTC] 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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averageRoyalty ◴[02 Jul 25 08:31 UTC] 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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magicalhippo ◴[02 Jul 25 10:48 UTC] 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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1. averageRoyalty ◴[03 Jul 25 12:45 UTC] No.44454446[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.