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Arch-TK ◴[] No.45765634[source]
This is an amazing timeline. I still remember the day redstone was added to Minecraft. I spent the entire evening and many days afterwards on the forum brainstorming how to implement various things. I think I had one of the first if not the first T flip flop, it "took an entire room" and was slow. It has been crazy watching things get compacted, repeaters getting added, pistons, comparators. I remember when BUDs got discovered and then eventually just added as a block.

Now* we have an entire HDL.

I honestly stopped keeping track of things around 2012 so I am completely lost looking at modern redstone contraptions.

*8 years ago

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Dylan16807 ◴[] No.45766358[source]
This is a cool tool but compared to modern redstone contraptions this is a sidegrade, not an upgrade. It's straightforward torch and dust logic, with each torch being a nor gate and dust being wires. And it doesn't consider timing at all. This could have been made the week redstone was added (with minor adjustments to not have repeaters), and it wouldn't have taken any newer insights.
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Dilettante_ ◴[] No.45769673[source]
I haven't looked at the code, but you could presumably extend it, or maybe expect further development on the logic?

->The repo says "Branch out from master and have fun!"

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1. Dylan16807 ◴[] No.45774964[source]
For what it's for, it's better that it's simple.