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authorSadeep Madurange <sadeep@asciimx.com>2025-12-24 18:23:30 +0800
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@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ stored in a dedicated array–still don’t understand why I did that when I had
already used bit-packing for the RGB channels; The algorithm was difficult to
decipher. The 2022 version worked, but that’s not the same thing as correct.</p>
-<p>I began by placing the decay factor in the LSB of the 4-byte RGB value. Let’s
-call that RGB-PD. PD plays a somewhat analogous role to an alpha channel in
-that both influence transparency. However, they work very differently. So, I
-avoided labelling it A so as not to cause confusion:</p>
+<p>I began by placing the decay factor in the LSB of the 4-byte RGB value. The PD
+value plays a somewhat analogous role to an alpha channel in that both
+influence transparency. However, they work very differently. So, I avoided
+labelling it A so as not to cause confusion:</p>
<div class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code>enum {
R, /* Red */
@@ -129,8 +129,7 @@ static inline void insert_code(matrix *mat,
first codepoint and the high four bytes the last. Here, I chose bitwise
operations over unions because, first and foremost, the operations themselves
are trivial and idiomatic, and the UNICODE() macro simplifies the management of
-charsets. The insert_code() function is now ready to take its rightful place
-next to blend().</p>
+charsets.</p>
<p>The init_term() function is the arbiter of this zero-dependency software. It
prepares the graphical environment so that I can interact with it via ANSI
@@ -158,8 +157,6 @@ escape codes instead of unnecessary layers of abstraction:</p>
}
</code></pre></div></div>
-<p>All credit for the terminal control function belongs to Domsson, whose <a href="https://github.com/domsson/fakesteak" class="external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fakesteak</a> inspired my own three years ago.</p>
-
<p>insert_code() seeds the Matrix, blend() creates the old monochrome CRT display
nostalgia, and ANSI control sequences paint the screen. The result is a digital
rain that captures the original Matrix aesthetic with high visual fidelity:</p>