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  • nannou-org/nannounannou-org avatar

    nannou-org/nannou

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    Nannou is a creative coding framework for Rust designed for building interactive visual and audio sketches. It provides a loop-based API with hardware-accelerated 2D and 3D rendering, serving as a toolkit for generative art production and multimedia installation design. The framework is distinguished by its comprehensive hardware communication interface, which bridges software with physical devices via MIDI, OSC, DMX, serial, and laser DAC protocols. It also includes specialized projection mapping tools for warping visual output to fit non-standard physical surfaces and a dedicated GPU shader

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    webpack-dev-server is a local web server designed to serve webpack bundles and trigger browser refreshes when source files change. It functions as a development environment that hosts bundled applications and provides a live reloading workflow. The project distinguishes itself by supporting hot module replacement to update modules in a running application without a full page reload. It also acts as an HTTP proxy to redirect network request paths to different backends and provides history API fallbacks specifically for hosting single-page applications. The server includes capabilities for mon

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    Webpack-hot-middleware is a development middleware and plugin that connects backend servers to web clients for live reloading and real-time bundle updates. It functions as an Express development middleware that streams real-time bundle updates and compiler events to web browsers, enabling automatic browser reloading and hot module replacement as source files change during development. The system incorporates compiler hook integration to listen to build lifecycle events and detect newly generated assets automatically. It establishes persistent server-sent event streams from the backend to conn

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    Pts is a TypeScript creative coding library and data visualization framework designed for building generative art and interactive visuals. It functions as a multi-target graphics engine that outputs visual commands to HTML5 Canvas and SVG through a single unified interface. The toolkit serves as a linear algebra visualization tool, providing mathematical primitives for spatial transforms and geometric calculations. This allows for the creation of algorithmic patterns and the simulation of geometric behaviors. The framework covers a broad capability surface including the design of interactive

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    JavaScript
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    3,097View on GitHub↗

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    JavaScript
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    JavaScript
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    JavaScript
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