Open Source Student Discourse

Once again, I am continuing my journey to become a full-fledged member of the open source community. For this small milestone, I am practicing the creation and management of a Github repo using git bash on my local machine. For test material, I have created an incredibly simple, browser-based sticky note app, appropriately called Simple Noter. For those interested, the final product is hosted on Github Pages, and can be found here: https://jerryshueh.github.io/simple-noter/ The app itself is very basic - simply type a note into the text space and hit CTRL + X to save. Your note will be saved between sessions until you clear your browser's local data. It uses a number of open source and free-to-use resources, such as Kenny Wong's Hotkeys.js , and Google Fonts. By the way, something I've learned is that all Google Fonts are distributed under the SIL Open Font License, which allows anyone to use and modify them for personal or commercial purposes. As for the learning proce...

The WebGL Fluid Simulator is a small application that allows the user to play with simulated fluids right in their browser, and works on both PCs and mobile devices. The visual effects follow proper fluid dynamics, and can be manipulated in real time by pointing and click, as well as several available options such as quality, density, and velocity.  The app is written in JavaScript, and as the name suggests, visually renders its effects using WebGL. It was created by Github user PavelDoGreat based off another Github project:  Fluids-2D , and is distributed under the MIT license. As of September 8th, 2019, WebGL Fluid Simulator is trending with 2,307 stars during the month, and 6,070 stars in total. Main interface of WebGL Fluid Simulator by Github user PavelDoGreat I was interested in investigating this project as it demonstrates the breadth of open source resources on Github. Users can find projects that range from complex systems and APIs, to small plug-ins and simpl...