2025-07-24 –, Main Room 5
Put WatchJuliaBurn.jl in your startup.jl file and you'll rarely be more than a keystroke away from a game of space invaders! And when I say keystroke, I'm not referring to just any key, certainly not that F13 key tucked away behind your monitor, I'm referring to the space bar.
But don't worry! Like any other REPL mode, a game of space invaders is entered by pressing a key at the start of a line that expressions don't normally begin with so this should not impact your existing workflows.
SpaceInvaders.jl provides a multi-level game of space invaders complete with a splash screen, game over screen, and even a you win screen, if you can find it :)
And adding this as a repl mode with space as the trigger is a surprisingly non-disruptive way to make it available. This talk will include a demo, encourage folks to try the game, and showcase how easy it is to make a custom REPL mode.
Artist, Scientist, Open source developer.