{"id":1798,"date":"2024-12-16T05:53:43","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T13:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\/?p=1798"},"modified":"2024-12-15T13:44:34","modified_gmt":"2024-12-15T21:44:34","slug":"the-nature-of-code","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\/the-nature-of-code\/","title":{"rendered":"The Nature of Code"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Nature of Code: Simulating Natural Systems with JavaScript<\/em>
\nby Daniel Shiffman (Author)
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Booktalk:<\/strong> This beginner-friendly creative coding tutorial is designed to grow your skills in a fun, hands-on way as you build simulations of real-world phenomena such as flocking birds or dancing fireflies.<\/p>\n

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\"Nonfiction<\/p>\n

It’s Nonfiction Monday!<\/p>\n

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The Nature of Code: Simulating Natural Systems with JavaScript by Daniel Shiffman (Author) @ Amazon | Bookshop Booktalk: This beginner-friendly creative coding tutorial is designed to grow your skills in a fun, hands-on way as you build simulations of real-world phenomena such as flocking birds or dancing fireflies. Snippet: It’s Nonfiction Monday! Copyright \u00a9 2024 … <\/p>\n

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