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my question was serious, i don't see why i should get down vote for this. i'm actually curious to understand what's the reason to build this. it may be fun, but once it's built you trow it away. it's like baking a cake and don't eat it.



as the author of this project, let me explain...

Ahem....

Well there is no good reason. I guess I was curious to see if something that I use every day, like Slack, could be interacted with through the C64. Figuring out a wire format for a list of channels, then parsing that out into channel names + ids and rendering a scrolling list of channels in 6502 assembly is challenging. Its frustrating. It was fun!

More generally, creating something 'just because' is so rewarding.

Learning, practicing and honing my chosen craft doing something creative is enjoyable. There is always something new to learn and half a dozen projects in my head I want to work on if only I could find the time. Why do some people spend hours painting, carving, or making model ships? Same reason I made this :)

Hope that helps!


Yep, that's fine i got your point and I can understand it.


You don't have to eat the cake to sharpen your baking skills.


this :)


If you are a programmer and you are serious in asking this question I'd suggest reevaluating your career.

I've hired many developers over the years and seeing a project like this would make me hire you in an instant!


that's for sure, i mean, project is cool, no dubt and this shows that the man has willinges to learn and to things just for the sake of learning something.




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