Nandgame!
Thanks to @BioGeek in the comments, Simon has discovered nandgame.com, one awesome computer engineering learning environment, corresponding to the first five chapters of the NAND to Tetris course (see our … Continue reading Nandgame!
Tag: logic gates
Logic Gates. Simon has programmed his own Digital Logic Simulator.
Simon has been greatly inspired by Sebastian Lague’s new video on how computers work, it seems to have sparked a whole new wave of enthusiasm about logic gates and logic … Continue reading Logic Gates. Simon has programmed his own Digital Logic Simulator.
The three ages or 1-input 1-output logic gates
After a whole night working on my writing and not feeling very fresh in the morning, I told Simon about the three ages of life: the young age is when … Continue reading The three ages or 1-input 1-output logic gates
Simon continues practicing Digital Computer Electronics
Reading the Digital Computer Electronics eBook (third edition):
Doing math and computer science everywhere
One more blog post with impressions from our vacation at the Cote d’Azur in France. Don’t even think of bringing Simon to the beach or the swimming pool without a … Continue reading Doing math and computer science everywhere
Simon building an 8-bit Computer from scratch. Parts 1 & 2.
Parts 1 and 2 in Simon’s new series showing him attempting to build an 8-bit computer from scratch, using the materials from Ben Eater’s Complete 8-bit breadboard computer kit bundle. … Continue reading Simon building an 8-bit Computer from scratch. Parts 1 & 2.
Simon has been bitten by the hardware bug again!
It’s all Ben Eater‘s fault! Simon is more of a software and pure math champion, but Ben Eater’s videos have sparked Simon’s interest in logic and electronics, anew. Back in … Continue reading Simon has been bitten by the hardware bug again!
The Sky Track
Simon got a belated birthday present from his Russian grandparents, something he had dreamed about for months: the Magformers Sky Track set, sort of a monorail that allows Simon the … Continue reading The Sky Track
Dutch grammar
Simon’s passion is coding, but he does other things, too. Things like Dutch, because – in case you haven’t noticed – his native language is Dutch. I usually don’t film … Continue reading Dutch grammar
Atom.io
Simon has found a new text editor he really likes: Atom.io He says he likes it because of its special searcher function, which can use regex (regular expressions). A regular … Continue reading Atom.io
Geeks out of the box 