The tenth weekly release PicoTurtle v0.2.0-alpha.4 of PicoTurtle is out.

This release features a couple of important editor features:

1. Indent/De-indent code lines and blocks. Editor shortcuts are Ctrl+] and Ctr+[ respectively. One can also indent and de-indent using Tab and Shift-Tab.
2. Toggle comment code lines and blocks using Ctrl+/.

Here's a screenshot of the application on my macbook air...

The windows installer can be downloaded here -> PicoTurtle v0.2.0-alpha.4 for Win/64-bit. Linux and Macos installers are still work in progress. Macos is turning out to especially difficult with my current CMake/vcpkg based …

The first source-only release Clibdocker v0.1.0-alpha.0 of Clibdocker is out.

CLibdocker is a C library implementation of the Docker Engine API.

The documentation is available online at Clibdocker docs. For further details check the project page Clibdocker.

The first source-only release Zclk v0.1.0-alpha.0 of Zclk is out. It is a C library which can be used to create CLI programs written in both C and Lua. It supports commands, sub-commands, arguments, options and typed values.

Commands and sub-commands can be implemented both in Lua and C. Allowing a mix of implementations.

The documentation is available online at ZClk docs. For further details check the project page Zclk.

The second alpha release coll v0.1.0-alpha.1 of coll is out. This release contains build and documentation related changes. The docs are now hosted online at Coll Docs.

For further details check the project page at coll.

I was carrying my sketchbook everywhere during this vacation. One day at the breakfast buffet, in between courses 😀 - I drew a couple of interesting sketches.

The Croissant Is Alive!

I got a yummy croissant from the bakery section and when I sat down to eat it the croissant seemed really dejected that its short life was coming to an end. So I drew it. Aaaand then I still ate it 😜.

The Fruit Bowl

Arranging a fruit bowl is an art! I drew this neat and majestic looking fruit bowl. Unfortunately I didn’t have time to …

A new release PicoTurtle v0.2.0-alpha.3 of PicoTurtle is out. This is the ninth weekly release.

The releases features updated documentation for two new commands circle and arc. It also fixes a major bug in the editor tabs. For details of all changes please check the release notes.

The windows installer can be downloaded here -> PicoTurtle v0.2.0-alpha.3 for Win/64-bit

Hello Again!

I’m back with another post on my vacation trip, this one about boats. Boats are ubiquitous in Kerala - something we rarely see when living in the city. Perhaps there are a few in the lakes around Bangalore. But boats really do come to life in coastal Kerala.

Resting in the Backwaters

Here is a sketch of a boat tied up in a backwater which I drew while resting under a tree on the other bank of the backwater. Even at rest this boat conveyed a sense of movement. It was bobbing up and down gently on the …

The hotel we stayed at in Kovalam had a “Crow Problem”. There were lots of crows and would steal your food if you were not looking. I was having a snack outdoors in the afternoon - and this pair were watching me intently - ready to pounce.

The crow problem was bad enough that they had to post a security guard during evening tea to keep the crows away.

I had fun drawing the alert crows and the security guard. And we had some nice snacks at tea. Win win!

Abhishek Mishra …

Hi!! and A Very Happy New Year 2023 to You!

A few days ago, I wrote a post about our trip to South Kerala. This is the second in the series.

I was sitting near one of the backwaters in Kovalam and this stork sat down in front of me on a piece of wood sticking out of the water - and started grooming its feathers. I had just enough time to draw this quick sketch before it flew away.

I will post more sketches in the coming days. Stay tuned!

-Abhishek (art noob)

The Vacation

In August this year we went on a week’s vacation to Kovalam, Varkala and Thiruvananthapuram, in the South of Kerala. All three places are located close to each other. This time we travelled by train from Bangalore to Trivandrum. This was a fun experience to be travelling in Indian Railways after a long time.

Instead of my camera I decided to take along my sketching supplies. I took a sketchbook with thick watercolour paper, some pens, pencils and brush pens.

I’m going to write a few posts with one or more sketches chosen from the trip …