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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 …