A colleague of mine (Swingpants) pointed me to the Checkmate challenge on wonderfl and I had a quick play. It’s a competition where you clone a basic starter code and come up with something of your own.
I’m still looking for a decent idea to run with but I’d just like to say I’m very impressed with the wonderfl site.
I’ve known about it for a while but this is the first time I’ve sat down and actually put some code into it. The compiler seems to respond well and the list of libraries available is good and expanding fast. It seems to be a really good tool for spiking new code ideas. The attributes that make it good for spiking are:
- online – so collaboration is easier
- auto compiles every time code is changed
- auto saves
- allows you to fork and browse a lot of public code (including some from bonafide flash experts like Quasimondo)
So, if you haven’t had a look already I recommend a visit to wonderfl.