posted by bobobocky
on Tue, 2022-12-27 02:33
In-game name:
bobobocky
Age (Optional):
20
Why are you interested in joining this server?:
I'm a CS student at university, but I actually started coding because somebody on this server pointed me to JS way back in middle school (shoutout mesolost if he's still around). I've been interested in lower-level stuff recently; did a ton of C, some asm, and decided to build an 8-bit cpu over winter break, with what I learned back here. I was originally doing it in a singleplayer world, but it occurred to me it'd be great to do in the company of everyone here. I have no idea what my old account was, so I'm just applying again.
Current Redstone knowledge:
I know all in-game redstone mechanics. When I was here, I learned the basic CPU stuff: adders up to cla ram cells, rom and control, etc. I remember I did a tiny CPU of my own, a few with others. I think I was either builder or the rank below. It isn't exactly redstone knowledge, but I do have a 5+ yr CS background now, and an elementary grasp of assembly.
Past Redstone Experience:
I was a 13yr old with no CS experience the last time I did redstone, so my best redstone project is probably just what I have so far of my CPU in the singleplayer. It's 8-bit, vertical stacking. The alu uses bennyscube's carry cancel adder, and it can bit shift args up/dn before addition in one clock cycle (for fast mul/div in software). The ram/reg design is pretty funky, it's 4 ticks and manages to fit repeater locks and comparator subtraction into 2y 2x 9z by putting every other byte up a block.
About how often do you play Minecraft?:
1-5 hours per week
Application status:
Approved
What kind of creations would you like to build on this server?:
Well to start I want to do this CPU over break. It's probably a little ambitious, but ideally it has a fully implemented instruction set when I'm done. Long-term I'll likely end up popping in for a month or two every so often, whenever there's another such interest/project I want to work on.