Live Stream #53 - Smart Rockets, CodePen and Arguments Array in JS

In this Live Stream, I cover a wide variety of topics. I first experiment with the CodePen online editor. Then, I take on a (awfully long) Coding Challenge to make "Smart Rockets" that steer based on a genetic algorithm (edited version coming soon). Finally, I discuss how the JavaScript "arguments" array can be used for function and constructor overloading.

16:14 - CodePen Tutorial
26:50 - Presenting Genetic Algorithm topics
50:02 - Coding Challenge: Smart Rockets
2:01:43 - Discussion on Machine Learning
2:19:14 - Arguments Array in JS
2:42:32 - Conclusion/Q&A

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My CodePen link: http://codepen.io/shiffman/
The Nature of Code: http://natureofcode.com/
Kadenze Course: https://www.kadenze.com/courses/the-n...
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GitHub Issue #98 - Genetic Algorithm: https://github.com/CodingTrain/Rainbo...
Computational Beauty of Nature book: https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/comput...
Smart Rockets Project: http://www.blprnt.com/smartrockets/
Neuroph Java Neural Network Framework: http://neuroph.sourceforge.net/
Wekinator Kadenze Class: http://www.wekinator.org/kadenze/
Machine Learning for Designers Book: https://www.oreilly.com/learning/mach...

Source Code for the Video Lessons: https://github.com/CodingTrain/Rainbo...

p5.js: https://p5js.org/
Processing: https://processing.org

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