Author Archives: Josh Matthews

Megazeux Debugging: Redux

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Josh Matthews

It’s been about a year and a half since I last touched on the idea of a Megazeux debugger, and that is far too long! I’ve recently begun an internship with Mozilla working on the Electrolysis project, which is a … Continue reading →

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Free Software’s Hidden Burden

Posted on December 7, 2008 by Josh Matthews

I’m one of two developers on an open source project.  I’m going to try to be as vague as possible about the project, because the stimulus of this post is some developer politics that aren’t particularly important.  However, some background … Continue reading →

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MegaZeux Debugging: part 3

Posted on July 30, 2008 by Josh Matthews

After some more fiddling, basic robot watching is pretty rock solid.  I fixed some memory leaks and crashes, and I’ve moved on to breakpoints.  And herein lies the conumdrum, as I’m trying to figure out the use cases here and … Continue reading →

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MegaZeux Debugging: part 2

Posted on July 28, 2008 by Josh Matthews

What with midterms and end of term, it’s been several weeks since I last touched my robotic debugger, but that changed tonight.  There’s now a usable bleeding-edge debugger for your perusal in the bzr repository.  You have your choice of … Continue reading →

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Testing linked lists

Posted on July 27, 2008 by Josh Matthews

I’m just finishing up the CS 136 class here at the University of Waterloo, which also goes by the name of “Elementary Algorithm Design and Data Abstraction.” In other words, we make the transition from introductory Scheme to introductory C … Continue reading →

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MegaZeux Debugging

Posted on July 7, 2008 by Josh Matthews

I’m an occasional contributor to the MegaZeux source code, and I frequently compete in the bi-annual Day of Zeux competions.  Accordingly, I’m always interested in new ways to push MegaZeux forward and help people create games easier, which brings me … Continue reading →

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Introducing…

Posted on February 18, 2008 by Josh Matthews

This site is beginning to take some semblance of form, not that any of it’s really visible right now.  I’m working towards a basic root page with the required information and resume links, and I’ve also put together a public … Continue reading →

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