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Small free content update
While I am currently quite busy with the development of my second game Card Coder, I did take some time to create a small content update for JOY OF PROGRAMMING. In particular, this update includes two new levels in the…
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Games Forged in Germany Fest
I'm happy to announce that both of my games were selected for the Games Forged in Germany Fest. To celebrate the occasion, JOY OF PROGRAMMING is 30% off and the Demo for my upcoming card-building roguelike Card Coder is…
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Patch 1.0.2
improved objective description in CaesarCypher and CraneLift levels - fix in level Triangulation that caused commands to be counted multiple times - fixed "key not found" error in "Fibonacci" and "E-Mail validation" lev…
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Hotfix 1.0.1
Hotfix 1.0.1 addresses issues with the "Three Sorter" level some players have been experiencing. version 1.0.1 - hotfix in ThreeSorter level where sometimes RFID tags were not scanned - hotfix in Goldsmiths level - hotf…
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JOY OF PROGRAMMING 1.0
After one exciting year in Early Access, I am very pleased (and a little proud) to announce the 1.0 release of JOY OF PROGRAMMING and the conclusion of its Early Access phase. This does not mean 1.0 will be the final up…
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Announcing my second game Card Coder
Shortly before the upcoming JOY 1.0 release I have a surprise announcement. I have been secretly working on my second game Card Coder and can finally reveal the Steam page along with a gameplay trailer: https://store.st…
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Update #15 and 1.0 Announcement
Update 15 brings JOY OF PROGRAMMING to version 0.9.0. This update is mostly a maintenance patch for the upcoming 1.0 release and the end of Early Access. JOY OF PROGRAMMING 1.0 will be released on January 18th 2025 and…
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Update #14
Update 14 brings JOY OF PROGRAMMING to version 0.8.0. This update includes 3 new levels and some machinery improvements. Happy Coding! Full changelog: - Added new levels: - Crane Lift (Logistics) - Clock Synchronization…
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(Experimental) Proton Compatibility
Update v0.7.3 adds (experimental) Proton compatibility to JOY OF PROGRAMMING, allowing the game to run under Linux (and potentially Mac using Whisky). Please report if you encounter any issues. Full changelog: - fixed n…
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v0.7.2
Fixed bug in "Bugged Phone" level, where the number 9 did not yield waveform data correctly - Fixed another c++ related startup crash - Fixed a bug in "Network Graph 1" level (added missing indicators for source and tar…
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Hotfix v0.7.1
hotfix for potential startup crash if an older version of visual c++ was installed - fixed "undo/redo" spanning different script tabs. Now undo history is reset upon script tab change.
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Update #10
Update number 10 and version 0.7.0 of JOY OF PROGRAMMING is now live. This update includes 4 new levels and some bug fixes. Happy Coding! Full changelog: - Added 4 new levels (several beta maps since release of the game…
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Update v0.6.6
Security fix - Relocated histograms backend - Weekly Map is now called Beta Map
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Update #8
The new update unlocks a new category of levels: Machine Learning. To start, there are two levels in this new category that are based on two real-world datasets: Automated Gardening / Iris Plant Classification Bottle So…
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v0.6.2
Hotfix: Fixed Gold Leaderboard not being awarded correctly and some other issues with leadearboard achievements (unfortunetly leaderboard achievements cannot be granted retroactively).
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Update #6
The sixth update for JOY OF PROGRAMMING is now live and brings the game to version 0.6.1. This update includes 4 new levels and some bug fixes. Happy Coding! Full changelog: - Added two new graph based levels to the "Al…
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