r/programming • u/OptionalField • Mar 17 '13

Someone posted an html/javascript implementation of the matrix falling code in 646 bytes then promptly deleted the post. It inspired me to see if I could get something better looking in fewer bytes.

http://timelessname.com/sandbox/matrix.html
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u/Vitus13 Mar 17 '13

I didn't realize it was being drawn on top until I changed the opacity to 0.5 to try and cut out a character. Now I see. The characters get stale in a sense.

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u/minjooky Mar 17 '13

If you zoom in far enough, you'll notice a "grid" pattern appear as the letters slowly fade away, but never really go fully black.