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Remove Whitespace in JavaScript
By freeCodeCamp.org
Published: Jun 23, 2024“
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Godot GameDev Tutorial – 3D RPG Game
By freeCodeCamp.org
Published: Jun 20, 2024“
Learn how to use Godot to build a 3D RPG game! You will learn about creating the player, designing the AI skeleton monster, building the GUI with a profile and inventory system, adding stunning VFX to enhance your game, and more.
?? Course created by @CodingQuests
?? Course Resources ??
Website Course:
https://www.codingquests.com/challenge-page/3drpgcourseProject Files:
Start Files: https://codingquests.com/3dstarterfiles
Final Files: https://codingquests.com/3drpgfilesAssets:
https://godotengine.org/
https://opengameart.org/content/golden-ui-bigger-than-ever-edition
https://kaylousberg.itch.io/kaykit-adventurers
https://kaylousberg.itch.io/kaykit-dungeon-remastered
https://kaylousberg.itch.io/kaykit-skeletons
https://alexs-assets.itch.io/16×16-rpg-item-pack
https://www.1001fonts.com/pixel-fonts.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeParYI2J6I&t
https://www.youtube.com/@Le_x_Lu
VFX ASSETS:
SWORDS AND PUFF EFFECT MODELS – CLOSING AT THE END OF THE VIDEO:
KwintenH (Sword of Gainu – Weaponcraft)
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/sword-of-gainu-weaponcraft-0cf5bff324bd4d489dcc824ef5d6f920MeguMeme (Wolven blade – Stylized sword model)
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/wolven-blade-stylized-sword-d700c93c18b048c49d7af590adca867fKrystian Zem (Lowpoly Stylized Scimitar)
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/lowpoly-stylized-scimitar-1dd79bb9a3664ab6b12481fa88a76229Partaevil (Aqua | Anime chibi model)
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/aqua-anime-chibi-model-549de66768ed422681106d3028d1cf4fKagaru-Nakama-Revegeance (aqua)
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/aqua-4e93bbe53d2a48e5979eb975d10f26f8HIT EFFECTS:
Bpole (Rapid Punching Animation)
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/rapid-punching-animation-898c066dc84b4fe7b19fa2f40f4fd145BarcodeGames (Five Seven Animated)
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/five-seven-animated-free-5cd65dec366c44ceaf833ae2b5761a26?? Contents ??
?? (0:00:00) Intro
?? (0:02:14) Starting The Project
?? (0:05:46) GridMap
?? (0:15:29) World Enviornment
?? (0:19:15) vAdding The Player
?? (0:22:26) Camera Controller
?? (0:36:29) Player Movement
?? (0:58:47) Player Animation
?? (1:11:07) Monster Setup
?? (1:14:21) Finite State Machines Concept
?? (1:18:39) Monster State Machine Setup
?? (1:24:50) Monster AnimationTree
?? (1:27:59) State Machines
?? (1:36:43) Changing States
?? (1:46:59) Player Damaging Monsters
?? (1:57:14) Monster Damaging Player
?? (2:04:49) Custom Theme
?? (2:11:49) Game Over overlay
?? (2:19:53) GUI Setup
?? (2:28:00) Item Resources
?? (2:39:18) Inventory Slot
?? (2:50:39) Inventory Item
?? (2:56:42) Adding Items
?? (3:07:08) Equipment and using items
?? (3:14:54) Profile
?? (3:19:52) Total Stats
?? (3:25:05) Custom Health Signals
?? (3:35:49) 3D Item Objects
?? (3:47:19) Shop
?? (4:07:09) Level up
?? (4:12:23) Porting to Forward+
?? (4:12:40) Level Design
?? (4:18:40) Torch
?? (4:30:36) Lelu Intro
?? (4:31:46) Lelu VFX Tutorial
?? (5:11:13) Applying the VFX
?? (5:18:18) Sound Effects
?? (5:21:27) Spawning Monsters
?? (5:27:06) Next Steps/Outro???? Thanks to our Champion and Sponsor supporters:
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Easy 2D to 3D In After Effects!
By School of Motion
Published: Jun 19, 2024“
Learn how to go from a 2D look to fully 3D in After Effects fast! Don’t forget to download the project files here so you can follow along. https://www.schoolofmotion.com/blog/2d-to-3d-after-effects
After Effects finally has native 3D ability. With support for models, textures, environmental lighting and more, you can give your mograph depth without needing any 3rd party plug-ins. In this video Hieu Vu shows you how to use the new After Effects 3D tools, and walks you through creating a slick transition from a flat-shaded 2D look into a dynamic fully 3D design. Welcome to the grid.
Follow Hieu Vu:
YouTube: @hieuvudesign
Website: https://hieuvudesign.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hieuvudesign/
Twitter: https://x.com/hieuvudesignSCHOOL OF MOTION COURSES
All Courses – https://som.bz/3SUg5YbIntro 00:00:00
Gathering The Assets 00:00:49
Importing 3D Objects into AE 00:02:51
Importing HDRIs and Setting Up The Scene 00:05:03
Adding The Text 00:06:52
Incorporating a 2D Element into The Scene 00:09:22
Animating The 3D Objects 00:11:04
Adding Some Drama 00:19:00
Troubleshooting 00:19:43
Adding Camera Movement 00:20:12
Creating The 2D Scene 00:21:10”
Top 5 VS Code Color Themes!
By LearnWebCode
Published: Jun 17, 2024“
Learn to code with me here https://learnwebcode.com/
Here are my five favorite color themes for my text editor of choice; Visual Studio Code.
Follow me for updates on new videos or projects:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/javaschiff/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/learnwebcode
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Brad-Schiff-1542576316048470/
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/learnwebcode”
Non-Technical Intro to Generative AI
By freeCodeCamp.org
Published: Jun 17, 2024“
Learn about Generative AI from a non-technical perspective. This course examines the evolution of AI capabilities, analyzing the key technological breakthroughs that have enabled modern generative AI models to achieve remarkable performance. The course also covers some of the challenges of Generative AI. Further focusing on concept of decentralized AI, followed by LLM APIs.
?? Course developed by @1littlecoder
?? Contents ??
?? (0:00:00) Generative AI Quick Intro
?? (0:00:47) AI back then vs AI Now
?? (0:17:46) Why Gen AI is possible now?
?? (0:22:46) The less spoken about Gen AI
?? (0:38:33) What is Decentralized AI
?? (0:54:50) LLM APIs
?? (1:01:48) LLM App Framework
?? (1:02:33) Text Completion
?? (1:04:50) ChatBot
?? (1:09:07) RAG – LLM with Knowledge
?? (1:19:36) LLM for Downstream NLP Tasks
?? (1:22:50) Agents based on LLMs
?? (1:32:05) LLM OS???? Thanks to our Champion and Sponsor supporters:
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Linux Crash Course for Beginners with Labs
By freeCodeCamp.org
Published: Jun 13, 2024“
In this Linux crash course, you will learn the fundamental skills and tools you need to become a proficient Linux system administrator.
Course developed by Aaron Lockhart.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-lockhart-288487237/???? Access to Linux Labs: https://kode.wiki/linux-labs
?? Contents ??
?? (0:00:00) Introduction
?? (0:05:04) Log into Local & Remote Consoles
?? (0:16:32) Read and Use System Documentation
?? (0:25:39) Free Labs – Log in to the Labs
?? (0:26:54) Working with Files and Directories
?? (0:40:32) Create and Manage Hard Links
?? (0:48:29) Create and Manage Soft Links
?? (0:52:55) Free Labs – Files, Directories, Hard and Soft Links
?? (0:53:04) List, Set and Change File Permissions
?? (1:19:53) Search Files with Grep
?? (1:23:28) Analyze Text with Regular Expressions
?? (1:33:54) Extended Regular Expressions
?? (1:46:51) Free Labs – File Content, regular Expressions
?? (1:47:00) Manage Local User Accounts
?? (2:03:51) Free Labs- Manage User Accounts and Groups
?? (2:04:00) Configure User Resource Limits
?? (2:11:24) Manage User Privileges
?? (2:17:13) Free Labs – Configure user resource limits and user privileges
?? (2:17:50) Manage Access to the Root Account
?? (2:20:36) Conclusion???? Thanks to our Champion and Sponsor supporters:
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Learn Three.js by Building 5 Projects
By freeCodeCamp.org
Published: Jun 12, 2024“
Learn fundamental JavaScript coding techniques by creating dazzling real-time 3d animations and effects using three.js.
?? Course developed by @robotbobby9
Here are the projects you will create:
1) Getting Started
https://github.com/bobbyroe/getting-started-with-threejs2) Create the Earth with Three.js
https://github.com/bobbyroe/threejs-earth3) Fly through a Wireframe Wormhole
https://github.com/bobbyroe/flythru-wireframe-wormhole4) Create a Transition Effect
https://github.com/bobbyroe/transition-effect5) Add Physics to Three.js with Rapier
https://github.com/bobbyroe/physics-with-rapier-and-three???? Thanks to our Champion and Sponsor supporters:
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Python for Data Science Course – Hands-on Projects with EDA, AB Testing & Business Intelligence
By freeCodeCamp.org
Published: Jun 10, 2024“
This comprehensive Python data science course covers the essential through theory, demos, and real-world applications. With two detailed projects, this course is designed to provide practical experience that will prepare you for real world data science. You will gain hands-on knowledge in data analytics, AB testing, and business intelligence.
Tatev and Vahe from LunarTech developed this course.
More from LunarTech Academy: https://academy.lunartech.ai/courses?? Contents ??
(0:00:00) Introduction
(0:08:00) Part 1: Python for Data Science and Analytics
(0:24:10) Part 1: Data Exploration and Preprocessing
(0:38:32) Part 1: Filtering, Sorting, Grouping
(0:59:26) Part 1: Descriptive Statistics
(1:15:37) Part 1: Merging & Joins
(1:37:02) Part 1: Data Visualization in Python
(1:59:55) Part 2: AB Test Crash Course – Theory
(2:36:45) Part 3 Project 1 – Data Analytics and Data Science Project
(2:39:35) Experimental vs. Control Set up
(2:50:47) Data Analytics in A/B Testing
(3:13:56) Parameters for A/B Testing
(3:21:39) Analyzing A/B Test Data
(3:42:12) Statistical Outputs Explained
(3:59:43) Concluding A/B Test Results and Case Study
(4:08:27) Part 3 Project 2 – Superstore Data Analytics Project
(4:13:57) Superstore Customer Segmentation
(4:15:07) Revenue by Customer Segment
(4:20:27) Customers Sales Insights
(4:28:36) Exploring Customer Loyalty at Superstores
(4:42:19) Superstore Shipping Strategies
(4:46:40) Geographic Market Analysis
(4:53:28) Product Performance Insights
(5:03:35) Comprehensive Sales Analysis
(5:06:18) Tracking Sales Trends
(5:22:02) Visualizing Sales by State???? Thanks to our Champion and Sponsor supporters:
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Azure DevOps Engineer Expert Certification (AZ-400) – Full Course to PASS the Exam
By freeCodeCamp.org
Published: Jun 06, 2024“
Prepare for the Azure DevOps Engineer Expert Certification and pass! Learn to deliver Microsoft DevOps solutions that provide continuous security, integration, testing, delivery, deployment, monitoring, & feedback.
?? Course developed by Andrew Brown of ExamPro. @ExamProChannel
?? 00:00:00 Introduction
?? Introduction
?? Exam Guide Breakdown?? 00:09:59 Introduction to DevOps
?? What is DevOps
?? DevOps vs Traditional IT
?? Agile
?? Scrum and Kanban
?? Flow Metrics
?? Azure Boards
?? Traceability?? 00:26:08 Azure Boards
?? Getting Started
?? Create users
?? Create work items
?? Create a sprint
?? Connect Azure Boards to GitHub?? 00:36:37 Collaboration and communication
?? Custom Azure Boards Dashboards
?? Wikis for Documentation
?? Process Diagrams for Documentation
?? Configure release documentation
?? API documentation
?? Automate Git History Documentation
?? What are Webhooks
?? Configure notifications with Webhooks?? 00:51:43 GitHub
?? Version Control Systems
?? Git
?? Version Control Services
?? GitHub
?? Create GitHub Account
?? Multiple GitHub Accounts
?? Setup GitHub Organization
?? Git vs GitHub
?? GitHub Repo
?? GitHub Repo Tour
?? Git Commit
?? Git Branch
?? Git Remote
?? Git Remote Upstream and Downstream
?? GitHub Flow?? 01:40:57 GitHub Development
?? GitHub CLI
?? GitHub CLI Follow Along
?? SSH Keys
?? SSH Keys Follow Along
?? Deploy Keys
?? Personal Account Access Tokens
?? Personal Access Tokens?? 02:17:28 Understanding GitHub Repos
?? README Files
?? Basic Repo Navigation
?? Create a GitHub Repo
?? Create a Github Repo Follow Along
?? Maintaining a repo
?? Maintaining a repo Follow Along
?? Repo Templates
?? Repo Templates Follow Along
?? Cloning a Repo
?? Adding files to a repo
?? Creating branches
?? Creating branches Follow Along
?? GitHub Releases
?? GitHub Releases Follow Along
?? Github Packages
?? Github Packages Follow Along?? 02:59:37 GitHub Pull Requests
?? Pull Requests
?? Creating Pull Requests
?? Base and Compare
?? Draft Pull Requests
?? Draft Pull Requests Follow Along
?? Linked Activity within a pull request
?? Pull Requests Statuses
?? Codeowners file
?? Pull Request Options
?? Required Reviewers
?? Reviewing Pull Requests
?? Merge options Pull Requests
?? Pull Request Templates?? 03:29:57 Source Control Strategy
?? Authentication methods
?? Git LFS
?? Git fat
?? Git Scalar
?? Git submodule
?? Git subtree
?? Workflow Hooks?? 03:42:40 Implement source code branching
?? Branch Strategy
?? Branch Policies
?? Branch Protections?? 03:49:16 Configure and manage repositories
?? Azure Pipelines
?? GitHub repos with Azure Pipelines
?? Configure permissions in source control repo
?? Tags in source control repo
?? Recover data using Git commands
?? Purge data from source control?? 04:01:35 Pipeline automation
?? Dependency scanning
?? Security scanning
?? Code coverage
?? Quality gates
?? Security and governance gates
?? What are pipelines
?? Automated tests into pipelines
?? Testing strategies
?? UI Testing?? 04:16:30 GitHub Actions
?? GitHub Actions
?? GitHub Actions Follow Along?? 04:34:00 Package Management
?? What is Package Management
?? Package feeds
?? Dependency management
?? Azure Artifacts
?? NuGet
?? Types of versioning?? 04:45:10 Implement Pipelines
?? Implement an Agency infrastructure
?? Pipeline Trigger Rules
?? Classic and YAML pipelines
?? Monitoring pipeline health?? 04:52:19 Containerization
?? Introduction to ACI
?? Container Restart Policies
?? Container Environment Variables
?? Container Troubleshooting
?? Create an Azure Container Instances
?? Self hosted agents?? 05:01:59 Deployment
?? Blue green deployment
?? Canary release
?? Ring deployment
?? Progressive exposure
?? Feature flags
?? A B Testing
?? Azure Traffic Manager?? 05:08:25 Azure App Service
?? Introduction to Azure App Service
?? Runtimes
?? Custom Containers
?? Deployment Slots
?? App Service Environment
?? Deployment
?? Azure App Service Plan
?? Configure and Deploy App Service
?? Trigger a Deploy via Github Actions
?? Create Deployment Slots
?? Scaling Azure App Service?? 05:53:17 Infrastructure as Code
?? What is Infrastructure as Code
?? Azure Automation State Configuration
?? Introduction to Azure Resource Manager
?? Introduction to ARM Templates
?? ARM Templates Follow Along
?? Azure Bicep Follow Along?? 06:49:49 Manage Sensitive Information
?? Introduction to Azure Key Vault
?? Azure Key Vault Vault
?? Azure Key Vault Pricing
?? Azure Key Vault Double Encryption
?? Azure Key Vault Keys
?? Azure Key Vault Secrets
?? Azure Key Vault Basics
?? Azure Key Vault Keys
?? Azure Key Vault Backup and Restore Key
?? Encrypted Secrets
?? GITHUB_TOKEN Secret?? 07:15:35 Monitoring solutions
?? Introduction to Azure Monitor
?? Azure Monitor Sources
?? Azure Monitor Data Stores
?? Azure Monitor Logs
?? Azure Log Analytics
?? Log Analytics agent
?? Application Insights
?? Application Insights Instrumentation
?? Azure Sentinel
?? Kusto
?? Kusto Entities”
Summer 2024 Registration is open!
By School of Motion
Published: Jun 05, 2024“
Stuck in a career rut? Struggling to level up your skills? You can change that starting now. We are stoked to kick off our Summer 2024 registration with tons of opportunities for beginners to get started and for more experienced artists to up their game!
MORE INFO: schoolofmotion.com/summerschool
Not sure where to start? We’ve got you covered with our different design tracks:
2D Design: https://som.bz/3VcSnb4
Motion Design: https://som.bz/3RehLfg
3D Animation and Design: https://som.bz/3Vck0kwPrices are going up NEXT session so now is a great time to jump in.
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