driven, enthusiastic and a little bit geeky.
Hi! My name is Marnix Kok. I am a Software developer, fascinated by extremes in Computer Science. I love the simplicity and elegance of optimized code in embedded environments, and adore the complexities in distributed systems.
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I recently received the last piece of the gear I need to use my Amiga the way I want to! more …
I received some more retro-tech, which obviously warrants a nice picture for all to see! more …
In preparation for the parts that I have ordered I wanted to make sure my Amiga 500's insides are in good working order. more …
A ring at the door, a small package with a Chinese looking font! Woo, they're here, my multi-game GBA cartridges more …
Today I got some "new" old hardware, truly a piece of history now in my posession. It even still works! more …
Wanting to avoid solving a well-solved problem I went looking for external data management systems, to integrate with. more …
In a bout of nostalgia I managed to cheaply purchase an Amiga 500. Follow along as I work on upgrading it and setting up a nice development workflow. more …
Shoutz0r is a central music management system ideal for LAN-parties. This year (2012) I recreated the basic formula with some cool graphics using the latest in HTML5, with a firm foundation in the Rails framework. more …
This project is an excerpt of the Shoutz0r code base that provides a small but useful abstraction in C++ for the SQLite library allowing easy retrieval to structures of queries. more …
I thought I should extract the old-school fire effect I created for Shoutzor 2012 and make it the background to this page. Totally click here. more …
I took it upon myself to create a simple prototyping GUI library that is integrated into existing OpenGL applications. It contains a number of standard components, features elements such as data-linking, extreme ease with a non-invasive notation. more …
Every once in a while, you are introduced to a new technology that improves your day to day life as a Web developer so much, you can't stop talking about it. Recently I have been introduced to AngularJS. more …
Having created a cool prototype using the newly release Microsoft Kinect SDK I decided to pen down my findings and share them with HUGI readers. Now you'll also have the opportunity read it here. more …
This article discusses a number of graphics programming techniques: the rotational zoom, phong shading and bumpmapping. They are combined into a nice visual package: a bump-mapped rotozoom. more …
As I was rummaging through ye ol' bin of things I made, I found some articles describing how to use the tiny little OpenGL GUI library I had created. If you're interested in trying to use the library, it's a good (yet incomplete) point to start at. more …
