DEV Community: Divya Kelaskar

🗃️ Filecheck GitHub action

Divya Kelaskar — Sun, 05 Dec 2021 16:12:29 +0000

My Workflow

A simple GitHub action to check the list of files on a push and pull request.

Submission Category:

Wacky Wildcards

Yaml File or Link to Code

divyakelaskar / filecheck-github-action

A simple GitHub action to check the list of files on a push or a pull request.

🗃️ Filecheck GitHub action

A simple GitHub action to check the list of files on a pull request.

Inspiration

I have been reading the submission blogs for this year's GitHub Actions Hackathon. Also, most of the opensource repos on GitHub actively use GitHub actions to automate the workflow efficiently. Thus, I thought of building one and learning how about use them.

What it does

Checks the list the files in the repository on a pull request.

How I built it

Created a repo on GitHub.
Formed a .github/workflows directory.
Made a .yml file of the workflow.

Challenges I ran into

Choosing a learning resource (chose the official docs)
Adapting the YAML syntax

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

Learned about GitHub actions by building one.

What I learned

How to automate things with GitHub actions.
Worked with YAML files

View on GitHub

Additional Resources / Info

My journey of building games

Divya Kelaskar — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 16:54:26 +0000

In this blog post, I will be sharing my journey as a game developer.

How did I come to know about game development ?

Well, my current college semester has the "Game Programming" subject. It consists of :

Theory
Maths
DirectX
Unity

Unity intrigued me as it visually shows the theoretical concepts (like world space, local space, camera angles, etc.) which helps to understand them better.

How I got started ?

My first Unity project isn't a full-fledged game. It is a simple prototype which runs on PC and Android. There isn't any cool stuff in it but I believe the project gave me a great headstart. I came to know the Unity app's UI, components, prefabs, types of builds available, etc.

divyakelaskar / platformer-3d-game

A 3D platformer game prototype created with Unity3D. Works on Android and Desktop.

🎮 Mini Game

A simple 3D platformer game prototype created with Unity3D. Works on Android and Desktop.

📱 Android

🖥️ Desktop

View on GitHub

The next 2 projects Space Shooter and 2D UFO are standalone PC games. They made me aware of the extensive resources by Unity. I mostly find myself browsing these 3 websites often :

I had used pre-made models for these 2 games. It got me curious about modelling and game art. So, I tried out 3D modelling for a while :

Divya Kelaskar

@divya_kelaskar

Completed making my first 3D art ! It was an awesome experience. Looking forward to create more things in 3D !
Check out the detailed post 👇
#b3d

16:32 PM - 16 Oct 2021

After building Android and PC based games, I thought of trying out WebGL games. These can played in a browser. Thus, I built Roll a ball as a browser based game and released my first game on itch.io. You can try it live here 👇

https://divyakelaskar.itch.io/roll-a-ball

Things I learned :

Scripting in Unity is a good way to learn C#. Prior to Unity, I hadn't worked with C#. It introduced to concepts of the C# language like namespaces. I feel that C# has a similar syntax to Java.

The Unity's physics engine is amazing. Unity being visual helps to setup physics of your game. E.g, If a game object is able to pass through walls, we can add the physics components related to it. (like rigidbody, box collider, etc.)

Building games is fun. It comprises of making game objects, coding their behaviour, designing the game's UI, VFX, animation, graphics and many such things. Its been awesome to these things. (bit by bit)

Currently, I'm building a 3D FPS game for this year's GitHub GameOff game jam and documenting my progress on Twitter.

Divya Kelaskar

@divya_kelaskar

Day 55 of #100DaysOfCode

Setting up the snaps 🏗️

#unity3d #GitHubGameOff

16:24 PM - 22 Nov 2021

That's it for this blog post. Till then,

Keep exploring, keep building !

Resources to get started with Python !

Divya Kelaskar — Sat, 20 Jun 2020 13:03:38 +0000

Hi everyone !

Today I will be sharing some awesome resources to learn python for free!

So, let’s begin 🎉

Automate the Boring Stuff with Python

This ebook guides us through the various concepts of Python with hands-on, real-world applications.

Link

FreeCodeCamp

The tutorial covers most of the basic concepts in Python to get ready for intermediate Python programming.

GeeksForGeeks

The website has topic-wise listing of the Python concepts. It starts with beginner-friendly topics and also has handled complex topics efficiently.

Link

Real Python

If you are a real Pythonista, then this is the right place. You can learn Python, take part in quizzes or join with other Pythonistas here.

Link

Official Python Documentation

Last but not the least ! The official Python docs. If you are refering them, you are surely a league ahead.

I hope you found this helpful !

Thanks for reading !

Programming Principles worth following

Divya Kelaskar — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 07:29:29 +0000

So, today we are going to have a look into some well-known programming principles which always come handy while coding.

1. KISS : Keep It Simple Stupid

The following quote has rightly explained it:

Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers focus on writing the program in a humans understand.

Martin Fowler

2. DRY : Don't Repeat Yourself

Implement functions for the block of code commonly used in your program and call out the functions as needed rather rewriting the complete code.

3. 4C's : Clean Code, Clever Code

The code we write is a way of our thinking to solve/create a given thing/scenario. It has to be different than the other. So, how do we grasp a thinking which is NOT as same as ours ?
Here comes our third point into play. We must aim for the best readability of our code so that others can understand your way of thinking, your way of coding.

Readability matters.

Tim Peters, (The Zen of Python)

4. YAGNI : You Aren't Gonna Need It

We usually comment the code from our code base thinking that we might need it in future. But, that's rarely going to happen. So, don't just let your code rot over there. You have the power of Git, USE IT !

With that, these are some of the programming principles which can upgrade your coding & programming skills.

Common Ethics for better coding !

Divya Kelaskar — Sun, 24 May 2020 14:46:42 +0000

Last week I tried the Foobar challenge.

It is a set of coding challenges of five levels. Difficulty increases as we proceed each level. We can code the solutions in Python or Java. My weapon was Python.

I have completed 3 levels of the challenges (Further challenges are totally out of my reach!). Here are the lessons I learnt after attempting the challenge.

1. Make your concepts “crystal-clear”

The first challenge went quite easy. But during the second one I had to brush-up some points to be able to solve it. And that consumed my most of the time.

2. Solve the problem first

Solving the question prior to coding gives us an idea of what and how to code. Starting to code in vague, leads to more confusion.

3. Test your code

Testing the code lets us know how we can improve our code for the correct solution.

4. Take your time

All work and no play makes Jack dull. Thinking about a problem for long time doesn’t help much. Take a break. Fresh up your mind and then get back to code !

So, how’s the article ? Share your coding/learning experiences down in the discussion.

Thanks for reading !

Guess the number with Python !

Divya Kelaskar — Thu, 14 May 2020 16:55:48 +0000

Today I will be sharing tips for making a "Guess the number" game with the Python programming language.

Let's begin !

👉 Import the random module to generate the numbers randomly in the game.

import random

💡 Introduce a infinite while loop.

👉 Generate a random number, initialize the chances to zero.

while True:

    print("\nN U M B E R   G U E S S I N G   G A M E") 
    print("\nYou have 10 chances to guess the number.")

    # randint function to generate the random number between 1 to 100 
    number = random.randint(1, 100) 

    """ number of chances to be given to the user to guess the number or it is the inputs
    given by user into input box here number of chances are 10 """
    chances = 0

    print("Guess a number (1 - 100):")

👉 Add a while loop to count the number of chances used and take the input from the user.

# While loop to count the number of chances 
    while chances < 10: 

        # Enter a number between 1 to 100  
        guess = int(input())

👉 Tally the user's input with the guess number accordingly.

# Compare the user entered number  with the number to be guessed  
        if guess == number: 

            """ if number entered by user is same as the generated number by randint
            function then  break from loop using loop control statement "break" """
            print("Congratulation YOU WON!!!") 
            break

        # Check if the user entered number is smaller than the generated number  
        elif guess < number: 
            print("Your guess was too low: Guess a number higher than", guess) 

        # The user entered number is greater than the generated number              
        else: 
            print("Your guess was too high: Guess a number lower than", guess)

👉 Increase the value of the chances variable one at a time as the user will be using one chance at a time.

# Increase the value of chance by 1 as 1 chance is used
        chances += 1

👉 Verify if the user has identified the number or not.

    # Check whether the user guessed the correct number  
    if not chances < 10: 
        print("YOU LOSE!!! The number is", number)

👉 Ask a replay question and break the infinite while loop.

    ans=input("Do you want to play again (y/n) : ")

    if ans != 'y' : 
        break

That's it! Wasn't that simple ?
You can also refer my GitHub repo :

divyakelaskar / Guess-the-number

A simple terminal game in python.

Guess the number

A simple terminal game in python.

Try it out !

View on GitHub

Create a turtles' race with Python!

Divya Kelaskar — Thu, 07 May 2020 16:40:23 +0000

Yeah you got it.
Today we'll be making turtles' race by the Python language.
The first main requirement here is the turtle module. Basically, this module lets us to introduce smaller-scale graphics in our Python.
The next one is the random module.

Let's get started 😜

✅ Firstly, import the required modules.

from turtle import *
from random import randint

💡 There are different shapes of pointer available in the turtle module(like arrow, classic and turtle). As ours is a "Turtle Race", we need the 'turtle' and 'classic' shape.

✅ We'll use the classic shape to trace the racing track.

# classic shape turtle
speed(0)
penup()
goto(-140, 140)

# tracing the racing track
for step in range(15):
  write(step, align='center')
  right(90)
  for num in range(8):
    penup()
    forward(10)
    pendown()
    forward(10)
  penup()
  backward(160)
  left(90)
  forward(20)

✅ List the specs of the first turtle, enter the turtle in the track and set the turtle ready for the race.

# first player details
player_1 = Turtle()
player_1.color('red')
player_1.shape('turtle')

# first player proceeds to racing track
player_1.penup()
player_1.goto(-160, 100)
player_1.pendown()

# 360 degree turn
for turn in range(10):
  player_1.right(36)

✅ Do the same for the rest of the turtles.

# second player details
player_2 = Turtle()
player_2.color('blue')
player_2.shape('turtle')

# second player enters in the racing track
player_2.penup()
player_2.goto(-160, 70)
player_2.pendown()

# 360 degree turn
for turn in range(72):
  player_2.left(5)

# third player details
player_3 = Turtle()
player_3.shape('turtle')
player_3.color('green')

# third player enters in the racing track
player_3.penup()
player_3.goto(-160, 40)
player_3.pendown()

# 360 degree turn
for turn in range(60):
  player_3.right(6)

# fourth player details
player_4 = Turtle()
player_4.shape('turtle')
player_4.color('orange')

# fourth player enters in the racing track
player_4.penup()
player_4.goto(-160, 10)
player_4.pendown()

# 360 degree turn
for turn in range(30):
  player_4.left(12)

✅ Use the randint() to set the speed of the turtles.

# turtles run at random speeds
for turn in range(100):
  player_1.forward(randint(1,5))
  player_2.forward(randint(1,5))
  player_3.forward(randint(1,5))
  player_4.forward(randint(1,5))

That's it ! The race is ready to begin 🐢🐢🐢

You can also refer my GitHub repo:

divyakelaskar / Turtle-Race

A game created by using the turtle module 🐢

Make a simple game in python!

Divya Kelaskar — Tue, 05 May 2020 07:10:14 +0000

Hi devs!
Today I will share some tips to make a simple stone paper scissor game in python. The game will be a Human vs Computer game.

✔️ Import the random module by the following:

import random

"Why?"
So that computer will generate its own choice.

💡 Place a infinite while loop (You don't have to run program again and again.)

while True:

✔️ State the rules of the game.

# Rules of the game   
    print("""Enter your choice : 
    a. Press '1' to select 'Stone'. 
    b. Press '2' to select 'Paper'.
    c. Press '3' to select 'Scissor'.\n""")

✔️ Take the input from the user according to the rules mention above.

user_choice = int(input("Enter YOUR choice: "))

✔️ Code the condition when user gives input out of the range.

while user_choice > 3 or user_choice < 1:
    user_choice = int(input("Enter valid input: "))

✔️ Assign numbers to the user's choice.

    if user_choice == 1: 
        choice_name = 'Stone'
    elif user_choice == 2: 
        choice_name = 'Paper'
    else: 
        choice_name = 'Scissor'

✔️ Let the computer select its choice and then assign numbers to the computer's choice.

    computer_choice = random.randint(1, 3)  

# Assigning numbers to the computer's choices
    if computer_choice == 1: 
        computer_choicehoice_name = 'Stone'
    elif computer_choice == 2: 
        computer_choicehoice_name = 'Paper'
    else: 
        computer_choicehoice_name = 'Scissor'

✔️ Write the main logic of the game.

    if((user_choice == 1 and computer_choice == 2) or
      (user_choice == 2 and computer_choice ==1 )): 
        print("Paper wins !!! \n", end = "") 
        result = "Paper"

    elif((user_choice == 1 and computer_choice == 3) or
        (user_choice == 3 and computer_choice == 1)): 
        print("Stone wins !!! \n", end = "") 
        result = "Stone"
    else: 
        print("Scissor wins !!!\n", end = "") 
        result = "Scissor"

✔️ Declare the result.

    if result == choice_name: 
        print("\nYOU WIN !!!\n") 
    else: 
        print("\nCOMPUTER WINS !!!\n")

✔️ Ask a replay question and also code the condition to break the infinite while loop.

    print("Do you want to play again? (y/n)") 
    ans = input() 

    if ans == 'n' or ans == 'N': 
        break

DEV Community: Divya Kelaskar

🗃️ Filecheck GitHub action

My Workflow

Submission Category:

Yaml File or Link to Code

divyakelaskar / filecheck-github-action

A simple GitHub action to check the list of files on a push or a pull request.

🗃️ Filecheck GitHub action

Inspiration

What it does

How I built it

Challenges I ran into

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

What I learned

Additional Resources / Info

My journey of building games

How did I come to know about game development ?

How I got started ?

divyakelaskar / platformer-3d-game

A 3D platformer game prototype created with Unity3D. Works on Android and Desktop.

🎮 Mini Game

📱 Android

🖥️ Desktop

Things I learned :

Keep exploring, keep building !

Resources to get started with Python !

Automate the Boring Stuff with Python

FreeCodeCamp

GeeksForGeeks

Real Python

Official Python Documentation

Thanks for reading !

Programming Principles worth following

1. KISS : Keep It Simple Stupid

2. DRY : Don't Repeat Yourself

3. 4C's : Clean Code, Clever Code

4. YAGNI : You Aren't Gonna Need It

Common Ethics for better coding !

1. Make your concepts “crystal-clear”

2. Solve the problem first

3. Test your code

4. Take your time

Guess the number with Python !

divyakelaskar / Guess-the-number

A simple terminal game in python.

Guess the number

Try it out !

Create a turtles' race with Python!

That's it ! The race is ready to begin 🐢🐢🐢

You can also refer my GitHub repo:

divyakelaskar / Turtle-Race

A game created by using the turtle module 🐢

Make a simple game in python!

🎉 That's it! Isn't it easy? Now you have your own game to play!

divyakelaskar / Stone-Paper-Scissor-Game

A game in python.

Stone-Paper-Scissor-Game

Try it out on GitPod !