The latest articles on DEV Community by Kristine Karp (@martini002). https://dev.to/martini002 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3468395%2F3bbf28f6-0551-4719-a3ad-09c88879c849.png https://dev.to/martini002 en Kristine Karp Fri, 29 Aug 2025 20:50:57 +0000 https://dev.to/martini002/level-up-your-shaders-shader-academy-adds-webgpu-compute-challenges-raymarching-more-100-l66 https://dev.to/martini002/level-up-your-shaders-shader-academy-adds-webgpu-compute-challenges-raymarching-more-100-l66 <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fdkx43mw5d9evds9f430o.jpg" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fdkx43mw5d9evds9f430o.jpg" alt=" " width="800" height="437"></a>) <br> <a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Filb17sv6978mc55klxgo.gif" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Filb17sv6978mc55klxgo.gif" alt=" " width="433" height="426"></a></p> <p>Hey folks, we’ve created Shader Academy <a href="https://shaderacademy.com/explore" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://shaderacademy.com/explore</a><br> -a Leetcode-style free platform to learn shaders through interactive exercises. And today, we have a big update that we want to share with you. </p> <p>⚡ <strong>WebGPU compute challenges now supported</strong> - 6 challenges with 30k particles + 2 with mesh manipulation. Compute shaders are now supported, enabling simulation-based compute particle challenges.<br> 📘 <strong>Detailed explanations added</strong> - with the help of LLMs, step-by-step detailed explanations are now integrated in the Learnings tab, making it easier and more seamless to understand each challenge.<br> 🌌 <strong>More Raymarching</strong> - 6 brand new challenges<br> 🖼 <strong>More WebGL challenges</strong> - 15 fresh ones to explore (2D image challenges, 3d lighting challenges)<br> 💡 <strong>Additional hints added and various bug fixes</strong> to improve your experience.</p> <p>Hope you can check it out, try the new challenges, and let us know what you think! </p> <p>Link to our Discord: <a href="https://discord.com/invite/VPP78kur7C" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://discord.com/invite/VPP78kur7C</a></p> shaders beginners learning programming