It was just a few days ago when Justin, our lead developer had a birthday. Us nerds in the dev department (aka… me) know just how to celebrate.

Write a python script that has ascii animation of a birthday dance!

Here’s a zip file with the python scripts in it. To run it on your computer, make sure that you have python installed, and extract the files into their own directory. If double clicking on justin.py doesn’t do anything (or it opens in notepad) then you can run it easily with the console window. Just browse to the same directory and type “python justin.py” and it should start to work. I can answer any issues in the comments.

If you are looking for some more nerdy fun, check out the ASCIImator (http://asciimator.net/). Here you can build your own ASCII animation, watch other people’s animations, or visit the ASCII zoo! My favorite is karaboz’s “walking old stickman.” What’s yours?