So I'm not some uber-JS programmer, let's just get that right out. I know how to program and Javascript makes sense to me, until you add all those stupid extensions people throw at it like some kind of tacky christmas tree.
For a long time I've wanted to make a pure JS version of my MWDA (Mechwarrior: Dark Age) game for the browser. However, my limitation was that I didn't understand how to get past the portion of actually outputting beyond using the alerts and stuff built into JS.
Enter the canvas element. A cursory search today revealed an incredibly simple fix for this conundrum:
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Games/Tutorials/2D_Breakout_game_pure_JavaScript
And:
https://www.w3schools.com/graphics/canvas_reference.asp
So the canvas, which is apparently a newish HTML element is one that is specifically made for people trying to do what I'm trying to do. Which makes it perfect for this iteration. You basically get a blank drawing space. I feel kind of dumb for not finding this before. So when I've got time and I don't feel like reading RHEL Clustering Tech manuals, guess what else I'll be thinking about?
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