fractol
8 January, 2025
A small graphics program in C that renders fractals like Mandelbrot and Julia sets.
This WASM demo is interactive on desktop and mobile.
Move
HJKL
Julia X
XC
Zoom
=- or ctrl+scroll
Julia Y
YU
Iterations
IO
Theme
T or right click
Reset
R
Switch set
S or left click
Move
drag
Zoom
pinch
Switch set
tap
Theme
double tap
What I learned:
- Understanding Mandelbrot and Julia fractals
- Working with complex numbers, iterations, coordinate mapping
- Pixel rendering, frame buffering with a low-level graphics library
- Implementing zoom, pan, interactive controls
- Handling keyboard and mouse events