---
title: "Pen Plotter Programming: The Basics"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/pen-plotter-programming-the-basics-ph4svis9t
source_url: https://medium.com/@fogleman/pen-plotter-programming-the-basics-ec0407ab5929
type: article
source: "Hacker News"
published: 2024-05-14T14:54:10.924Z
updated: 2024-05-14T14:54:09.726Z
tags: ["data-structures"]
reading_time: 3
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Pen Plotter Programming: The Basics

**[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Plotters are making a comeback, combining code and art to create hand-drawn results. This article shares tips on programming plotters efficiently, including ordering paths, joining paths, and simplifying paths. It also introduces a turtle graphics interface for generating drawings.

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