RuneMaster: Port to raylib-apl

[MaxCan-Code]

(format based on https://swift.org/gsoc2024)
Project size: ?? hours
Estimated difficulty: 4/5
Recommended skills: APL, game programming

Description
RuneMaster is maze game for learning APL on the web. raylib-apl is a library made to write cross-platform graphical applications using the Dyalog APL programming language. This project will be implementing RuneMaster in raylib-apl.

Expected outcomes:

• A RuneMaster made in raylib-apl
• Allow user-defined levels and questions
• Having a live APL session running in game

Mentors:
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[sloorush]

Thank you, Max!

cc: @abrudz @rikedyp

[abrudz]

Right now:

• RuneMaster has an (almost finished) implementation in modern front-end vanilla JS with no dependencies besides using the online TryAPL API, and therefore is inherently cross-platform while requiring no installation.
• raylib-apl only supports Linux and is strictly a desktop interface that requires an installed Dyalog APL at run time.

What would be the benefit of porting RuneMaster from JS to Dyalog versus finishing up the current JS implementation?

[MaxCan-Code]

This project would fall under the category of Fun/Peripheral, meaning it isn't related to the current core development focus, but create new innovations and new perspective. Innovation being getting Dyalog to interact with other tools. Getting the Linux-only app to run under WSL and Docker on other platforms also demonstrates such interop.

[sloorush]

This project will not be a part of Dyalog's GSoC 2025 Project List