apps written in Jai

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+# 65 Applications written in Jai
+The [References section from the Jai wiki](https://github.com/Jai-Community/Jai-Community-Library/wiki/References) contains lots of useful and utility programs, like:  
+- bindings for all kinds of C libraries
+- implementations of network protocols and web server
+- drivers for working with file formats and databases
+and many others.  
+
+Here we want to specifically list those programs which are real Jai showcases, which means they are mature and not trivial, complete and useful on their own, have a specific purpose, are kept up to date with Jai's evolution, and (unless otherwise stated) are completely written in Jai.
+
+## 65.1  Chess Engine and UI 
+This chess program is written by Daniel Tan (2022-onwards).  
+It can be found [here](https://github.com/danieltan1517/chess-jai).   
+It applies Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, being a Chess Engine with Neural Networks and Lazy SMP Parallel Search with User Interface.
+It works on both Windows and Linux.
+
+With the settings button at the top left, you first choose an AI chess engine (for example ceij), and then start a new game where either white or black gets played by the AI.
+
+See a screenshot ![here](https://github.com/Ivo-Balbaert/The_Way_to_Jai/tree/main/images/chess_game.png).   
+
+There is also a version for the Chinese Chess game [Xiangqi](https://github.com/danieltan1517/xiangqi-jai).
+
+## 65.2  Jaibreak 
+As to simple game, the choice is quite arbitrary, but a lot of example games are not updated, so don't work 'out of the box'.  
+I chose this classical game because it works very well and has a WASM version, which can run in a browser. It is written by Tsoding and here is the [source code](https://github.com/tsoding/jaibreak).  
+It was written in the summer of 2022. You can see it in action [here](https://tsoding.github.io/jaibreak/).
+
+## 65.3  Sokoban mini Game: Piotr Pushowski and the Crates
+This game is written by dafu and published [here](https://badcastle.itch.io/piotr-pushowski) on Mar 17 2023. 
+It works on both Windows and Linux. The source is available on GitHub [here](https://github.com/daafu/sokoban).  
+Here is a ![screenshot](https://github.com/Ivo-Balbaert/The_Way_to_Jai/tree/main/images/piotr_sokoban.png).
+
+## 65.4  Ark-VCS
+Ark is a new Versioning Control System with Games in mind, an alternative to perforce and git, written by Nuno Afonso (nafonso).
+It has its own [website](https://ark-vcs.com/).  
+A production version will probably be released in Q2 2023.