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Using Three.js

Programming

Using Three.js


  • Thursday, March 28, 2013
  • By Richard Harris

Three.js is a lightweight cross-browser JavaScript library/API used to create and display animated 3D computer graphics on a Web browser. Three.js scripts may be used in conjunction with the HTML5 canvas element, SVG or WebGL. The source code is host...


Programming for Firefox OS

Programming

Programming for Firefox OS


  • Tuesday, March 26, 2013
  • By Richard Harris

Getting started on a new platform is usually a more daunting thought process than actually going through with it. Firefox announced their OS accepting apps late last year and I have to admit, I haven't had the time or interest to really get going wit...


97 Things Every Programmer Should Know

Programming

97 Things Every Programmer Should Know


  • Monday, March 25, 2013
  • By Richard Harris

Programming is more of an art than a skill anymore. Between learning multiple languages and platforms it can be dizzying. I came across a list of "97 things a programmer should know" and I find it quite useful because each item on the list is from a ...


Awesome Demo of Cloth (fabric) using HTML5

Programming

Awesome Demo of Cloth (fabric) using HTML5


  • Monday, March 25, 2013
  • By Richard Harris

The flexibly of HTML5 and the power of browser physics meet in this neat little demo on fabric which demonstrats how far along real-time simulations have come.See the full demo hereCSS Code:* { margin: 0;  background:#333;}p {  position:abs...


Contract App Development Don't be Meat!

Programming

Contract App Development Don't be Meat!


  • Thursday, March 7, 2013
  • By Richard Harris

Do you freelance your app development skills? If so chances are you've encountered many frustrating arrangements where you end up feeling more like a slab of meat being punched at rather than a talented programmer with a unique set of skills you are ...


Visualize Your Source Code with CodeFlower

Programming

Visualize Your Source Code with CodeFlower


  • Thursday, March 7, 2013
  • By Richard Harris

Do you ever wonder what your source code would look like if it could be represented in a picture?The CodeFlower experiment visualizes source repositories using an interactive tree. Each disc represents a file, with a radius proportional to the number...


Will Fragmentation Kill the Indie App Developer

Programming

Will Fragmentation Kill the Indie App Developer


  • Tuesday, March 5, 2013
  • By Richard Harris

How many devices does the app developer have to support when you add up all of the iOS, Android, Windows, Amazon, and other variants together? 156 according to Flurry is your target number, and that it's if are only targeting a stable app releas...


Code.org aims to get more kids excited about programming

Programming

Code.org aims to get more kids excited about programming


  • Tuesday, February 26, 2013
  • By Richard Harris

"Everybody in this country should learn how to program a computer…" - Steve JobsA new video launched by Code.org is hoping to get people excited about programming, especially kids still in school. In the video there are several comments made by Watch...


JQuery Mobile 1.3 Official Release

Programming

JQuery Mobile 1.3 Official Release


  • Friday, February 22, 2013
  • By Richard Harris

The Jquery team has announced the arrival of the public version (1.3) of Jquery Mobile.This release is focused on elevating responsive web design (RWD) and brings lots of new widgets including panels, dual handle range sliders, and two different ...


You can now build iOS apps using Visual Studio

Programming

You can now build iOS apps using Visual Studio


  • Thursday, February 21, 2013
  • By Richard Harris

Developers using Microsoft's Visual Studio IDE on Windows will now be able to build native Apple iOS mobile apps via version 2.0 of the Xamarin development platform. You can already build Android apps using Xamarin, but with this latest announce...


Being an App Developer Contractor

Programming

Being an App Developer Contractor


  • Saturday, February 2, 2013
  • By Richard Harris

Developing apps for other people can be sticky business. Knowing how to navigate around certain legal areas, pricing, and publishing rules are just a few things you'll need to have ready before working with a potential client. We spoke with several a...


Comparing App Development between iOS, Android, and Windows Phone

Programming

Comparing App Development between iOS, Android, and Windows Phone


  • Wednesday, January 30, 2013
  • By Richard Harris

There are many developers that spread themselves over multiple mobile platforms. In case you are not one of them and need a comparison between the three major ones, here you go.  This article explains some basic differences you'll experience whe...


Should I try to design and illustrate my app myself

Programming

Should I try to design and illustrate my app myself


  • Thursday, January 24, 2013
  • By Richard Harris

As app developers we all suffer from "multi-hat syndrome". We wear the designer hat, the developer hat, the troubleshooting hat, and on and on.. With all things being equal it's no doubt that overall, design and illustration takes the bulk of time wh...


New Career choices for Mobile App Developers

Programming

New Career choices for Mobile App Developers


  • Tuesday, January 8, 2013
  • By Richard Harris

While most of us app developers are fighting the good fight to get our app noticed in the app store, and monetize it the best way we know how, others are choosing a different path that can be much more lucrative.There is still an enormous gap in the ...


Understanding your own code

Programming

Understanding your own code


  • Tuesday, January 8, 2013
  • By Richard Harris

Updating your apps in the app stores is something that is inevitable. Devices change, operating systems change, or perhaps just general updates or revisions to your applications are needed. Whatever the case may be it's imminent that you will need to...


What is an App Developer

Programming

What is an App Developer


  • Monday, January 7, 2013
  • By Richard Harris

While the mobile industry continues to grow, it's becoming increasingly obvious that some definitions of who is, and what is, have been lost. Being a mobile app developer myself I thought I would stand back and look at the shadow I cast so as to defi...


Are you over thinking your app UI design

Programming

Are you over thinking your app UI design


  • Monday, January 7, 2013
  • By Richard Harris

We have a saying around here and it is "big chief tablet". It simply implies keep things simple enough where you can use crayons and a big cheap tablet to explain it.  Many times this is also true when it comes to app development.Being developer...


Enterprise App Developers Questions and Answers

Programming

Enterprise App Developers Questions and Answers


  • Monday, December 31, 2012
  • By Richard Harris

Applications have been written for ages, it wasn't until recently - and the dawn of the mobile age that applications morphed into "apps".  We went from writing giant software packages with installers to compiling lightweight little packages call...


Need some app ideas here is some for ya!

Programming

Need some app ideas here is some for ya!


  • Tuesday, December 18, 2012
  • By Richard Harris

Our friends over at CoronaGeek have published some good app ideas to get your creative juices flowing. Usually app developers covet their ideas so this is a bit of a rarity but Corona Geek pointed out a good philosophy , "Ideas don’t make you money. ...


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