Development

[gallery] Mood Board Update I just spent the weekend working on nothing but Mood Board. It’s an application that helps you quickly put together concept documentation for creative projects like jewelry, paintings, illustration, concept art, weddings and pretty much any kind of project where …

node-webkit

node-webkitVery interesting: node-webkit - Call all Node.js modules directly from DOM and enable a new way of writing applications with all Web technologies.

The Twelve-Factor App

The Twelve-Factor AppWorth a read even if you only build for direct deploy (the Desktop/Phone.)

Mood Board Beta 7
Mood Board Beta 7

I had a really productive work session today despite doing the LD48 this weekend. I was able to carve out around 7 hours straight working on Mood Board. As I get closer to the “MVP” candidate that I’m hoping to release as version 1.0 I am getting more excited. In addition to the …

Working with App …

Writing process automation software on the Mac has been something I’ve always been interested in. Basically you set up a working folder somewhere that you drop files in to and then your application does a bunch of crazy stuff to the file along a specific workflow chain. Recently I had the …

It’s always crazy when key personnel moves on. I’ve been following Fargo since it’s public announcement and it is a very intriguing platform. The way the local data model works, I’m sure, is going to be the prevalent model for web-based replacements for desktop tools moving forward. Refocusing the …

[gallery] Been busy today working on super-secret feature for Gridus. (Shhh..)

Understanding App Store …

Understanding App Store Pricing — Part 1At C‡ingleton [sic.] and NSConference this year I spoke at length about App Store pricing and offered an analysis of the trends, problems, concerns, and recommendations for how to navigate these waters as a developer. At the urging of Craig Hockenberry , I …

WebCamMesh

WebCamMeshnullpandaexception: This is pretty ridiculous.

[gallery] Just got my acceptance letter from Leap Motion! 100% excitement! @leapmotion

One Week Game: Basic Game …

One Week Game: Basic Game Loop with Block Entityoneweekgame: This is part 2 of my basic canvas/html game tutorial. To see part 1, go to Tiny Game Loop The game loop from my last post, Tiny Game Loop, is great and all, but if you’re a beginner, you probably want to know how to put that into practice. …

[gallery] A progress indicator in Processing. int width = 128; int height = 128; float amount = 1.0; float spokes = 0; boolean storeResults = true; void setup () { size(width, height); } void draw () { fill(0, 0, 0); rect(0, 0, width, height); stroke(255, 255, 255, 128); fill(255, 255, 255, 128); …

[gallery] I’ve posted a new version of my @fogbugz PlayPause control on Github. Check it out!

Gitlab

Gitlabonethingwell: Self-hosted git management with a web-based UI, issue tracking, merge requests and code browsing, powered by Gitolite.

My New Application

I’ve written an application. I think it’s pretty cool. It allows me to do something that I was doing periodically during the day that would take around 50 minutes; compressing it to around 10. This application runs on the Mac, and while it would probably make a nice mobile app, I …

[gallery] Well. I made it! I completed my first Ludum Dare competition. I’m exhausted, I have a crap-ton of notes for a follow up and I will be posting that soon (but probably not tonight.) Actinium the Wrought 2777 Lines of Code 26 Polygonal models 15 Audio files 19 Images … In 48 …

Nothing Insightful: What …

Nothing Insightful: What iOS 6 Mobile Safari Offers Front End Devstaitems: Here’s what we know about Mobile Safari in iOS 6 so far, and what it brings to the table for front end developers. I expect there’s more to come in future betas and as people experiment with the current beta more. Web …