Pie in the Sky (September 20, 2013)
Almost forgot the Friday post again, but caught it on Saturday. Setting an alarm for Friday afternoon going forward so I remember to post what I've written up. :)
Cloud
- Windows Azure fully supported by Juju: Juju is an Ubuntu thing for building and deploying interconnected services.
Mobile/client
How to upload pictures from a PhoneGap application to Node.js: Video and GitHub repo included.
Responsive Elements: JavaScript that makes elements aware of changes in page width.
Examples of mobile design pattern: Part two of this series highlighting mobile design.
Phaser 1.0 available: For HTML5 games. Supports JavaScript and TypeScript.
Understanding Twitter Bootstrap 3: Probably time for a refresher since 3 just came out.
An introduction to Topcoat: Topcoat is a CSS library designed for speed.
Vex - dialogs for the 21st century: Pretty neat dialog library.
Node.js
Dependency injection in Node.js: Discussion about dependency injection in Node using Dependable.
Express-promise: Express.js middleware for easily rendering an async query.
PHP
- Hashing passwords with the PHP 5.5 password hashing API: Making it easier to hash passwords.
Ruby
Essential tools for starting a Rails app in 2013: A list of some useful tools and links.
Getting started with Ruby, II: Strings and things: Part two in the introduction to Ruby series at SitePoint.
The toolchain of dreams: An example of how you can build an automated toolchain for building, testing, pushing to the cloud.
Misc.
The new turbo button: Power management and performance on Windows Servers.
JSON formatting for human beings: Useful for some of the huge JSON structures I've had to work with recently.
Teaching kids electronics, computers, and programming fundamentals with Snap Circuits: Well, that's a couple Christmas/birthday presents I can mark off my list this year; my nieces/nephews/younger cousins will love this.
Zephyros - The OS X window manager for hackers: Yeah, this looks fun. Can be accessed from multiple languages.
TripleSec: Data encryption with multiple ciphers. For when you're really paranoid about your data.
Enjoy!
- Larry