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node.js is the new cool
yep node.js - running javascript on the server - asynchronously! Think about multiplayer games, chats, push alerts & stuff chetan supur gives a nice intro and Guillermo introduces IO.Socket - the thing that you’re actually looking for when thinking about node.js.
lovely javascript game port (canvas) of Another World, of course it makes sense to call it Another World JS
just finished JavaScript Patterns - great read, another brick in the wall!
tracking your framerate in javascript games
i started working on my game engine 2night and i was wondering how to keep track of performance issues, basically i wanted to have a little tool that helps tracking the framerate. i found this fantastic article Framerate Control System in JavaScript - and it works. perfect!
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javascript & sound
played around with SoundManager2 - library to handle the whole sound thing in javascript - great! Found inspiring C64 style version of Muse’s “Hysteria”, that’s what it all started :-)
its the game engine again…
i’m thinking about trying to write a javascript game engine … not sure yet … but it’s itching
totally in love with instagr.am - love those retro effects
essential for every js game designer, some thoughts on simple physics calculations. 10+ samples that def make the vector world a little less foggy.
http://jsmentors.com/
for e1 looking out for a good js mailing list: JSMentors - pretty focussed on ECMA and browser scripting, solid reads, fast response
…push() & …unshift()
return array length, NOT resulting array … good to know!
jsFiddle fan art …
just when i was thinking about how to find a better solution combining my modernizr feature checks with my $LAB.js script loading conditions Alex Sexton comes up with his incredible YepNope.js - i fell in love with it instantly.
good news today, jQuery 1.44 RC2 has been released today, minor fixes, guess you could step up now. second - if you’re still interested in what John Resig is/was up to when he started building jQuery you might be interested in “This Developer’s Life” episode called “Audacity”, had fun 15min
