Posts tagged "javascript"
Realtime Globe in webgl
I just open sourced the globe behind the Realtime Bitcoin Globe. When I published the globe almost a year ago it was based on this awesome project by the Google Data Arts team. That project is great for plotting data in a very specific way (a barchart plotted in 3d on a 3d earth. At that time it took me quite a bit of hacking to make it work for my needs.
Hoganizer: Precompile mustache templates for the frontend
Normally when I start working on a new webapp I end up using Jade as a template language, to get the templates working on the frontend I use a wonderful tool called templatizer which pre compiles all jade templates into plain javascript functions. I love this workflow because it has some awesome advantages like:
How to use Geospatial Indexing in mongo using nodejs and mongoose
A couple of weeks ago I build a mobile app for school that shows you cultural stuff todo around you. It’s called randomapp (the assignment was to build an app using the Artsholland API. Therefor it only works in the Netherlands).
How to control your HTML5 game using Arduino
Yesterday I made a mini HTML5 game based on the retro game Asteroids (here is a flashversion) without the asteroids, so I just made a ship with those controls. You can check it out on my personal site and the code is at my Github.
Introduction to Node.js and what I find so great about it
My knowledge of the inner workings of node.js and threading is pretty basic. I can’t guarantee everything written here is accurate. If you spot an error, please let me know!
Visualizing our running progress
You’ve found a dinosaur, this post is only here for archiving purposes. The content is outdated and is not applicable anymore.
Storing tweets using nodejs
Since I have my own VPS I’m constantly trying out new stuff. After messing around with nodejs I have my own little script (just over 100 lines) that connects to Twitter using their streaming API, get’s all tweets that contain certain words, do a minimal amount of parsing and store it all in a SQL database.
Getting started with Processing.js
Lately I’ve been reading a book about data visualization. The book goes into the thought process of visualizing data for humans and also talks a lot about visual coding. All code in the book is Processing code, an extremely easy and fast way to visualize.
Preserving the back button on javascript based websites
We’re building more and more javascript rich websites. The more interactive it gets, the less it looks like a website at all. But we can’t ever forget were still building websites and we need to preserve a web based on navigating through links.
Ring a bell when someone visits your website
I love the new realtime Google Analytics. I love the fact how you can see what people are doing on your website right now. However I can’t stare at the interface all day, so why not play a little sound every time someone visits your website?
The most amazing webGL projects
In this post I’ll list creative and beautiful webGL projects which I think are worth noting. I mainly created this list for myself, it contains cool webGL content from around the web. I’ll try to update it when I find new stuff worthy enough.
JavaScript Dynamisch inladen waar nodig is
You’ve found a dinosaur, this post is only here for archiving purposes. The content is outdated and is not applicable anymore. Also note that it is almost always faster to load one (minified) file with all your javascript over your whole site.
Cool light bulb animation using jQuery
You’ve found a dinosaur. This is one of my first posts about programming and the code quality is not of high standards, it is only here for archiving purposes.