This week from the bookmarks bar I’ve got some interesting new developments in the world of Android development, a great new JS app for chip tune lovers and some great suggestions for front-end developers to promote code reuse.
Want to start tinkering with Android applications but not that up to date on Java. Good news! Intel has released their own compiler for C++ that generates native Android applications. Better yet, it is free for the time being.
Band.js: An 8-bit JavaScript Audio Library
Anyone who loves video games is no doubt a fan of the old chip tune music from the days of the NES and Game Boy. Using a new library, you can create 8 bit chip tunes using only JavaScript and the HTML5 audio API. Check out the link for some sample tunes from Super Mario Bros., Tetris and Zelda.
Decoupling HTML, CSS and JavaScript
Decoupling is a must with web applications; we have many design patterns that we follow and we split our applications into layers for this purpose. However, we often think of the view as just one part of that application. Most web applications have multiple front ends and it helps to be able to reuse HTML and CSS where possible. Here is a good look at ways to do it.
Thanks for reading! If you have some great bookmark suggestions please let me know in the comments!