Ember.js vs Backbone.js, Responsive Grid Systems, Kinect for Windows, Barbell Club!!

So I spent most of 2 days working through trying to figure out Ember.js. (I know previously I said I was going to focus on Backbone, but I wanted to stick with Ember one more day and try to see it through.) Granted, I’m totally new to this whole MV* side of JavaScript. I had decided that Ember was just the way to go. Sadly, after 2 full days of playing around I’ve given up (for now) and decided to start focusing on Backbone. [Read More]

JavaScript MV* Frameworks!!?, Far Cry 3 coop, Kinect development starting!

Played through all of the co-op missions in Far Cry 3 with @AnswerSeven and that was a lot of fun. It was an honor being a part of his completing 1000⁄1000 in that game! Well done!! Looks like we might have a real project at work to use the Kinect with: our users group meeting we host every year, with over 5000 in attendance. I came up with an idea that I think might be pretty interesting, all really for the purposes of allowing me an opportunity to work with the Kinect. [Read More]

Web Essentials 1.7, Backbone.js, Google Nexus 4, Video game museum gets sold on ebay

Installed Web Essentials 1.7 for VS2012 at home and tried out Zen Coding. This is definitely something really awesome and something I wish was integrated a long time ago. As it stands, I don’t know how much “raw html” I will be coding in the near future to warrant using it all that much – but I guess any html coding is worth doing via Zen Coding! Finally spent some time and started doing the Pluralsight course on Backbone. [Read More]