The latest HTML5 / JavaScript game engines
In the age of multiple platforms and smartphones there is one definite feature which is supported by all – a browser. Running with this idea is the latest innovation in browser gaming – the gaming engine.
The fuss about Google+ (for developers)
Considering you’re reading a blog, I’ll just go right ahead and assume you’ve heard of Google+ and all of its “facebook killer” gubbins. It seems, initially at least, that the service has hit the ground running and Google are already planning on increasing its presence across all its services, such as Google Mail. But what has the search-giant offered the developers, in order to create third-party apps and services?
Balancing Personal and Professional Development Projects
A few months ago, I decided to start developing my first iPhone game, Little Devil, alongside my full time job as a Web Developer in Central London. I didn’t have much experience with Objective C or iPhone development so I knew that it was going to be quite a daunting task. Alongside this I have a girlfriend & a relatively good social life, all of which contributed to the issues with developing something difficult in my spare time.
Now, 5 months later, I’ve learnt quite a bit on how to balance my professional, social and development life and here are a few tips/pointers for anyone wanting to do the same.
Adding custom post types to WordPress 3
In the latest version of the WordPress blogging platform, the developers have (finally) introduced Custom Post Types, allowing it to become more of a CMS without extensive use of plugins. Unfortunately, after installing the latest version, you’ll probably have noticed that there doesn’t immediatly appear to be any way to create your own. That’s because there is no UI to do this with – doh. The way to do this is to use the recently introducded method register_post_type().
Incase you missed it – WordPress 3.0 released!
Last night WordPress 3.0 was released to the general public. Having previewed it previously on this blog, nothing has really surprised me in terms of what has been updated – but it is still nice to go from release candidate to full version.
Set up is now quicker than ever, so give it a go on your local or dev servers. I would give it a few weeks before upgrading or deploying any live sites however, WordPress updates are notorious for their security leaks.
Check out the official WordPress TV introduction to the new features below!
WordPress 3.0 – What’s New & How to Prepare
If, like me, you use wordpress as a daily tool to design, develop and launch websites, you’ll probably be interested in what the creators over at WordPress are doing with their soon to be released update, version 3.0.
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