There are many javascript libraries that give a lot of functionality out of the box which we normally include with a <script src=”url”></script> in the header section of the HTML page. In this article, we explain a method to do use these libraries in SvelteJS components. In doing so we Read more…
For my new architecture with microservices and Svelte, a vital implementation detail is the authentication and authorization mechanisms. In the last article, there was an example of how to build the signup component and in this example, we take a look at sessions. The final result is basic account creation Read more…
There is a learning curve associated with my transition from Drupal to a microservice architecture with the front-end application in Svelte / Sapper. This article explains shows some of the structure of Svelte components and explains some of the issues I ran into when using Svelte. Finding my way around Read more…
In this article, we see how our team implemented pathfinding in the Unreal Engine 4 for the upcoming tower defense game MassMonsterMaze. Besides using the default navigation meshes of the Unreal engine we implemented an A* algorithm in blueprints and a connected components (island detection) algorithm in C++. The hope Read more…
For a new project, I decided to upgrade my architecture. My previous architecture ran with single-instance SaaS build in Drupal. Meaning that every new customer would get its own Drupal installation with its own database. As I learn more about APIs with by building services with API Platform the advantages Read more…
As lifelong video game enthusiasts, a friend and I decided to build a tower defense game together. I have some previous experience in an internship building games for the Nintendo DS and he (Sander Vereecken) is an environment artist involved in level design for Killzone Shadow Fall, Horizon Zero Dawn Read more…
Vandaag lanceer ik officieel het platform Bijles aanbod. Wij bieden een oplossing voor docenten van het voorgezet onderwijs die voor zichzelf willen beginnen met het geven van bijlessen. Na een lange test periode met twee docenten die zijn begonnen met bijles geven ben ik overtuigd dat het andere docenten kan Read more…
Most of my working career I sit at a desk interacting with my computer. No longer having colleagues because of quitting my job in June 2018 to start my own company this blog is my main connection to other professionals. Therefore, I decided to write and share a retrospective of Read more…
tl;dr: Do NOT USE the Google Adwords API but the Google Ads API when you build your first integration. The world is a better place because Google connected us faster and more user friendlier to the internet than other options. However, as the company matured the output of the innovation Read more…
Running tasks asynchronous is becoming vital for any large web application. An example, on which I worked, is a Facebook-like activity stream for Open Social (Drupal 8). Imagine that a personal notification based on a relation, rank, and gender has to be generated for millions of users when an event Read more…
