FSM Actors in Akka
This post takes a look at the basic features of the FSM trait in Akka and implements a simple Tic Tac Toe game actor along with tests.
Exploring the Play Framework: Testing
This is the first in a series of posts in which we will explore building applications with the Play Framework. Today we will focus on creating a very simple barebones application and applying some tests to it. Starting A Skeleton Application Complete sample code for this article can be found at play-samples/minimal. The only prerequisite for following along with this article is to have a recent version of sbt installed. We’ll start by creating a project directory called play-minimal. Since…
Five Key Technologies for 2015
While we keep our eye on all kinds of emerging technologies, here are five in particular we’ll be paying attention to in 2015:
Technologies We're Watching for Early 2015
A group of Charioteers sat down last week to discuss some of the technologies and tools we have been and will be watching in 2015 – some beginning to establish themselves in the enterprise, and some still in early stages of adoption.
My $scope Is Not Your Dumping Ground
This little problem came up in my recent AngularJS/Ionic app. It all started with an innocent modal dialog. There are several, but for the sake of simplicity, let’s look at the login dialog: The generic dialog plumbing is a div with a surrounding overlay that dims out the rest of the screen. You can click the X in the top right to dismiss it. Or if you fill out the fields the Log In link becomes enabled. When you click…
Has Microsoft turned over a new leaf?
For the last twelve years, when someone asks what technologies we work with, the short answer has been “non-Microsoft.” But it seems the times, they are a’ changin.
AngularJS & Ionic: CSS Library Selection
Aaron Mulder reviews several mobile CSS frameworks – JQuery Mobile, TopCoat, Bootstrap and Ionic – for a side project. Check out his criteria and selection.
JavaScript Apps – To Bower or Not to Bower
We’ve seen a little internal debate on the best way to start up and lay out new JavaScript-based apps. So the question is: to Bower or not to Bower?
JavaScript's Odd Parts – Configurable Functions as a DSL
As some of you may be moving from Java to JavaScript, you’ll find there are a number of ways to program – using objects, functions, or a hybrid approach. A common style of API you’ll see in the wild lends itself to expressive object definitions, while at the same time being easy to use to express a domain-specific language syntax. Configurable Functions This blog post was inspired by the D3 charting API’s author, Mike Bostock, and his article, Toward Configurable…
AngularJS 2.0 – Bold new step into typed JS and ES 6 – not without concerns…
A summary of the concerns around the recent AngularJS 2.0 announcements at ng-europe 2014, with links to source material, projects and articles. Is there real cause for concern here or is the team just a step ahead of everyone else? Read on to find out.