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Game Dev Diary: Finding my concept

16 May 2020 3 minute read 0 comments X-51

The idea that actually kicked off this journey proved to be far too ambitious, with potentially years of development to make it happen, but I'm not ready to sign up for that length of commitment, or go that long without something to show for my work....

The Top 5 Web3 JavaScript Functions for Ethereum DApps

15 May 2020 1 minute read 5 comments alexroan

Web3 bridges the gap between the traditional internet and the Ethereum blockchain. It enables users to interact with your DApp through a browser. When using JavaScript for your front end, knowing the ins and outs of Web3JS is essential. Here is a lis...

Ethereum DApps: How to Listen for Events

12 May 2020 2 minute read 4 comments alexroan

3 steps to subscribe to smart-contract events Prerequisite: Knowledge of Node.js and a basic understanding of blockchain and Ethereum smart contracts One of the biggest issues with decentralised applications (DApps) is user experience. DApps can be c...

My experiment with AI poetry and some random thoughts

7 May 2020 3 minute read 3 comments paragism

Cover Image Source I have become a ‘covidiot’ nowadays. I’m stuck in the home since last one and half months since COVID-19 outbreak. There is hardly any physical activity and I’m spending the longest era of my life without underwear since my adultho...

Game Dev Diary: Tech Stack Follow-up

5 May 2020 6 minute read 2 comments X-51

I've had a busy few days contemplating and evaluating each of the engines/libraries that I previously listed, and thought it would be good to follow up on what I liked or didn't like about each of them. So let's get straight into it....   Three.js As...

Python or GO ? Which is the better machine learning language?

4 May 2020 7 minute read 14 comments ProngsDark

For those of you that followed me in the past, you probably know that I am Kotlin fanboy and for good reasons. That language is beautiful, expressive, easy to read and understand no matter the technical background. However its nature was not suited f...

Indie Game Dev Log: 04/05/2020 (Procedural Hexagon Grid Game Board Creation II)

4 May 2020 1 minute read 1 comment Timanious

Hey all!  Since last post I've been working on the procedural hexagon grid game board generator or 'BattleMapGenerator' is what I named the class..The goal was to use a random grid cell spawning approach similar to how some procedurally generated dun...

How to Use OpenZeppelin’s New AccessControl Contract

2 May 2020 9 minute read 3 comments alexroan

Version 3 of OpenZeppelin’s Smart Contracts library is out! In the latest release, they introduce a brand new method of controlling access to functions. What We Know Controlling access to certain functions is paramount to ensuring the security of sm...

Game Dev Diary: Searching For Assets

2 May 2020 3 minute read 0 comments X-51

In the middle of evaluating the different game engines & frameworks I recently went over, I also went on the hunt for some game assets. Of all the skills necessary or useful to developing a game, digital art is probably my weakest. In the past I have...

Free Codecademy Pro (2020)

1 May 2020 1 minute read 0 comments peterinprojects

Codecademy is known for its free and premium online training for many programming languages. They are widely recognized around the world and a lot of big investors have funded on it. As part of the COVID-19 response of the company, they are hosting s...