Rawkes Weekly: 3rd January 2012
The twelth instalment of the all-new Rawkes Weekly. In it I go over recent events and give you some of my favourite links related to Web development and general geekery.
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2011: Full of surprise, relief and general awesomeness
In this entry I take a look back at my favourite events that occurred in my life and the Web community during 2011. There were certainly enough to choose from!
Rawkes Weekly: 19th December 2011
The eleventh instalment of the all-new Rawkes Weekly. In it I go over recent events and give you some of my favourite links related to Web development and general geekery.
Let’s start recognising the hidden gems within our community
We need to stop rewarding the same people and instead focus on the young, hidden talent within our community. In this entry I explore this issue and highlight a couple of potential solutions.
Gamepad API demo in Firefox and Chrome
I’ve recently been playing with the Gamepad API and implementing it in Rawkets. Up until a few days ago this was a Firefox-only feature but I’m glad to say that builds of Chrome are now out with gamepad support. Here is a quick video of Rawkets with the Gamepad API working in Firefox and Chrome.
Rawkes Weekly: 12th December 2011
The tenth instalment of the all-new Rawkes Weekly. In it I go over recent events and give you some of my favourite links related to Web development and general geekery.
Embedding and running Node.js within a Firefox XUL extension
I’m currently working on a little extension for Firefox that discovers and hosts local Node.js game servers across LAN. This entry shows the code behind running a bundled Node.js executable from within the extension.
Paving the way for open games on the Web with the Gamepad and Mouse Lock APIs
I recently wrote a post on the Mozilla Hacks blog about two new APIs that are paving the way for high quality games on the Web.
Rawkes Weekly: 1st December 2011
The ninth instalment of the all-new Rawkes Weekly. In it I go over recent events and give you some of my favourite links related to Web development and general geekery.
Rob Hawkes: First Class Graduate and Brilliant Newcomer of the Year
In this entry I talk about two important moments in my life that occurred these past few weeks; graduating from university and being chosen as Brilliant Newcomer of the Year at the .net Awards.