In this tutorial we'll look at how you can use three.js to render a 3D map of an image using webgl on a canvas element. In this example we'll rasterize an image (make it like an old 8-bit image), and use this rasterized image as input for our 3D model.
Falsehoods Programmers Believe About NamesJohn Graham-Cumming wrote an article today complaining about how a computer system he was working with described his last name as having invalid characters. It of course does not, because anything someone tells you is their name is — by definition — an appropriate identifier for them.
Mario5In the history of computer games some games have created and carried whole companies on their shoulders. One of those games is certainly Mario Bros. The Mario character first appeared in the game Donkey Kong and became very famous within its own game series starting with the original Mario Bros.
Solid-state revolution: in-depth on how SSDs really workWay back in 1997, when dinosaurs roamed the earth and I was working part-time at the local Babbage's for $4.25 an hour, I scraped together enough spare change to purchase a 3Dfx Voodoo-based Diamond Monster 3D video card.
What Makes Great Programmers Different?A recent meme running on programming sites across the Web is a generally humorous discussion of the attributes of bad programmers. If we put aside the humor — everyone has a war story here — in my experience, bad programmers fall into two main categories: the dim and the reckless.
In Praise of Idleness“I want to say, in all seriousness, that a great deal of harm is being done in the modern world by belief in the virtuousness of WORK, and that the road to happiness and prosperity lies in an organised diminution of work.
What's it like to work at GitHub?I have been traveling a lot lately, and everywhere I go, I get this question: What’s it like to work at GitHub? The simple answer: it is amazing! Yes. On a few occasions, someone may suggest that I check out a project that could use my help, but nobody tells me what to do.
Show How, Don't Tell What - A Management StyleOne of the things I'm most excited about working at GitHub is the opportunity to take our time and think through organization and process problems from first principle instead of blindly copying other companies or adopting status quo approaches developed in the last century.
ASP.NET for Mobile, One ASP.NET and Realtime ASP.NET with Signalr - Video of Scott Hanselman's talks in RussiaThis Read-It-Later-list is just that, bookmarks of stuff I intend to read or have read. I do not necessarily agree with opinions or statements in the bookmarked articles.
This list is compiled from my Pocket list.