The Tuts+ Guide to Template Tags
10 PostsIn this series of articles, we're going to learn about one of the fundamental concepts of WordPress: template tags.View Learning Guide...
Numbers Getting Bigger
3 PostsIncremental games are fascinating and perplexing. Marked by minimal player agency and periods of inactivity, they seem to defy conventional logic about good game design, and yet nonetheless have attracted a substantial player base. In this series, we examine them in more detail, and explore why that is.View Learning Guide...
An Introduction to Volley
2 PostsVolley is a networking library developed by Google and introduced during Google I/O 2013. It allows queuing and firing multiple requests, caching them, and handling different types of results—from JSON to images—with just a few lines of code.View Learning Guide...
A Beginner's Guide to Coding Graphics Shaders
3 PostsShader programming sometimes comes off as an enigmatic black magic and is often misunderstood. There are lots of code samples out there that show you how to create incredible effects, but offer little or no explanation. This guide aims to bridge that gap. I'll focus more on the basics of writing and understanding shader code, so you can easily tweak, combine, or write your own from scratch!View Learning Guide...
Quick Tips to Boost Your WordPress Website's Speed
2 PostsFrom the dawn of the internet, the notion of "speed" always has been important in terms of web development and design. In this two-part series, we're going to review some "quick tips" to make your WordPress website faster.View Learning Guide...
How to Adapt A* Pathfinding to a 2D Grid-Based Platformer
6 PostsIn this series, Daniel Branicki explains how to modify a standard A* pathfinding algorithm to work for platformers by taking into account the way gravity restricts vertical movement. The new algorithm could be used to create an AI character that follows the player, or to show the player a route to their goal, for example.View Learning Guide...
