Monday, 25 June 2012

Opinion: Always "On" Application

With the recent release of Diablo 3, a lot of controversy has been around the fact that you require an always-on internet connection to play the game (including the single player). Blizzard (the makers of the game) are not the first games company (nor do I expect them to be the last) to require an always-on internet connection in order to play the games a gamer has paid for. Who benefits from such requirements - the gamer or the publishers?

Monday, 11 June 2012

Book Review: The Node Beginner Book

Starting to learn any new framework can be a daunting task, and sometimes finding the right learning resources can be hard. Luckily for Node.js there is a free beginner guide book by Manuel Kiessling. It can be found at http://www.nodebeginner.org/ with all the source code available on its GitHub's page.