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January 9, 2025 Engineering

Getting Started with TensorFlow.js – Real-Time Object Detection

Ever wondered how object detection works in web applications? With TensorFlow.js, you can leverage pre-trained models to build powerful machine learning applications directly in the browser. In this guide, I’ll walk you through creating a real-time object detection app using TensorFlow.js and the pre-trained Coco-SSD model. This project is beginner-friendly and perfect for exploring the […]

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January 7, 2025 Engineering

Building an Isometric Babylon.js Game: An early Project Scaffold

In this post, we’ll walk through a simple project scaffold for creating an isometric game using Babylon.js. This scaffold sets up the core elements required to get started with your game development—from initializing the rendering engine to basic player movement. Include Babylon.js and its dependencies Setting Up the Canvas The project begins with an HTML […]

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January 3, 2025 Art , Engineering

During holiday break I discovered TouchDesigner

TouchDesigner is a powerful visual programming tool designed for real-time interactive multimedia applications. Developed by Derivative, it is widely used by artists, designers, and engineers to create stunning visualizations, interactive installations, and dynamic audio-visual performances. Its node-based interface makes it accessible for both beginners and professionals, offering flexibility and scalability for projects of all sizes. […]

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December 11, 2024 Engineering

Web Development in 2024: A Year in Review

2024 reshaped web development with AI-powered tools streamlining workflows, React Server Components becoming a mainstream standard, and a critical focus on performance and sustainability. Developers leaned into TypeScript, edge computing, and eco-conscious practices to build smarter, faster, and greener applications. These trends set the stage for 2025 to prioritize accessible, adaptive, and high-performing web solutions. […]

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December 9, 2024 Engineering

Continuous Integration on the Web

Continuous Integration (sometimes shortened to CI) is an important and useful practice in modern software development that focuses on integrating code changes into a shared repository frequently. This practice allows teams to detect and address errors quickly, improving the quality and stability of a project. This is a modern standard that eliminates lots of risk […]

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December 4, 2024 Engineering

Debugging tips

Debugging is a critical skill for any engineer. The ability to track down elusive bugs can elevate you from a good developer to a great one. I was lucky enough to spend time evaluating lots of different levels of programmers code when I was learning programming and working at a community college. In this post, […]

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November 28, 2024 Engineering

Using Github to display Github Pages

GitHub Pages is a free and user-friendly way to host websites directly from your GitHub repository. Whether you’re showcasing a portfolio, documentation, or a blog, GitHub Pages makes it simple to publish your project. What is GitHub Pages? GitHub Pages is a static site hosting service integrated with GitHub. It takes files from a branch […]

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November 27, 2024 Engineering

Debugging Google Ads with Google Publisher Console

Google Ads provides several debugging tools, and one of the incredibly effective techniques is simply appending the google_console=1 query parameter to your URL. This enables detailed logs in your browser console, making it easier to diagnose and fix issues with ad scripts, tracking tags, or conversions. What is google_console=1? Adding google_console=1 to your URL activates […]

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