Animation Rules!

Published May 3rd, 2010 Under General | Leave a Comment

UIs are not cartoons, but they share some of the same constraints: they are a visual medium, inherently 2D, and they must convey potentially complex information to the user in a very short amount of time. A confused user is an unhappy user, so the clearer we can make our GUIs to our users, the more productive they will be in using the applications we build. In the 1920s through the 1940s, animators at Disney Studios studied motion in real life in order to come up with what they called the “Twelve Rules” of animation, for providing more lifelike and enjoyable cartoons. We examine each of these rules to see how we can apply the same techniques to GUI animations to create better and more enjoyable user experiences.

Automated Model-Based Testing of Web Applications

Published April 19th, 2010 Under General | Leave a Comment

GUITAR is a suite of models, components, and tools for automated testing of software applications that have a Graphical User Interface (GUI) front-end.

Resources:
* GUITAR web site
* Model-Based Testing Adds Value

Bowline: A Ruby GUI Framework

Published February 18th, 2010 Under General, Javascript | Leave a Comment

If you’ve ever wished creating a desktop application was as simple as creating a Rails website you’ll be interested in Bowline. Bowline is a Ruby GUI framework. You can design and build your applications in an agile way, deploying them cross platform. Bowline lets you take your existing skills and apply them to the desktop. You can write apps in HTML/JavaScript/Ruby without having to worry about different platforms or a complex GUI API.

http://skillsmatter.com/podcast/ajax-ria/bowline-a-ruby-gui-framework

Crockford on JavaScript – Volume 1: The Early Years

Published February 16th, 2010 Under General, Javascript | Leave a Comment

In the first part of Douglas Crockford’s five-part series on the JavaScript programming language, he explores the historical context from which JavaScript emerged.

Download video version, transcript and slides of this presentation

HTML5 JavaScript APIs

Published February 5th, 2010 Under General, Javascript | Leave a Comment

HTML5 is all the rage with the cool kids, and although there’s a lot of focus on the new language, there’s lots of interesting new JavaScript APIs both in the HTML5 spec and separated out. This presentation will take you through demos and code behind the new JavaScript APIs, and explore where these features can be used.

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