Scripting Android With Ruby
Published May 31st, 2010 Under General | Leave a Comment
Mark Ranallo will give an introduction to using JRuby in conjunction with the Android Scripting Environment. Bonus content: download the slides from this talk.
Elastic CSS Advanced Tips
Published May 5th, 2010 Under General | Leave a Comment
This screencast shows how to use some of the advanced features in Elastic CSS Framework like Column Supercharge, Adaptive Columns, Centering, Liquid Layouts, Advanced Column Techniques (mixing fixed, elastic and automagic columns). Elastic is a simple CSS framework to layout web-based interfaces, based on the printed layout techniques of 4 columns but with capabilities to unlimited column combinations. and capacity to make elastic, fixed and liquid layout easily.
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
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