Technology
“It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.”
— Albert Einstein
Do you remember your first reaction to Node.js?
Was your first reaction to Node.js anything like this one?
BrowserQuest massively multiplayer RPG written in HTML5 with Node.js
BrowserQuest is a classic style video game written in HTML5 and Javascript by LittleWorkshop and Mozilla.
The game makes use of HTML5′s Web Workers to enable fast two-way communication between the browser and the server which is essential for a massively multiplayer game. This is achieved with HTML5 in the browser and Node.js server using the websocket-server module. HTML5′s localStorage is used to store your character’s progress. The various graphics layers (background, characters, gui) are rendered to individual HTML5 canvases from a 2D engine.
Comparing Apple to Apples
A beautiful infographic by mbaonline comparing the Apple computer company to the apple fruit industry.
Read on to see how the tech giant compares to America’s favorite fruit!