Free and open source software (FOSS) is software that uses a software license that is both recognized as “free” by the Free Software Foundation (FSF) and “open source” by the Open Software Initiative (OSI). The definitions of “free” (based on…
This post provides an overviews on free and open-source software (FOSS) projects. Assessing whether a Software Project should be FOSS The answer to whether a software project should be FOSS or not depends on cultural beliefs, interests, needs and environment.…
A game framework is a collection of libraries and tools that simplify some aspects of game development, but leave more room for customization and flexibility. It does not offer a complete solution for creating games, but rather a foundation that…
A bundler is a tool in software development that is responsible for combining and packaging different pieces of code and assets into a single or a few files. The main goal of a bundler is to optimize the loading and…
This post explains how to create an extension or add-on for Chrome or Chromium. Overview of Chrome Extension Creation Main steps to create a Chrome Extension: Developing a Chrome Extension This section explains how to develop a Chrome extension. Components…
Electron is a framework to build cross-platform desktop application using web technologies. The main web technologies for developing in Electron are HTML, CSS and JavaScript. It also uses Node.js framework extensively. It is a free and open source software (FOSS)…
This post features some libraries or game engines written in JavaScript for video games development. List of JavaScript Libraries for Video Games JavaScript Libraries for Video Games featured on this post: The most popular are GDevelop and melonJS. GDevelop It…
This post summarizes characteristics of the different software licenses. It is part of the post about types of free and open-source licenses.. Choosing a License Each license is different, and they have different characteristics. There is no perfect license for…
Software versioning is the process of assigning version names or numbers to software. Software Version Assignment Some software assigns the version to the software automatically. Software created Visual Studio separates four numbers with dots. The meaning of each number is:…
This post is an introduction to C++. C++ is an adaptation of C to the object-oriented paradigm. It was originally developed by Bjarne Stroustrup. C++ Versions and Standards There are different standard versions of C++. Each version is standardized through…