If you've been reading this blog at all, you know how geeked I am about vector graphics. SVG seems to be a promising technology that will open the web and desktop to vector graphics for everyone, while Flash is a technology that has been ubiquitous for almost a decade. Well, it looks like the Khronos Group is getting serious about hardware-accelerated vector graphics support. The OpenVG 1.0 specifications were released last month. Read the rest of this entry ...

§143 · August 23, 2005 · Software, SVG, Technology, Web · Comments Off on OpenVG 1.0 ·


Since I spent the last 6 months or so getting geeked about web development, SVG, JavaScript, Ajax and XML. I think it's about time I shift my focus back for a little while on some standard C++ game development for the desktop. I find that my mind naturally migrates every so often (usually 6 months) between interests/hobbies that I have. It's like my brain is saying that it needs a breather from obsessing about one thing so it's time to obsess on another. Mild OCD anyone? Read the rest of this entry ...

§142 · August 23, 2005 · C++, Games, SDL, Software, Technology · Comments Off on SDL in Games: Introduction ·


Via Tim Bray: Atom 1.0 is now officially a proposed IETF specification.

§139 · August 17, 2005 · QuickLinks, Software, Technology, Web · Comments Off on Atom 1.0 – Stick A Fork In It ·


Via mozillaZine. It appears that Firefox 1.5 will include support for a series of new JavaScript functions dealing with arrays. These extensions are outside of the Ecma-262 language specification that formally describes JavaScript. Read the rest of this entry ...

§138 · August 17, 2005 · Firefox, JavaScript, Software, Technology, Web · Comments Off on Mozilla Tries To Innovate ·


Kevin posts some thoughts about the EvolGrafix presentation that happened today here. It sounds like EvolGrafix has a little too much talk and not enough to show at this point...

§137 · August 16, 2005 · QuickLinks, Software, SVG, Technology, Web · Comments Off on Some Thoughts On Renesis from the SVG Open 2005 ·