10 Years ago, while studying at the University of Victoria, I developed Zest: the Visualization Toolkit for Eclipse. The goal of the project was to define APIs and Eclipse based implementations for a visualization library. 10 Years ago I attended my first EclipseCon. Back then I didn't know Doug Schaefer, nor did I know about the EclipseCon late night...
Read MoreJ2V8 is a set of Java bindings for Google’s popular JavaScript engine, V8. It was developed to bring highly efficient JavaScript to Android and is the workhorse behind Tabris.js. J2V8 also runs on Windows, Linux and Mac OS. In the previous tutorial we looked at how to execute JavaScript using J2V8. In this tutorial we will demonstrate how to register Java callbacks with J2V8. Java callbacks allow...
Read MoreJ2V8 is a set of Java bindings for the popular V8 JavaScript engine. In this tutorial we will explore how to use J2V8 as a JavaScript engine on Heroku. Heroku Heroku is a cloud based Platform as a Service (PaaS) supporting several programming languages. Heroku originally started as a platform for hosting Ruby, but today it supports many languages including Java. With Java, you simply push your sources to Heroku, along...
Read MoreWhile long overdue, I've finally written the Getting Started Guide for J2V8....
Read MoreOn April 30th 2015, Tabris.js 1.0 was released. Tabris.js is a mobile framework which enables developers to write cross-platform, native, mobile applications entirely in JavaScript. Unlike other frameworks, with Tabris.js there is no webview and no cross-compiling. JavaScript runs directly on the device and renders the UI using the platform's native widgets. The uptake has been amazing and Tabris.js apps have started to appear in the App Stores. To...
Read MoreJ2V8 is a set of Java bindings for Google's popular JavaScript engine, V8. As we push towards J2V8 3.0, the focus has been on multithread support. We've already discussed how to use multiple threads with V8. In this tutorial we will show you some new API coming in 3.0, and how this can be used to implement web workers. V8Executor Each thread can have its own V8...
Read MoreTabris.js makes it easy to build native, cross-platform, mobile applications. Since its release on April 30th, I've been highlighting many of the features of Tabris.js 1.0. Many of these features -- such as native look & feel, the JavaScript API and Cordova plugin support -- enable developers to rapidly build high-quality, beautiful, mobile applications using the tools and technologies they are already accustomed too. When it comes to deploying...
Read MoreFor the past two weeks I’ve been celebrating the release of Tabris.js 1.0 by counting down the Top 10 Tabris.js features that I’m most excited about; and I've finally made it to the Top 3. Tabris.js is a mobile app development framework that enables you to develop cross-platform mobile apps in JavaScript, from a single codebase. Number 3 on my list is Single Sourcing. Building high quality, beautiful, mobile applications takes...
Read MoreWhen we built Tabris.js, our goal was to provide a cross-platform, mobile development toolkit that developers love to use. We set out to make mobile development easy and accessible to everyone. From the JavaScript API and module support to native widgets, gestures and performance, we've exceeded our expectations. However, we realized that we could never provide every native integration ourselves. In order to meet the needs of today's mobile app...
Read MoreTabris.js is a mobile app development framework that gives you the tools to develop your mobile apps entirely in JavaScript. Tabris.js 1.0 was released on April 30th and to celebrate the release, I've been counting down the Top 10 Tabris.js 1.0 Features. JavaScript is ubiquitous, and according to one study, it's currently the most popular programming language in the world. It is also a very powerful language, and by...
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