Author Archives: s.saurel
Learn How to Create the Classic Snake Game With the Canvas API and the HTML5/JavaScript Duo
If you've never played the famous Snake game, raise your hand! I say that, but I suppose that nowadays, the new generation may never have heard of this game, which may seem a bit old-fashioned given the possibilities offered by today's computers and the Web. And yet, there was a time when the Snake game was a game that all…
Learn How to Create an Interactive Map of India Using HTML5/JavaScript and SVG
Ever heard of SVG? This acronym may not mean anything to you, but it's an essential format to master if you want to use vector graphics on Web pages. SVG stands for Scalable Vector Graphics. SVG is an XML-based ASCII data format designed to describe vector graphics. SVG is specified by the World Wide Consortium and has been around since…
Creating the Classical Pong Game in Python with a Tkinter UI
To kick off the year 2024 on SSaurel's Blog, what better way than to code the classic game of Pong in Python? That's what I suggest you do in this step-by-step tutorial, using the Tkinter library for the user interface. This will show you how to program a simple game in Python and manage user interaction. Let's start by designing…
70 Years Of “Hello, World!” With 50 Programming Languages
Time travel in the world of computer programming. The “Hello, World!” program is a classic when you start with a programming language. Thus, all programmers have at least completed a “Hello, World!” program during their careers. Programmers generally using more than one programming language during their careers, most of them have even realized more than a dozen at least. There…
Creating a Flipping Bits Game in Python With Tkinter
After having proposed a tutorial showing you how to develop a program to create a Sitemap generator in Python, I continue my comeback to the Python language with the creation of a little game. The goal here is to show you how to use the Tkinter GUI library that comes standard with Python. The game I have chosen is not…
Learn to Create a Sitemap File Generator in Python
I've been wanting to get back into Python for a while now, but I couldn't find any ideas for small projects to get back into the language. I used to develop frequently in Python more than 15 years ago, but as time went by, I abandoned this language in my projects. So to put an end to this regret, I…
Developing a 15 Puzzle — Game of Fifteen in Java
The 15 Puzzle, also called Game of Fifteen, is a sliding puzzle that consists of a frame of numbered square tiles in random order with one tile missing. To solve the puzzle, the players must place the tiles in order by making sliding moves that use the empty space. In that tutorial, you are going to develop a 15 Puzzle…
Building A Bitcoin-Like Blockchain In JavaScript
Coding your own Blockchain will help you to understand the internals of Bitcoin. The Blockchain is a real technological revolution that promises to profoundly change many industries in the future. In cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin is the first successful implementation of the Blockchain. This implementation is even a phenomenal success that has made Bitcoin the most successful asset of the decade. The…
Create a NFC Reader Application for Android
NFC (Near Field Communication) is an international standard for contact less exchange of data in very small range with a maximum distance of 10 centimeters between 2 devices. The specifications of NFC are made by the NFC Forum, a consortium of 170 companies and members including Mastercard, Nokia, Samsung or still Samsung. The Android SDK offers a support to read…
Building A Backlink Checker In Java
SEO is essential when you want to give your website visibility on the Internet. Indeed, most visits to websites are derived from search engines. I use the plural here but in reality, it would be more like a single search engine. You all know this search engine: it’s Google. Google thus has more than 90% of the online search market…