Programming

My posts concerning programming will follow my private projects I do in the evenings. Currently that’s app development with Flutter, but there will follow Angular, SVGs, animation and a huge project with REST, Java and graphics…

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  My Flutter Flight – Generate some Puzzle Levels – Part 2January 11, 2023
  Trying to solve auto generated puzzle levels – but with mixed success.
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  Digital Accessibility: ColorsJune 21, 2022
  Low color contrast is by the time the most common failure of digital accessibility. But it’s very easy to fix that.
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  My Flutter Flight – Generate some Puzzle Levels – Part 1April 8, 2022
  With a puzzle game comes the need for levels. Here is my way to create them. Part I describes the generation of random levels.
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  My Flutter Flight – Add some soundFebruary 26, 2022
  Good games feature good sounds and background music. So here is how I managed to insert them into my flutter game.
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  App Development – Before the programmingJanuary 10, 2022
  Even before writing the first line of code, there is some planning to do first. About how to develop an app and where to get needed resources.
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  Achievements for AppsOctober 26, 2021
  Achievements motivate users to use apps. For the full experience, here are four types of achievements to use.
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  Angular – User Accounts with Firebase Rest APISeptember 28, 2021
  My preferred handling of user accounts consists of an anonymous usage that can be upgraded to online storage of data.
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  Angular – Welcome to the dark modeSeptember 19, 2021
  When implementing the dark mode for an angular project, there are several possibilities after detecting the users preference.
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  Dark ModeSeptember 6, 2021
  By today the dark mode is widely known and used. But there are pitfalls in implementation and misbeliefs about its benefits.
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  Web Forms – TestsAugust 26, 2021
  To adequately test a web form, the first step is a test plan. Consider the different ways to interact with the form.
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  Web Forms – DesignAugust 14, 2021
  Manche Webanwendungen kommen nicht um mehr oder weniger umfangreiche Formulare herum. Hier gilt das richtige Vorgehen, angefangen beim durchdachten Design.
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  My Flutter Flight – Welcome to the Dark ModeJune 28, 2021
  Browser, Desktop and mobile App – they all bend under the device’ dark mode. Some users want to have a last veto within a switch.
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  My Flame Game – Ultimate background imageMay 6, 2021
  I want my game to be playable in landscape AND portrait mode. And this is how I choose to do it.
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  My Flutter-Flight – “What’s new” MessagesApril 16, 2021
  For first time users and after an update, I want to display information to my users. A tutorial or release notes.
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  My Flutter-Flight – Update your AppApril 7, 2021
  This is for me to remember how to update my app for all the flutter platforms… and for those who are interested.
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  My Flutter-Flight – LocalizationMarch 10, 2021
  It’s never too early to include localization into your app. No matter how multilingual you are.
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  My Flutter Flight – Tab NavigationMarch 9, 2021
  My first step for most projects is a rough sketch – followed by instantiating all the needed screens and their navigation.