Matt

  • Getting Back to Node.js

    Javascript is the most popular language on GitHub.  There is roughly 5 times more Javascript than Ruby code! Node.js has been moving very fast since it was first released 5 years ago.  It has been pushing the development of Javascript to expand into numerous other areas including commandline tools and servers.  Coming back to it…

  • Birds Can Fly in the store

    My new Flappy Bird clone, “Birds Can Fly” made it into the store yesterday. To kick things off with a bit of a boost I ran $250 worth of ads. That worked out ok though it’ll take a long time to earn that money back. The idea with the ads was to try to get…

  • Invader Crush in the Store

    After a longer than usual review process, my latest game Invader Crush made it into the App Store. I had to resubmit my flappy bird game due to a bug that was picked up by the reviewers. Expect that to be reviewed within the next week.

  • Open Sourcing old Projects

    While trying to clean up my computer a little I noticed that I have a lot of old projects that are really doing nobody any good by just sitting on my computer.  So in an attempt to both back them up and share them with the world I’m going to be reviewing some of these…

  • Creating More Apps

    One of the goals of Halotis is to create and launch a number of robust webservices for Mobile Apps.  However, before we are ready to launch those to the public for use we want to make sure they work at scale and prove that the ideas are useful. To that end we have set an…

  • Launching Stuff

    A friend an I are on an ambitious schedule to release a lot of new games into the App Store this year. Last night I submitted my first game of the year for review to Apple.  It’s the first game I’ve released under the Halotis brand in 7 months.  Invader Crush should be on the…

  • Yeoman for Modern Web Design

    While I’ve been delving into Django and Ruby on Rails for the last few years the world of Node.js has been maturing. The set of command line tools that have developed around the Node.js platform has evolved tremendously.  They have escaped beyond the confines of Node.js Apps. Yeoman brings together an app starting templating engine…

  • Lessons From Flappy Bird’s Success

    Much has been said in recent weeks about the conundrum that is Flappy Bird and how it could have possibly become the #1 Free app on the App Store. First off I think it’s great to see a small independent developer is still able to have some success on the App Store.  It has become…

  • Game Designing

    My current side project is a match 3 game like Candy Crush Saga.  They are super addictive games that work great on mobile because they are so nice and casual to play. Problem is the competition on these types of games is stiff. Differentiating my game from the crowd is difficult. Originality adds a level…

  • Meditation

    Many years ago when I was younger I had a clarity of thought and an ability to focus for a very long time without distraction.  These days it is very difficult to avoid getting distracted. The ability to focus on a singular thing for long enough to really dig into it is a real skill…