Back in July of 2012 I created a Node.js app that made custom builds of Popcorn-js [https://chrisdecairos.ca/upgrading-popcorns-build-tool.html]. This app was called the Popcorn Dynamic Build Tool, and was a great proof of concept. Since then I haven't had a chance to hack on it and…
On Friday of last week I found myself hacking on a peculiar bug [https://webmademovies.lighthouseapp.com/projects/63272/tickets/1405-position-function-can-throw-in-ie9-if-video-passed-in-has-never-had-a-parent-node] that I stumbled upon in Popcorn.js. The particulars of that bug aren't very important, the only important thing to mention right now is that it was a bug…
Another year has come and gone, seemingly in the blink of an eye. For me, it's been one to remember. 2012 was a year of great learning for me. My position at CDOT [http://zenit.senecac.on.ca/wiki/index.php/Main_Page] has given me more than just steady…
Last week I wrote about my addition of a PDF.js plugin to Popcorn Maker [https://chrisdecairos.ca/pdf-js-and-popcorn-maker.html]. I took some time today to hack on it some more and I figured it was worthwhile to outline what I have accomplished thus far. I had pretty much gotten…
In the weeks after MozFest [http://mozillafestival.org/blog/], the Popcorn team has been focusing on fixing up as many crash bugs ( crash = app breaking script errors ) as we can. In the down time between bugs we were given some free time to work on experimental features. One feature that…
Things have been pretty exciting at CDOT over the past several months. I have fell far behind in keeping my blog up to date. I'm going to take some time today to summarize the major events that have come to pass since my last post. I'll talk about my trip…