[ containers ]

Subject: [ containers ]
12/17/2012 06:21 PM

• note: originally emailed 02/11/2014 and sanitized for public consumption
• sidenote: posting here so i can lead people here whenever they ask me about this stuff...

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XXX mentions this way up the [internal] thread:

• "we see open systems that move away from the monolithic closed stack (old way of delivering transactional systems) as the way forward." ...
• "we see products such as the [abc] product converging with [xyz] POS solutions that allow us to extend our networks to open new and interesting sales channels (and other services such as promotions/advertising). it is a really exciting time."

I like the direction this is going.


It is no secret for my absolute disdain for VMware and those type of giant images (monolithic -- full OS on an image).  Don't get me wrong -- I love LIVE distros (very flexible -- more importantly, runs on the bare metal) -- I just hate full blown 'images' that runs in a VM (too slow).


That said, projects like the docker *IS* the future of server/[software deployment] (fast and easy).  <snip>

(Update: TODO: add link to unikernel post)


Here are some links for the OpenStack environment:

• https://www.docker.io/learn_more/ or https://www.docker.io/the_whole_story/
• See the part of Containers vs VMs
• https://www.openstack.org/software/
• Note: OpenStack is a standard/concept – not a downloadable project – those are provided by the vendors/community.  [An example] community project is:
• http://devstack.org/
• http://linuxcontainers.org/
• This is what makes a lot of this possible.
• It's like chroot (jailed [filesystem] root) with rocket engines that blows away the competition

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Sent: 12/17/2012 06:21 PM
Subject: [ server 1 & server 2]

Wow, it took about 2 hours to dance with vmware.

I would like to re-iterate my absolute detestation for OS-level virtual-machines.

In fact, just like my prediction of [xyz] going away -- I am going to say by the time we hand off [abc], it will NOT be a VMware image.

(I could NOT believe how LONG it took to make windows [change from] a static IP to dynamic and vice versa -- did this on the DB VM and was shocked at how long it took windows [on vmware] to complete that task -- it was faster to reboot the [image] instead of waiting for it to complete [the manual change over].)

<snip>

webGL supplemental

Subject: webGL supplemental

• note: originally emailed 02/10/2014 and sanitized for public consumption
• sidenote: posting here so i can lead people here whenever they ask me about this stuff...

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I forgot that I sent myself some links to write up about last weekend.  And over this past weekend I found more stuff.  < SNIP >

webGL traction

• http://developer.amd.com/community/blog/2013/08/12/webgl-craze-at-siggraph-2013/
• An article on the 'WebGL craze' from GDC last year


• http://learningwebgl.com/blog/
• A giant collection of links to articles and projects about ... webGL


• http://webglstats.com/
• A cool page showing the browsers supporting webGL's features and the rapid adoption of GL extensions in the past handful of months


• https://plus.google.com/+DonOlmstead/posts/Mzy6VEAwHaa
• https://plus.google.com/+DonOlmstead/posts/5akNbY6A15J
• Sony's PS4 runs webGL for a bunch of its UX

3D modeler, animation and scene editor in a browser

• http://exocortex.com/blog/claraio_open_beta
• "3DStudio Max in a browser"
• http://clara.io/


• https://github.com/idflood/ThreeNodes.js
• node editor -- this is fun to use


• http://errolschwartz.com/projects/threescene/
• scene editor (UI)


• http://scenejs.org/
• scene editor (coding)


• http://stephaneginier.com/sculptgl/
• sculpting app (school project -- not a product/release)


• https://github.com/brianchirls/Seriously.js
• video compositor


• https://popcorn.webmaker.org/
• NLE video editor

webGL development

• http://benvanik.github.io/WebGL-Inspector/
• Debugger like microsoft's PIX (Pixel Inspector)
• http://www.gremedy.com/
• For OpenGL -- but deserves honorable mention

webGL demos

There’s a pile out there:

• http://acko.net/
• Impressive modern examples
• http://tutorialzine.com/2013/09/20-impressive-examples-for-learning-webgl-with-three-js/
• Cool eye candy collections
• http://www.awwwards.com/22-experimental-webgl-demo-examples.html
• An older collection of examples
• http://crypt-webgl.unigine.com/game.html
• An engine (Unigine) I've seen in the past -- updated to run on webGL


• http://www.mrdoob.com/
• Too numerous to list, but definitely check out:
• Sporel
• HTML Editor (try changing the mesh.rotation value and see what happens)
• Magic dust
• GLSL Sandbox (another live editor)
• Plane Deformations
• Commercial projects
• Translucent network
• 3 Dreams of Black
• The Wilderness Downtown


• Evan Wallace
• http://evanw.github.io/glfx.js/
• GL 2D effects
• http://evanw.github.io/csg.js/
• Code boolean geometry objects
• http://evanw.github.io/webgl-filter/
• Photoshop-ish effects
• https://github.com/evanw/lightgl.js
• GL lighting

[...] I think that’s enough for now…

webGL

Subject: webGL

• note: originally emailed 02/06/2014 and sanitized for public consumption
• sidenote: posting here so i can lead people here whenever they ask me about this stuff...

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From: [name1]
The limiting factor (as expressed in the posts comments) is that it is depending on webGL – a standard/feature that has very little traction just yet.

From: [name2]
Ohhhhh Nick is going to freak out at you [name1]  :)

All major desktop browser supports webGL. But, whether they are enabled (by default) is another question.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebGL

webGL is even supported in IE11: (even though they had a kung-fu death grip on their Direct3D < SNIP >)

• http://www.sitepoint.com/testing-limits-webgl-babylon-js-train-demo/

Most 'native' mobile browsers do not (out of the box) support webGL.  But, again, all major mobile browsers do -- and one in particular requires to be jailbroken to be enabled or a ‘custom browser’ built with the iAd library.

• I will say that mobile makers will try to delay webGL on their hardware as far away as possible due to the power hungry usage 3D visuals normally chews up compared to basic 2D render once and draw counterparts...  anyways...

Now, as to whether there’s little traction or not:

• http://www.chromeexperiments.com/webgl/


• https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/demos/tag/tech:webgl?sort=likes
• My favorite is the banana bread demo


• http://www.pouet.net/prodlist.php?platform[0]=JavaScript&page=1&order=thumbup
• "the" demo scene collection
• This section is all javascript -- a lot of them using the webGL for the performance and eye-candy goodies


• Then, there's http://threejs.org/ -- this has become the webGL version of the openGL NeHe site
• Their examples pages/link is quite large -- you will learn a lot to start your GFX programming skillz here...

[...] O'Reilly books [...] wrote this:

• http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920024729.do
• Almost a year and a half ago...

Little traction, huh...



I will make this prediction:  (oh wait, I already did -- RE: News: Epic shows... & Unity Dropping Flash...)...

• How about another prediction: let's see, I've already predicted that flash will die, I'm still waiting for java to die in the server world (to be over taken by NodeJS)...


• How about this:
• With the following online 3D modelers:
• https://sketchfab.com/
• https://tinkercad.com/
• http://shapesmith.net/
• http://www.3dtin.com/
• http://stephaneginier.com/sculptgl/


• And [name2]'s email on the cool video of the live webGL shader editing:
• https://hacks.mozilla.org/2013/11/live-editing-webgl-shaders-with-firefox-developer-tools/
• This is KILLER!


• ... it’s almost a no brainer... there will be an browser based 3D modeler, animation and game editor/engine for both cloud or 'local' based development "webapp" – coming really really soon (I’m hoping for Blender 3D that runs in a browser).


• Hmmm... that's not really a prediction.  It’s inevitable.

Let's go along the lines of my last claim that: HTML5 will kill flash projects in [XXX]:

• webGL will be used on [XXX product]s running off of webservers
• true multi-game deployment
• no custom OS requirements
• easy on-the-fly upgrades
• easy versioning deployment
• etc. etc. etc.