Next generation Droidippy.
http://groups.google.com/group/diplicity-dev
- Install Go: http://golang.org/dl/
- Create a Go workspace:
mkdir $HOME/go
- Set a GOPATH:
export GOPATH=$HOME/go
- Prepare the workspace for the diplicity project:
mkdir $GOPATH/src/github.com/zond
- Check out the project:
cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/zond && git clone git@github.com:zond/diplicity.git
- Install the dependencies:
cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/zond/diplicity && go get -u -v ./...
- Run the server locally and without appcache:
cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/zond/diplicity && go run diplicity/diplicity.go -appcache=false
If you want to know other options when running locally: cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/zond/diplicity && go run diplicity/diplicity.go -h
- Mobile first
- Full offline mode for reading data
- Likely no creating of data while offline, and automatic sync when offline, but it would be nice
- One interface for iPhone, Android and web
- Most of the features of Droidippy
- Easier adding of new maps and variants
- Full support for primarily iOS and Android
- Via mobile web pages
- Via native web view wrappers with push notification support
- Full functionality in regular computer browsers
- Easier operations and hosting
- Simpler and more maintainable code
- By rewriting from scratch
- By using Go instead of Java
- Yes, this has less of a developer community, but by god the code is simpler
- Shared burden of development, maintenance and support
- Self moderation of the games
- By using some kind of voting system in the games to silence abusive players
- The best computer browser experience
- Exact duplication of Droidippy features
- Separate code base for each platform
- Backend implemented in Go
- Backend API 100% real time via WebSockets
- Frontend single page JavaScript application
- Frontend UI based on Bootstrap.js version 3
- Frontend framework built using Backbone.js routes, views and models