WordXplorer Update 15: , Alphabetic Keyboard Layout and updated Notification Texts
Alphabetic keyboard layout, updated notification texts and Teacher Approved again
Ankur Sheel
I go down rabbit holes and blog about them
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WordXplorer Update 14: New Theme and Cleaner UI
New Theme and Cleaner UI
Defining Good: Why Your Engineering Team Needs Testing Guidelines
It’s not that engineers don’t know how to write tests. It’s that they’ve never actually agreed on what 'good' means for their team. Here are some guidelines I try to follow in every project.
Startup versus Big Tech: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Startup or Big Tech? Which should you choose? Here’s my honest take on the good, the bad, and the ugly of both.
WordXplorer Update 13: Updated Flip Animation
Updated Flip Animation and some code cleanup.
Rolling Your Own Dependency Injection in Unity
Unity has no DI story out of the box and the existing frameworks felt too heavy. So I rolled my own using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.
WordXplorer Update 12: Demo Build & Teacher Feedback
Automated screenshots, addressing 'Teacher Approved' feedback, and expanding the demo build.
WordXplorer Update 11: New Theme
New theme, smarter background
WordXplorer One Year In: Am I a Millionaire Yet?
Am I Millionaire yet? A retrospective and some numbers one year after the launch of WordXplorer
WordXplorer Update 10 : Fireworks, Levels, Polish
Wordle for Kids update - 6 new levels, more fireworks, and smoother transitions. Plus: why I finally added automated tests.
Story Points Aren't the Problem
Sprint planning shouldn’t be a time suck. Learn how story points get misused—and how to fix the process for good.
WordXplorer Update #9: Save your guesses
WordXplorer Update #9 introduces a convenient save feature that remembers your guessed words when you exit a level, allowing you to pick up right where you left off for uninterrupted gameplay.
WordXplorer Update #8: New Hint System
WordXplorer Update 8 introduces a new hint system with contextual clues to help kids learn and solve words more effectively
Offset vs Cursor Based Pagination
Understand SQL pagination with practical examples, comparing offset and cursor methods to manage datasets efficiently.
WordXplorer #7: New Video & Food Theme
WordXplorer is now available for preorder on the App Store with special pricing before its December 1st launch. This updates also features a preview video and plans for an Android release.
Fun with (Feature) Flags
Let’s explore what feature flags are, how they work, and their pros and cons compared to some traditional approaches
WordXplorer #6: New Look, Major Fixes & App Store News
New name & icon, major bug fixes, and upcoming App Store release. Test the latest build and give your feedback!
WordXplorer #5: UI Refresh
WordXplorer Update 5 tweaks the UI to make for a better experience
WordXplorer #4: Levels, Fireworks & Fresh New Look
WordXplorer Update 4 adds deterministic levels and fireworks
Verifying Method Calls within a class using Mockito Spies
How to remove the duplication of test scenarios when one method calls another within the same class