A Painter and His Canvas

Posted: 2012-01-18 15:14:36

Today was a slow day at work. Er, I should say: Today is a slow day at work. I'm currently at work without work to be working on. So, in an effort to stay sane for 8 hours, I actually did something productive.

One of the coolest things about HTML5 is the introduction of the <canvas> tag. It allows drawing in the browser very similar to how Flash does, only it doesn't require a plugin. It's built right into the browsers and uses JavaScript instead of Flash's counterpart, Actionscript.

This is great for two reasons: 1) Mobile platforms like tablet and phones (*ahem* Apple) don't always support Flash and 2) I already know JavaScript!!

I decided to make a little project for myself to try and learn canvas better and the result is kind of fun to play with. If you're a code-type person, feel free to view the source. All the js is right there and there's actually not that much of it.

Let me know what you think in the comments!