#fast code

[viva64]

…unless you're an expert at assembly, that is. The title of this post was obviously meant to be an attention-grabber, but it is much truer than you might think: poorly-written assembly code will probably be slower than an optimizing compiler on well-written code (note that you may need to help the compiler along for things like vectorization). Now why is this?

[coronasamurai-blog]

Faste Code: Tracing a path

In many games you need to trace a path for an object, like in Critter Quitter (a great game made with Corona SDK).

Here is a simple way to trace a path with lines in Corona SDK:

[coronasamurai-blog]

Fast Code: Simple paint app

A simple paint app made with Corona SDK.

[coronasamurai-blog]

Fast Code: Deactivate a button(rect,image,etc)

Simple way to deactivate a button, removing all the event listeners from it ;) just change the alpha to 0.

[coronasamurai-blog]

Fast Code: Slide Direction Detect

Simple function to detect slide direction.

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Fast Code: Neon Effect in Text or Shape: First Way

A simple but not effective way to make a neon effect in Corona SDK.