Year 2008 is coming to an end and a new year is coming. To me, I feel that 2008 was the best year in web development, where I have accomplished many things throughout.
The first half of the year was pretty quiet to me, but the other half was the crazy part. I participated in three competitions, including WorldSkills Singapore 2008 and code::XtremeApps:: . Though I didn’t get anything for code::XtremeApps:: , the highlight of the year was me winning the silver medal for WorldSkills Singapore 2008. It feels rewarding when you have spent years working on web development.
During the course of the year I have also learnt new stuff like Adobe Flex/AIR, Facebook application development, ActionScript 3.0, jQuery and further working into the WordPress API.
So what’s next for the year 2009? I’m currently working on two projects right now, which will be brought forward to the year ahead.
The first is my final year project for my diploma, which is the usage of Flash and ActionScript 3.0 to create an mini social multiplayer browser game.
Another project would be a WordPress theme framework, where I will be working with a friend of mine on its development. We have thought of the name and it is called Buffet. The project page is now available at Google Code and is currently at the brainstorming page. Feel free to request what you want to see in the theme framework, we would appericate it!
Arras.Theme – Gaming Edition will be integrated into Buffet with the release of 1.2 and the same for SteamPress for its 1.0 release, which means that both releases will be delayed until the completion of the theme framework. We hope that we can finish it in mid-February.
Anyway, 2009 will be the year of my graduation but also the year where I will be enlisted in National Service 
. I certainly hope that will not disrupt in the course of my web development, but I doubt that will happen.
Never mind about that, let’s hope that the year ahead will be a good one for myself and for the world.
Happy New Year everyone!
Hi,
Its been a while since I heard anything news also ont the project page.
So i thought lets request some features I created an account be i cant seem to login.
So I will add my requests here.:
1 : A Phpbb3 theme which suits with the Wp theme.
2 : A phpbb3 integration – doent have to be complicated – forum integration – comment integration and user integration would be great
3 : Making the theme a bit more graphical now its all about a square and content in it mabye U could make it a bit better with some other graphics.
4 : What we also would really like is a two sidebar version of the theme so you can add more on a single page.
These are our requests,
Hope to hear from you soon,
Regards,
The GN.nl Team