Remember The Time

Deploy to Firebase #

Glitch is an amazing tool for creating a web project from start to finish, and with our new integration with Firebase it's become even better. You can now combine the power and simplicity of Glitch, along with the extensive tools provided by Firebase and deploy your app to Firebase Hosting in a matter of seconds. What's more, the Firebase team at Google have created a few nifty starter apps to help you begin.

Read more in our official announcement, and watch the video below to see the Firebase team live code an app on Glitch!

Listen to Our New Podcast: Function #

We also launched our first podcast this week -- Function

is a podcast from host and Glitch CEO Anil Dash, and is all about how technology shapes culture and communications. Each week, Anil sits down with the developers behind some of the world's best-known apps, games and services, and also talks with users, critics and culture experts to unpack the effects of these features.

Listen to the first episode below where Anil chats with former Dance Dance Revolution animator Ty Robinson and Brooklyn rapper 2 Milly about the concept of commodifying culture through video games. Subscribe to Function wherever you find fine podcasts.

Spider-Man vs. Green Goblin #

Last month, we showed you a really fun Spider-Man themed tower defense style game from high school student and Glitch user Christian Cromer (@ChristianCromer). Christian is back at it with his latest app, a side-scroller adventure game with a new foe -- the infamous Green Goblin!

Jump between the platforms and shoot webs at the Green Goblin to win the game. Don't fall -- one slip-up and it's game over.

A Coda for Codetober #

Throughout last month, many of you participated in Codetober - a variation on the popular Inktober challenge. Engineer and Glitch user Monica Dinculescu (@notwaldorf) put her own spin on the challenge by making variations on the same app every day in October.

View all the days of #inktober: an experiment below. Which one is your favorite?

You Want HOW MANY Years Experience? #

The tech industry moves pretty fast, and recruiters know this well. There always seems to be a new language or framework to learn, but it can be frustrating when you encounter a job listing that wants you to have 5+ years of experience in a half-dozen skills for an entry-level junior developer position. Worse still is if the language or framework hasn't even existed for that long!

Luckily, Glitch user James (@jsrn) built an app for tech recruiters that should prevent this from happening in the future. This list lets you know just how long certain technologies have existed, and you can filter the list by typing in the language or framework of your choice. Send this off to the next recruiter who requires you to have a decade of Tensorflow experience!

An Ode to Generative Poetry #

Okay, my poetry skills could use some work, but luckily writer, coder and Glitch user Rory Green (@rorycodinstuff) has just the app to help. This generative poem template continually creates random stanzas the longer it runs. Try remixing it and changing up the code and language and become your own poet laureate!

Visualize A Library of Color #

Earlier this year, we spoke with Jer Thorp, innovator-in-residence at the Library of Congress. We spoke about Jer creating apps using Glitch, and one of his experiments, A Library of Color, is both informative and colorful.

Use the selection box at the top left to toggle between data sets, and watch as the bands of colors change based on the text interepreted from the titles of the records.

Featured Illustrator of the Week: David Biskup #

This week, we are honored to have the work of London-based illustrator David Biskup. His minimalist style combines strong lines, bold colors, and playful expressions to create a look that's all his own.

View more of David's work at his website, and check out his illustrations based on our featured apps.

As you move forward in life, sometimes it helps to take a look back. The apps we've featured this week show what we can create by building on a theme. Do you have a project on Glitch that deserves a second look? Dust it off, remix it, and make it into something new!