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30 Dec 2020 | Created Launchpad community site Created the first community site for the Project Haystack community to share events and ideas. |
25 Dec 2020 | Pod Builder Ext 1.1.6 Transform your Axon functions, Views, and Apps, into custom SkySpark extensions. Bug fix. Thanks to Carlos Garcia for reporting. |
23 Dec 2020 | Pod Builder Ext 1.1.4 Transform your Axon functions, Views, and Apps, into custom SkySpark extensions. Records may be edited from the Folio / trio files view. Thanks to Ian Habermann of AFM for the suggestion. |
16 Dec 2020 | Hach FS Data SOAP Connector Delivered a SkySpark connector that imports history data from the Hach FS Data SOAP API. |
16 Dec 2020 | Pod Builder Ext 1.1.2 Transform your Axon functions, Views, and Apps, into custom SkySpark extensions. Bug fixes. Thanks to Carlos Garcia and Ian Habermann for reporting the issues. |
08 Dec 2020 | HTTP Client Ext 2.0.8 Axon functions for making HTTP requests to REST APIs New function for adding query parameters to Uris. Thanks to Stephen Frank for the suggestion. |
27 Nov 2020 | Launch of our YouTube channel Launched our very first YouTube channel with playlists for software, eLearning and tech talks. |
25 Nov 2020 | New course certificate designs Redesigned the course certificates with our new styling, and to capture each certificate serial number - new feature! |
23 Nov 2020 | 100% Lighthouse Our marketing website just scored 100% across the board in Chrome's Lighthouse tool!
And we have a video of fireworks to prove it! That was for Desktop, our lowest score on Mobile is 93%! |
20 Nov 2020 | New branding release Worked with Lemontop creative agency to produce an updated company brand design - a new set of brand guidelines and an exciting new look! |
18 Nov 2020 | Choose an avatar Select a custom avatar in your user profile (with Flicking). |
17 Nov 2020 | Axonator Ext 1.0.8 Encrypts and obfuscates Axon source code Minor updates. |
15 Nov 2020 | Axon Programmer 2.0 More questions, more story, more awesomeness! |
11 Nov 2020 | Customer Reviews New page to host our live customer reviews from course feedback - published automatically from Mars! |
11 Nov 2020 | Axon Journal 2.0 Complete re-write of the reference material. Still FREE! |
07 Nov 2020 | Fandoc 0.0.6 Alternative and extensible Fandoc writers that provide intelligent context. API updates. |
04 Nov 2020 | Marketing Material Released lots of marketing logos, images, and PDFs for our resellers. |
31 Oct 2020 | Pod Builder Ext 1.1.0 Transform your Axon functions, Views, and Apps, into custom SkySpark extensions. Internal optimisations. |
25 Oct 2020 | SkySpark Analyst - Ratings Added Thumbs up / Thumbs down rating sections throughout the course, across all 3 locales. |
25 Oct 2020 | Thumbs up / down ratings New thumbs up / thumbs down rating feature to allow immediate feedback on course sections during training. |
24 Oct 2020 | AWS S3 SkySpark Extension Delivered a suite of Axon functions that integrate SkySpark with Amazon Web Services S3 storage REST API. |
19 Oct 2020 | Watts Up 1.0 Released our FREE mini SkySpark challenge - Watt's Up!? |
16 Oct 2020 | SkyPosium 2020 New banner and public page for SkyPosium 2020. |
12 Oct 2020 | Course reviews New Course Review feature to automatically prompt and capture a course review at the end of a training course. |
11 Oct 2020 | Platform notifications Released new Notifications feature to inform you of course events and achievements. |
08 Oct 2020 | Pickle 1.0.0 Pickles Fantom objects to and from strings API updates. |
08 Oct 2020 | Pickle 0.0.4 Pickles Fantom objects to and from strings First public release of Pickle, base code liberated from core Fantom serialisation framework. |
05 Oct 2020 | Pod Builder Ext 1.0.6 Transform your Axon functions, Views, and Apps, into custom SkySpark extensions. Bug fix. Thanks to Leroy Simms of ABI Advantage LLC for reporting. |
05 Oct 2020 | Pod Builder Ext 1.0.4 Transform your Axon functions, Views, and Apps, into custom SkySpark extensions. New archive functionality for records. |
30 Sep 2020 | Belimo Cloud FIN Connector Delivered a FIN (not SkySpark!) connector that synchronises and imports data from the Belimo Cloud REST API. |
30 Sep 2020 | Belimo Cloud Fin Ext 1.0.0 FIN 5 Connector for the Belimo Cloud API First public release. |
28 Sep 2020 | New login page New rocket powered login page design by Chis Wade at Pixel Much. Blast off! |
21 Sep 2020 | Project Cloning Extension Delivered a SkySpark extension that completely clones an existing SkySpark project - and updates ALL deeply nested references. |
21 Sep 2020 | Sticky sidebar Sticky sidebar to ease course navigation - no more endless scrolling to find the bottom of the menu! |
13 Sep 2020 | EfanXtra 2.0.6 A library for creating reusable Embedded Fantom (efan) components API updates. |
28 Aug 2020 | SkySpark Analyst 2.0 Publicly released SkySpark Analyst 2.0. More questions, more story, more awesomeness! Updated content to be compatible with the latest SkySpark 3.0.25. |
26 Aug 2020 | Axon Programmer - SkySpark 3.0.25 Updated course to be compatible with the latest SkySpark 3.0.25. |
26 Aug 2020 | New look dashboard Released whole new look for the Dashboard and course pages, based on new Alpha Colony site designs from Chis Wade at Pixel Much. |
21 Aug 2020 | Pod Builder Ext 1.0.2 Transform your Axon functions, Views, and Apps, into custom SkySpark extensions. Bug fixes. Thanks to Jaap Balvers of BAM for reporting an issue. |
18 Aug 2020 | Tutorial 1.4 Renamed "Induction Training" to "Tutorial". Rewrote and simplified course to make it more of a "How to" guide. |
14 Aug 2020 | INNAX SOAP Connector Updated our SkySpark connector that imports data from the NL INNAX SOAP API. |
12 Aug 2020 | Duvet 1.1.12 Something soft and comfortable to wrap your Javascript up in! API updates. |
12 Aug 2020 | New monologue characters New cartoon monologue images for Kira, Leroy, and Astrid, each with different expressions. Drawn by Sadun. |
04 Aug 2020 | Axon Views for Course Analytics (internal) Created an internal SkySpark app to import and view all our user data in Axon Views. This helps us greatly with monitoring students and fixing problems. We're watching you! |
04 Aug 2020 | Pod Builder Ext 1.0.0 Transform your Axon functions, Views, and Apps, into custom SkySpark extensions. First public release. |
28 Jul 2020 | SkySpark Analyst - French translation Translated the entire course content into French to offer as an additional locale option. |
28 Jul 2020 | Story mode toggle Not in a funny mood? Don't want to read about the ongoing problems at Alpha Colony? Now you can switch off the story line and concentrate on the course. |
27 Jul 2020 | Pegger 1.1.4 Parsing Expression Grammar (PEG) for when Regular Expressions just aren't enough! API updates. |
24 Jul 2020 | Sonrai IAQ Web Application Delivered our first public release of Sonrai IAQ, a Fantom web application for monitoring Indoor Air Quality across multiple locations. |
14 Jul 2020 | Danfoss Connector Updated our Danfoss connector to sync data from more Danfoss sources. |
14 Jul 2020 | HTTP Client Ext 2.0.6 Axon functions for making HTTP requests to REST APIs Bug fix. Thanks go to Joe Firrantello for reporting. |
08 Jul 2020 | Reverse SkySpark Connector Delivered a SkySpark extension that allows SkySpark instances to report their health and status to a central monitoring station via the SkySpark Connector framework. |
08 Jul 2020 | HTML Parser 0.2.8 Because only Chuck Norris can parse HTML with regular expressions API updates. |
04 Jul 2020 | Axont Ext 0.0.10 Unit test runner and assertion functions for Axon Minor updates. |
21 Jun 2020 | Axon Journal 1.0 Free supplemental Axon reference course given FREE upon completion of Axon Core. |
17 Jun 2020 | Rebrand of product icons Rebranded our course product icons with updated graphics. |
10 Jun 2020 | Mongo 1.1.12 A pure Fantom driver for MongoDB API updates. |
09 Jun 2020 | Pod Provisioning Extension Delivered a SkySpark extension that automatically provisions updated pods (and their dependancies) from StackHub to SkySpark instances. |
01 Jun 2020 | Fantom Factory v5.0 The public release of the 5th generation Fantom Factory website! |
01 Jun 2020 | Fandoc 0.0.4 Alternative and extensible Fandoc writers that provide intelligent context. API updates. |
01 Jun 2020 | Google Analytics 0.1.10 An IoC service to render Google's Universal Analytics script API updates. |
01 Jun 2020 | Sleep Safe 1.0.6 Sleep safe knowing you're guarded against CSRF, XSS, and other web attacks API updates. |
28 May 2020 | Let's shop! Integration with Octobat and Stripe for payments, to front our new mini shop. |
19 May 2020 | Reveal answers for Axon questions We realise that if you get really, really stuck on a Axon question - it can sometimes be really useful to see the actual answer to find out where you're going wrong. So now, if you get an excerise wrong 3 times, you can reveal the correct answer. But we've disabled copy / paste so you still have to type out the correct answer your self! |
19 May 2020 | HTTP Client Ext 2.0.4 Axon functions for making HTTP requests to REST APIs API updates. |
18 May 2020 | Multiple attempts at assessment Axon question Axon assessment questions are hard, have lots of requirements, and easy to get wrong if you don't read the question very carefully. But this is no different to coding in real life - so it seems harsh to penalise people for silly mistakes. For this reason, Axon questions in an assessment may now be attempted 3 times before it is finally marked wrong. |
17 May 2020 | Mongo 1.1.10 A pure Fantom driver for MongoDB Support for MongoDB 4.2. |
17 May 2020 | Json 2.0.10 A JSON to Fantom object mapping library API updates. |
16 May 2020 | Axon Docs Ext 0.1.4 View Axon Documentation categorised for dot operator use Minor updates. |
15 May 2020 | EfanXtra 2.0.4 A library for creating reusable Embedded Fantom (efan) components API updates. |
15 May 2020 | Removed print styling Training content is for the individual and should not be shared. |
13 May 2020 | Axont Ext 0.0.8 Unit test runner and assertion functions for Axon Minor updates. Thanks to John MacEnri of Crawley Carbon for the pull request. |
11 May 2020 | News article pages Development of news article pages, so we may incorporate a mini blog site. |
08 May 2020 | Contact us! Google reCAPTCHA and email integration so we may integrate a "Contact Us" page. |
04 May 2020 | Belimo Cloud Connector Updated our SkySpark Connector for Belimo Cloud to work with their new Auth0 framework and the new SkySpark v3 connector framework. |
04 May 2020 | Belimo Cloud Ext 1.0.2 SkySpark Connector for the Belimo Cloud API Updated to use SkySpark's new v3 connector framework and Belimo's new Auth0 authentication. |
01 May 2020 | Development begins! First initial code commit of a new Fantom based marketing website. |
28 Apr 2020 | Induction Training 1.3 Rewrote course to cover more question types, and to focus more on Alpha Colony and less on Fantom Factory values. |
28 Apr 2020 | Induction Training 1.2 Reduced the number of achievements earned. |
27 Apr 2020 | Pillow 1.2.2 Something for your web app to get its teeth into! API updates. |
27 Apr 2020 | BedSheet 1.5.16 A framework and IoC container for web applications API updates. |
26 Apr 2020 | Butter 1.2.12 Helps ease HTTP requests through a stack of middleware API updates. |
16 Apr 2020 | Trove Tariff Extension Delivered Bespoke StackHub licensing code for the Trove Tariff Extension. |
16 Apr 2020 | Pegger 1.12 Parsing Expression Grammar (PEG) for when Regular Expressions just aren't enough! API updates. |
16 Apr 2020 | Google ReCAPTCHA 0.0.4 Client and Server code to process Google reCAPTCHA responses First public release. |
16 Apr 2020 | Markdown Parser 0.1.0 Parses Markdown text into Fandoc objects Re-wrote entire parser to use the awesome Pegger v1.1. |
14 Apr 2020 | Google Drive Backup Extension Delivered a SkySpark extension that integrates with Google Drive via Axon functions. The extension provided resumable uploads for large Backup files. Integrating with Google's horribly complicated OAuth framework was undoubtedly the hardest part of this piece of work! |
13 Apr 2020 | Duvet 1.1.10 Something soft and comfortable to wrap your Javascript up in! API updates. |
13 Apr 2020 | HTML Parser 0.2.6 Because only Chuck Norris can parse HTML with regular expressions API updates. |
13 Apr 2020 | Bounce 1.1.12 A headless browser for testing web sites and BedSheet applications API updates. |
13 Apr 2020 | Sitemap v1.1.2 Creates XML sitemaps for BedSheet Applications Updated to use the latest BedSheet and Pillow. |
11 Apr 2020 | Axon Docs Ext 0.1.2 View Axon Documentation categorised for dot operator use Minor updates. |
10 Apr 2020 | Sitemap 1.1.0 Creates XML sitemaps for BedSheet Applications API updates. |
10 Apr 2020 | Slim 1.3.2 A concise and lightweight templating language for generating HTML Updated to use the awesome Pegger v1.1. |
06 Apr 2020 | Axon Programmer 1.0.0 Axon Programmer goes LIVE! |
06 Apr 2020 | Alpha Colony 1.2.0 Platform ready for Axon-Core release! |
02 Apr 2020 | Axon Programmer - Beta release Axon Programmer gets ready for public viewing! |
31 Mar 2020 | Induction Training 1.1 - US Locale Translated course into American English. |
25 Mar 2020 | Axon Programmer - US Locale Translated the whole course into American English. |
16 Mar 2020 | SkySpark Analyst - US Locale Released SkySpark Analyst with a whole new American English locale. Gotta keep the Americanz happy! |
06 Mar 2020 | Axon Programmer - Questions With most of the content drafted out, now begins the difficult task of creating the Axon questions! Exercises, Checkpoints, Assessments, etc... |
06 Mar 2020 | Alpha Colony 1.1.4 Platform ready to preview new Axon-Core course. |
06 Mar 2020 | Alpha Colony Construction Allow courses to be versioned. |
06 Mar 2020 | Axon Command Console Axon Command Console - first revision. This mimics the SkySpark Shell View and lets students run Axon commands from the course pages. |
03 Mar 2020 | Chargepoint Connector Updated a SkySpark Connector for Chargepoint products to work with the new SkySpark v3 connector framework. |
21 Feb 2020 | Pelican Connector Updated a SkySpark Connector for Pelican products to work with the new SkySpark v3 connector framework. |
21 Feb 2020 | Alpha Colony Construction Course description / preview pages. |
19 Feb 2020 | Induction Training 1.0 Free mini course that introduces you to Fantom Factory and the Alpha Colony. |
12 Feb 2020 | Google reCAPTCHA Added Google reCAPTCHA support to login and register pages - No SPAM for us! |
10 Feb 2020 | SkySpark Analyst 1.0.0 First public release of the whole new SkySpark Analyst. |
10 Feb 2020 | Alpha Colony 1.0.0 Initial launch of our new eLearning platform, completely written in Fantom and hosted ourselves. |
09 Feb 2020 | EfanXtra 2.0.2 A library for creating reusable Embedded Fantom (efan) components API updates. |
08 Feb 2020 | Web site themese CSS theme support, starting with a classic and Mars theme. |
02 Feb 2020 | Alpha Colony Construction Implemented final course assessments. |
25 Jan 2020 | Form Bean 1.2.6 Renders Fantom objects as HTML forms complete with client and server side validation API updates. |
24 Jan 2020 | Alpha Colony Construction Users may now earn eXperience Points (XP). |
24 Jan 2020 | Alpha Colony Construction Created Achievements and plugged them into the event engine. |
23 Jan 2020 | Json 2.0.8 A JSON to Fantom object mapping library Support for dynamic typing via |
17 Jan 2020 | Alpha Colony Construction Implemented Course checkpoints. |
13 Jan 2020 | Axonator Ext 1.0.6 Encrypts and obfuscates Axon source code Minor updates. |
12 Jan 2020 | Axon Programmer - Initial commit Initial commit of Axon Programmer notes for use in the new Alpha Colony platform. |
12 Jan 2020 | Alpha Colony Construction Framework for rendering and sending (via MailGun) transactional emails. |
11 Jan 2020 | HTTP Client Ext 2.0.2 Axon functions for making HTTP requests to REST APIs API updates. |
10 Jan 2020 | Alpha Colony Construction Implemented client side Vimeo Player with eventing. |
07 Jan 2020 | Alpha Colony Construction Implemented Drap-drop question type. |
05 Jan 2020 | HTTP Client Ext 2.0.0 Axon functions for making HTTP requests to REST APIs Rewritten entire code base to use an all new internal HTTP Client library from Fantom Factory. |
03 Jan 2020 | Alpha Colony Construction Implemented Multiple-choice and Fill-in-the-blanks question types. |
02 Jan 2020 | EfanXtra 2.0.0 A library for creating reusable Embedded Fantom (efan) components Re-written to use efan 2.0. |
02 Jan 2020 | Pillow 1.2.0 Something for your web app to get its teeth into! API updates. |
02 Jan 2020 | efan 2.0.4 A library for rendering Embedded Fantom templates API updates. |
01 Jan 2020 | SkySpark Analyst - Initial copy Initial commit of material for the new Alpha Colony platform. Content imported over from the WordPress site. |