After almost 3 years living with Covid-19, we have now extended the Covid Invasion game with new virus variants, just like we know it from real life. This makes the game more difficult and thrilling during playing. Here are the new virus variants implemented: All of the new three virus Read more…
When you deploy a software product, you’ll want to have the opportunity to update the instances of the product installed on the computers of your customers or users. There are a myriad of ways and tools to go about doing that, and if you’re deploying via an app store (e.g. Read more…
In this article, the prototype of a SMILES-based portfolio screening tool completely written in Python using the libraries pandas, rdkit and tkinter is presented. This tool supports regulatory group entry screenings of chemical substances based on its structural similarity to regulated chemical substances. This structure-based screening can be of additional Read more…
You might know the game ‘Space Invaders’ developed in the late 70s by the software company Taito where you fly a starship and shoot all those bad aliens invading from space. (https://www.mobygames.com/game/space-invaders-anniversary). Well, during the Covid-19 pandemic, we have thought about modifying this idea of a ‘shoot ‘em up’ Read more…
Worldwide chemical regulations require manufacturers and importers of chemical substances to maintain regulatory compliance of their portfolio. One technical solution to this is a simple screening with the Portfolio Screening Tool 3 that can find matches between a regulatory inventory list and the chemical portfolio given by the user. The Read more…
Starting in 2009, I’ve developed nubus|desktop in C++, a news client for Windows, as a technology carrier, primarily to explore fluid UI experiences in OpenGL, resulting in a UI framework with animated controls and beautiful rendering. nubus|desktop supports RSS, Twitter, and several now discontinued social networks like Google+, identi.ca, and Read more…
I’ve decided to start a blog on software development and coding, in part to create a registry of some of the things I’ve developed over the years and to explore some topics of interest to me in a bit more depth. My lovely wife Angelika will publish some articles on Read more…