Brahim El Mouden

Brahim El Mouden

Software developer building cross-platform apps & social games. Network engineer running a custom local WISP ecosystem.

Solitaire Classic

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Project Overview

Solitaire Classic is a lightweight, mobile-responsive Solitaire game built using object-oriented vanilla JavaScript and HTML5 Canvas. The project was published to the Facebook Instant Games platform, focusing on instant load-time performance and fast rendering metrics.

Key Features & Objectives

  • Web Canvas Rendering: Avoids heavy DOM overhead by rendering all animations, cards, and state changes inside an optimized HTML5 Canvas loop.
  • FB Instant SDK Integration: Connects with the Facebook Instant Games platform API to handle user profile loads, social sharing, and telemetry hooks.
  • Asset Preloading Cache: Custom-designed image and sprite sheet loaders that cache game assets dynamically to ensure sub-second startup times.

Technical Stack & Technologies

  • Languages: JavaScript (ES6), HTML5, CSS3
  • Graphics & APIs: HTML5 Canvas Context 2D
  • SDK Integrations: Facebook Instant Games SDK
  • Version Control: Git

Core Development Practices

  • Object-Oriented State Engine: Formulates game state machines to track card arrangements, deck distributions, and undo stack hierarchies.
  • Sprite Sheet Rendering: Preloads a single, consolidated sprite sheet containing all card faces, compiling drawing cycles to coordinate offsets to maximize canvas FPS.
  • Asset Pipeline Optimization: Compresses visual assets and reduces package foot-print sizes to meet Facebook’s strict load speed benchmarks.

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