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While the web includes a plethora of tutorials, articles, blogs and reviews about basic web technologies, finding decent documentation can be a tedious task for web developers. The instaCSS website, which lives at DocHub.io, is trying to fill the void with an easy-to-navigate library of documentation on CSS, HTML, DOM and JavaScript documentation. Developer Rafael […]

The Data Abstract multi-tier database access framework this week added to its development platform support list, which already includes Microsoft .NET, Apple’s Xcode and Embarcadero Delphi, by adding JavaScript as an available development platform. This addition enables web developers to create web apps using the technology they are already familiar with. Data Abstract for JavaScript […]

Most developers are either aware of HTML5, or are already beginning to use it for website and application development, even as the mobile debate continues over web versus native apps. With 2011 coming to a close, there are several HTML5 trends that are worth keeping an eye on. As smartphone and tablet use continues to […]

While the PHP 6.0 project has been abandoned, the upcoming release of PHP version 5.4 early next year will include the best parts of the PHP 6.0 project, including “inline support” for some new languages, such as Japanese and some Chinese dialects. Another feature of PHP 6.0 called Traits will enable developers to use specific […]

With more advanced web apps comes a need for more advanced debugging functionality for those web apps, and this week with the release of Zend Studio 9.0, web app debugging has taken another step forward. This release is a significant update to the popular integrated development environment (IDE) for PHP development. Developers can now define […]

Web developers have had a long time to consider whether they should begin to learn and use HTML5, but recently, it has become an important consideration for web and mobile app developers. The final key will be the standardization of HTML5 in 2014, but many developers aren’t waiting. The mobile marketplace has expanded to include […]

A recent survey from Water & Stone shows that nothing has changed since 2010, as the top three open source content management systems (CMS) are still WordPress, Joomla and Drupal. Currently, WordPress is still outpacing Joomla and Drupal, which came out on top of the 35 systems that were included in the survey. The primary […]

Recently Intuilabs provided proof that HTML5 is capable of doing some amazing things by showing off their multi-touch smartboard, a tabletop display that uses HTML5 for the majority of its functionality. The main focus of the demonstration is to show that web apps are capable of performing just as well as native apps, which is […]

Brightcove is well known in the industry as a YouTube alternative for businesses, and has recently made moves which indicate that it is trying to move into the HTML5 apps platform market. This week the company announced that its App Cloud will be a premium web apps host, and will provide APIs which are designed […]

Along with the surge in connectivity for consumers must come innovation to handle the demands of such a surge. HTML5 has arrived just in time to deal with those demands, and Apress Media recently announced the publication of a book for developers entitled “Pro HTML5 Programming” which deals with that topic. By using HTML5, developers […]

Spotify, the streaming music service, this week announced its new app platform is available now, with intitial partners Rolling Stone and Last.fm. Using the Spotify platform, developers will be able to create HTML5 apps the utilize all of the features of the Spotify service. The Spotify apps will be available to Spotify’s free and premium […]

Telerik, a developer tools and solutions provider, this week announced the release of Kendo UI, its new front-end development framework, which enables developers to use HTML5 and JavaScript to create apps and websites. Kendo UI was built with the goal of simplifying the industry adoption what Telerik calls a “rapidly evolving dev platform.” As Todd […]