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Web developers disagree about which frameworks are the best. Some are better suited to certain types of tasks, so the “best” Web development framework might depend on the context. It’s a little easier to figure out which frameworks are the most popular. TG Daily has posted a list of the Web development frameworks that are […]

Microsoft has launched a new version of its Windows operating system. Dubbed Windows S, the new OS is targeted at the education market and will only run apps available through the Windows Store. Industry watchers are describing it as a challenger to Google’s Chrome OS. Interestingly, Microsoft plans to restrict users to the Edge browser […]

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has denied a petition to rehear a case that upheld the legality of the net neutrality rules put in place by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last year. The ruling reaffirms that the net neutrality rules are lawful. The irony in the ruling is […]

Beginning this October, Google Chrome will begin warning users that any Web pages that accept user input via the HTTP protocol are “not secure.” Web developers can make sure that their site visitors don’t receive the warning by using the HTTPS protocol instead. “Passwords and credit cards are not the only types of data that […]

Mozilla is working on a JavaScript framework called Fathom that “enables Firefox to understand the structure and content of a web page,” said Mozilla’s Erik Rose. It can identify meaningful parts of a Web page, such as login links, address forms, navigation, previous/next buttons and text content. Although Fathom is still in the early stages […]

Google has confirmed that its Google Global Cache (GCC) service is now operational in Cuba. That makes Google the first foreign Internet service provider (ISP) to host Internet content in the Communist country. Reports indicate that less than 5 percent of the Cuban population has access to the Internet. GCC will not expand the availability […]

In a widely anticipated move, Ajit Pai, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), announced plans to overturn rule changes made during the Obama Administration. Previously, the FCC determined that the Internet is covered by Title II of the Communications Act, a move that Pai opposed when he was an FCC commissioner. “The Internet is […]

People in the United States and much of Europe often take low mobile data costs for granted, but in some parts of the globe, accessing a website from a mobile device can be surprisingly costly. A new website called What Does My Site Cost? estimates those charges for various countries. To use it, you simply […]

Google is making some significant changes to its search engine in order to combat the spread of fake news. The changes, known collectively as Project Owl, will include user feedback for search suggestions and “Featured Snippets,” as well as a boost in rankings for “authoritative content.” It’s not immediately clear what impact these changes will […]

In a move that could reverberate throughout the Web, Apple has cut the commissions it pays through its App Store affiliate program from 7 percent to 2.5 percent. One of the ways that many websites generate income is through affiliate programs. Through these programs, companies pay website owners commissions on sales made after a customer […]

It used to be that most universities taught Java in their introductory computer science (CS) classes, but that trend seems to be changing. Stanford University recently added a new version of its first programming course, CS 106, and this version teaches JavaScript instead of Java. According to its website, “[CS 106J] covers the same material […]

Black Duck Software has published a new report that analyzed more than 1,000 commercial software applications to see how many included open source code. It found that 96 percent contained some open source components. Interestingly, the most popular open source components were two Web development tools: the jQuery JavaScript library, which was included in 58 […]