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Adobe isn’t abandoning the Flash Platform, rather, it is transforming it into a mobile development platform. After adding Android support to its Flash Builder tool in April, Adobe this week announced that its development platform allows the creation of apps for desktops, smartphones and tablets. Apps created with Flash Builder 4.5 and Flex 4.5 have […]

Using a new suite of tools released by GameSalad, even non-programmers can create games using HTML5. By using a drag-and-drop interface, users can create games without knowing any programming, and the games will work on iPhone and Android devices, along with standard web browsers. The suite of tools will work best with the latest web […]

There are many aspects of HTML5 that appeal to developers, and much debate is still ongoing concerning the language’s maturity and current of readiness. The real question is, has it affected the way that the web is designed and developed? One expert, Remy Sharp, feels that the future is going to be filled with JavaScript-enabled […]

With another Google Panda update around the corner, web developers and SEO experts are trying to prepare as best they can. There are a few SEO tips you can employ on your site to effectively prepare for the next Panda algorithm update. One thing that websites should try to keep in mind is that 60 […]

At O’Reilly’s Velocity 2011 event last week Douglas Crockford took the spotlight, letting developers know why JavaScript is the most popular language. Speaking about the background and uses of the language, the debates over its use and the future of the web, Crockford was easily the talk of the show. Starting the event, Crockford asked […]

Developers are always eager to learn new techniques using JavaScript. The Mozilla team’s latest “trick” with JavaScript involves using it to decode MP3 files–using no Flash. Currently it only works using Firefox 4/5/6 and the Aurora concept browser out of the box, but with Chrome 12, if you enable Web Audio API, it will also […]

Many developers have used HTMLPad for editing HTML, but the all-in-one editor now supports HTML5 and CSS3 along with JavaScript and XHTML. HTMLPad 2011 includes a preview mode that is integrated with a code editor, so changes in the code show up immediately in the preview panel. The features that developers have come to rely […]

This week 4D released its Wakanda open source JavaScript platform, which was created to allow the development and deployment of cloud-based web apps. Wakanda is JavaScript-based, and uses HTML5 and CSS3, so web developers are able to leverage their current skillset. The CTO of 4D, Laurent Ribardière, see Wakanda as a valuable tool for a […]

Many developers have used the online CSS Lint tool to check their CSS code. Now the owners of CSS Lint have made the tool open source, opening it up for additional third party development and use. One of the tool’s designers, Nicole Sullivan, said the tool allows developers to find code that might have otherwise […]

This week the AmplifyJS 1.0 JavaScript library was released by appendTo LLC. AmplifyJS 1.0 was designed to simplify all aspects of data handling through the use of a unified API. The library uses HTML5 functionality for local storage while providing fallback methodology for older browsers. AmplifyJS provides developers with Ajax Request Management, Client Side Component […]

This week 500 additional web fonts became available for web developers to use on their websites. By using CSS, developers can use the fonts, which Monotype Imaging announced today along with a partnership with Acquia’s Drupal Gardens theme portal. The partnership with Drupal Gardens allows those publishing on the site to use Monotype’s web font […]

A new tool for non-programmers has been announced by iBuildApp which allows them to create iPhone and Android apps with no programming skills. Android Builder makes it easy to create and publish an app to an app gallery or market. The CEO of iBuildApp, Rafael Soultanov, discussed the release, stating that “iBuildApp has been testing […]