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By Justin Whitney 7/8/13 The first article in this series covered the basics of SVG, an overlooked, underappreciated aspect of HTML5. While different browsers implement SVG in different ways, the previous walkthrough described how to create text, incorporate SVG images and build basic shapes such as circles, polygons and paths in a way that all […]

Foxconn, aka, the Taiwanese hardware maker Hon Hai has announced that they will be hiring as many as 3,000 new software developer and engineers to facilitate a software development business where they will build Firefox OS HTML5 apps. Foxconn plans to recruit up to 1,000 new engineers for its new partnership with Mozilla. The Firefox […]

If you are building web sites, then it is likely that you are an HTML developer even if you don’t call yourself a developer. If you can use HTML5, then you can actually do a lot more than just build websites. You might actually have what will it take to build Windows 8 applications and […]

The Ruby on Rails team announces the release of Rails 4. With over a year and half Rails 4 includes several  interesting new features such as Turbolinks, improved caching and is thread-safe by default. Turbolinks transforms your Rails application into a single page JavaScript application, meaning it does not load new pages but instead replaces […]

Intel tries to convince programmers that the XDK HTML SK is the best way to build new platform independent applications. The original version of XDK was released in April following Intel’s acquisition of the tool’s original developers AppMobil in February. At that point XDK was essentially just rebadged as Intel XDK, and like the original […]

Amazon AWS provides SDKs for both iOS and Android in the mobile space. Java developers may be interested in the AWS Toolkit for Eclipse, an Eclipse plug-in designed to simplify the development, debugging and deployment of Java IDE applications. Hybrid apps with Java and HTML5 are quickly gaining traction making the Amazon AWS SDK a […]

Developers are all too aware of the proliferation of Smartphone’s and tablets and are in need of a touch-friendly framework, JQuery Mobile is just that framework allowing developer to improve their sites by adding touch-friendly features that fits across multiple browsers and devices while making the page load more efficiently with progressive enhancement with HTML5. […]

Google released the first beta SDK for Dart, their alternative to Microsoft’s JavaScript web language. The new release of Dart includes bug fixes, performance enhancements, and an improved editor and similar to Microsoft’s TypeScript, Google’s Dart is geared towards making it easier for developers to create and develop large, complex web applications which are unique, […]

6/26/13 Today’s front-end developers don’t just need to understand how to write CSS, we need to know how to write it efficiently. And what “efficiently” means can depend on your project and environment. Perhaps you have a team with several members working in the CSS and you need an efficient way to work together. Or […]

Microsoft and Oracle’s new agreement offers Oracle’s database, Java, and WebLogic Server to Microsoft’s Azure and Hyper-V customers. Oracle will also certify and offer software support and full license mobility for Oracle customers running the company’s software on the Microsoft platform. In addition, Microsoft will offer Oracle Linux to the Azure and Hyper-V users, a […]

Mobile Helix, an enterprise app/data security platform provider is stepping up the game with their emphasis on a standards-based HTML5 technology. Link is a new application development designed around data security. The Link platform allows apps to be deployed through browsers, the HTML5 apps are hosted on the Link Application Server, and the platform integrates […]

HOTstream (akes advantage of HTML5 technology to deliver a truly innovative multiplatform in-room entertainment and information services solution for the hotel. HOTstream hospi-tality suite includes applications for Interactive TV, IPTV, Video On Demand, High Speed Internet Access (HSIA) and Digital Signage. HOTstream is fully integrated with hospitality solutions such as PMS, Spa software, Sales & […]