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Fighting Layout Bugs

Michael Tamm offers solutions for automatic testing of a web application’s presentation layer through HTML and CSS validation and by detecting layout bugs using JavaScript and image processing.

Michael Tamm
on Sep 28, 2010

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Now What?

Dylan Schiemann presents the current status of web development engulfed in lots of frameworks, languages, and browsers, advising on choosing the right technologies to secure the future of a web app.

Dylan Schiemann
on Jul 21, 2010

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Open Source at Unibet.com - 10x Scalability at Half the Cost

Stefan Norberg presents Unibet.com’s architecture which uses XHTML 1.0, CSS 2.1, YUI, caching, compression, image spriting, and CDN striping for front-end plus multiple replicas for scaling out.

Stefan Norberg
on Mar 25, 2010

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Introduction to SproutCore

Mike Subelsky discusses the SproutCore JavaScript framework, desktop vs browser development, key/value observeration, data bindings, demos, SproutCore features and API, and example SproutCore apps.

Mike Subelsky
on Dec 30, 2009

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Developing JavaScript Desktop Applications

Appcelerator's Titanium allows to build and deploy desktop applications which run seamlessly on Windows, OSX and Linux desktops using Javascript and HTML. Also: how Titanium compares with Adobe Air.

Jeff Haynie
on Dec 22, 2009

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Standards are Great, but Standardisation is a Really Bad Idea

Paul Downey covers the risks of premature standardisation, partial implementations and open extensions, cloud computing lock-in, and formal activities vs lightweight open processes like open source.

Paul Downey
on Dec 12, 2009

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Thoughts on the Generic vs. Specific Tradeoff

Stefan Tilkov offers guidelines for the architect looking for a solution to his problem. Should it be a generic or a specific one? He compares several such solutions outlining the pros and cons.

Stefan Tilkov
on Nov 03, 2009

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Ruby Go Mobile Web

This talk from FutureRuby shows how to create device neutral mobile applications with PhoneGap using HTML5 and Javascript, while still getting access to device features like the camera.

Brian LeRoux Rob Ellis Brock Whitten
on Sep 04, 2009

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The Browser as a Platform

Ben Galbraith and Dion Almaer present the current status of the browser as a platform and what it takes to be successful: a fast JavaScript engine, using Canvas, thread support, great UI, and others.

Ben Galbraith Dion Almaer
on Aug 14, 2009

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Building Native Mobile Apps in Rhodes

In this talk from FutureRuby Adam Blum shows Rhodes, an open source Ruby-based framework for building locally executing apps with access to device features for all major smartphone devices.

Adam Blum
on Jul 23, 2009

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Building Large AJAX Applications with GWT 1.4 and Google Gears

Rajeev Dayal discusses GWT, integrating GWT with other frameworks, GWT 1.4 features, developing large GWT apps, integrating GWT and Google Gears, Google Gears features and the Google Gears API.

Rajeev Dayal
on Jun 23, 2008

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