Working across the Client Continuum
Published February 24th, 2010 Under AJAX, Silverlight | Leave a Comment
Come see how to build a continuum of client applications including HTML, AJAX, ASP.NET, Microsoft Silverlight, and Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) that all consume the same Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) service. Learn how to reuse as much code as possible, how to optimize the development process, and how to address key logistical issues like external servers and cross domain communication.
Bowline: A Ruby GUI Framework
Published February 18th, 2010 Under General, Javascript | Leave a Comment
If you’ve ever wished creating a desktop application was as simple as creating a Rails website you’ll be interested in Bowline. Bowline is a Ruby GUI framework. You can design and build your applications in an agile way, deploying them cross platform. Bowline lets you take your existing skills and apply them to the desktop. You can write apps in HTML/JavaScript/Ruby without having to worry about different platforms or a complex GUI API.
http://skillsmatter.com/podcast/ajax-ria/bowline-a-ruby-gui-framework
HTML5 JavaScript APIs
Published February 5th, 2010 Under General, Javascript | Leave a Comment
HTML5 is all the rage with the cool kids, and although there’s a lot of focus on the new language, there’s lots of interesting new JavaScript APIs both in the HTML5 spec and separated out. This presentation will take you through demos and code behind the new JavaScript APIs, and explore where these features can be used.
JavaScript in the age of HTML5 and CSS3 by Faruk Ates
Published January 29th, 2010 Under General, Javascript | Leave a Comment
Browsers are slowly implementing bits and pieces of HTML 5 and CSS 3. What does this mean for JavaScript? For years, JavaScript authors have created tools and libraries that supplement older browsers with the technologies of modern ones, but the landscape is changing. What are these things that are slowly rendering a useful part of the JavaScript world obsolete, and why is that a good thing for JavaScript authors? Faruk Ate? gives you the answers this JSConf Berlin 2009 talk.
SproutCast 001
Published January 27th, 2010 Under Javascript, Open Source Tools | Leave a Comment
SproutCore is an open-source platform for building fast rich cloud applications on the web. Specifically, the tools we develop are suitable for building large-scale applications that scale to many millions of users across many different devices. Episode 1 of Sproutcasts, covers the basic layout of a new SproutCore application, what each file does, and how to get it all running. UPDATE: When installing the gems, you will now need to install `jeweler` instead of `bones`. Also the rake command to install the gem, is now `sudo rake install` instead of `rake gem:install`