Web development never gets boring to Mathias Bynens. Not just because nowadays, new “HTML5” technologies are emerging like tubes of spaghetti at a pasta factory — but mostly because there’s always something new to learn.
Mobile devices are gaining popularity but the diversity of these devices poses a challenge for development. HTML 5 promises to bring a consistent API to program the client side for both desktop and diverse mobile devices. One additional challenge with mobile devices is network connectivity, or the lack of it.
Using the software architecture of Brackets, the open source code editor created by Adobe, Brian Rinaldi will examine some best practices for architecting well designed, modern applications using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
The family of HTML5 technologies has pushed the pendulum away from rich client technologies and toward ever-more-capable Web clients running on today’s browsers. In particular, WebSocket brings new opportunities for efficient peer-to-peer communication, providing the basis for a new generation of interactive and “live” Web applications.
Enterprise security has never been more important or complex than it is today. Mobile devices, new client technologies, and cloud-based services are just some of the recent additions. Handling JAX-RS endpoints, spotty connectivity, local storage support, constrained devices and other land mines can be more than just a challenge. These …
Do you want to convert your single-page web apps to a desktop environment? Learn how to apply your development skillset – including HTML5, JavaScript and CSS as well as media queries, templating and data binding – to desktop application development.
