Pie in the Sky (October 11th, 2013)
It's been a busy week, with little time for reading about new things. But I do have some mobile and client related links for your weekend reading pleasure:
Client/mobile
JSIL: Compile .NET code into JavaScript. XYZ to JavaScript compilers have been popular recently.
Source: A front-end documentation engine.
Draggable mobile app showcase: Neat scroll effect that works with touch devices. Demo and code included.
BackgroundCheck: Switch to a lighter or darker version of an element depending on the brightness of the image behind it.
Link text best practices for desktop and mobile: To underline or not to underline.
Native vs. HTML5 and how the auto industry is forcing change for the mobile web: You don't often think of cars when designing a mobile HTML5 app, but there are more and more out there every year with touchscreens and internet connections.
Grunt task for checking page performance: Uses Google PageSpeed insights to check the performance of your pages.
Prerender: Prerender allows your dynamic JavaScript apps to be crawled by search engines.
WebStorm and Windows Azure Mobile Services: Using WebStorm to edit the server-side code for Azure Mobile Services.
Getting started with Web Components and polymer.js part 2: Second part in this tutorial about the Shadow DOM.
Ruby
- Rubinius 2.0 released: Rubinius 2.0 is expected to be compatable with Ruby 2.1 (which isn't released yet).
Misc.
- SublimeGit: Git, integrated with SublimeText.
Enjoy!
- Larry