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WebSockets: The Web Communication Revolution
Brad Drysdale makes a case for WebSockets, comparing it with current solutions – HTTP, AJAX, Comet-, and showing its low overhead and latency, making it a better solution for today’s web applications.
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The Problem(s) with the Browser
Collin Jackson discusses ways to enforce browser session security against threats such as Cross-Site Request Forgery and various network attacks by using Local Storage and Strict Transport Security.
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Porting Desktop Applications to the Browser
Michael Carter explains how to build web applications using non-HTTP desktop protocols with Orbited, a scalable Comet server, and js.io, a JavaScript library for real-time web applications.
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Hacking Selenium
Jason Huggins covers why Selenium exists, Selenium as a functional testing tool, problems with using Selenium, Selenium history, Selenium components, issues encountered and Selenium hacks/workarounds.
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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.