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HTML5 offline web applications using ASP.NET MVC

One of the major constraints of web applications has always been connectivity, especially with mobile applications. In this article, Jef Claes shows you how to use HTML’s offline capabilities to ensure the application keeps working even when the network connection isn’t.

Jef Claes
on May 02, 2012
Interview and Book Review: Pro HTML5 and CSS3 Design Patterns

"Pro HTML5 and CSS3 Design Patterns" catalogs many common patterns in modern HTML5 applications. InfoQ talked to one author, Dionysios Synodinos, about the book and working with HTML5.

Werner Schuster
on Dec 02, 2011
HTML 5 or Silverlight?

While HTML5 is still a draft standard, its ultimate role as the dominant cross-platform solution is certain. Even Microsoft calls HTML “the only true cross-platform solution for everything.” But in many ways it is still severely limited when compared to Silverlight. Daniel Jebaraj of Syncfusion weighs in on the future of Silverlight and HTML5 with guidance on how to choose between the two.

Daniel Jebaraj
on Aug 08, 2011
Challenges and Opportunities in Mobile Application Development and Mobile DSLs

Converged Mobile Solutions differ significantly from their Web and Desktop counterparts: they often rely on a sophisticated compared to their scope, while the User Experience and Device Capabilities are paramount to their success. We review the Mobile Technologies, Development Tools and Processes and detail how a DSL can simplify the delivery of Rich Cross Platforms Mobile Solutions.

Jean-Jacques Dubray
on May 17, 2011
mobl: a DSL for Mobile Web Development

Zef Hemel explains mobl, a cross-platform DSL for building mobile applications, detailing language’s constructs, how to create an application, and why it is better than other similar solutions.

Zef Hemel
on Mar 07, 2011
Mobile

Virtual Panel: The State of the Art in Mobile Web Application Development

To assess the state of the art in mobile web application development, InfoQ has conducted a virtual panel with the creators of some of the most popular libraries, toolkits and frameworks that target this field.

Dio Synodinos
on Aug 26, 2010
Web Development

Book Excerpt and Interview: Pro HTML5 Programming

Pro HTML5 Programming, by Peter Lubbers, Brian Albers, Frank Salim, is a book that aims to help developers build HTML5 applications that tap the full potential of modern browsers. The main areas of focus are: Communication APIs, Canvas API, Geolocation API, Web Sockets API, Web Storage API, Web Workers API and HTML5 Audio and Video.

Dio Synodinos
on Aug 21, 2010
Web Development

Virtual Panel: New JavaScript Frameworks Targeting HTML5

During the last year, HTML5 has gained general acceptance as one of the dominant development platforms for both the classic and the mobile Web. In that time new JavaScript frameworks have evolved that directly target this platform and attempt to set a new paradigm for Web development.

Dio Synodinos
on Jun 17, 2010
Book Excerpt and Interview: Deploying HTML5

Deploying HTML5 is a book written by Aditya Yadav, a former Sr. Architect for ThoughtWorks and actual CTO of a consultancy firm, explaining the HTML5 standard components, showing how they are implemented across major browsers and providing code samples for using them.

Abel Avram
on May 06, 2010
How HTML5 Web Sockets Interact With Proxy Servers

Peter Lubbers makes an introduction to HTML5 Web Sockets explaining how they interact with proxy servers, and what proxy configuration or updates are needed for the Web Sockets traffic to go through.

Peter Lubbers
on Mar 16, 2010
Web Development

Virtual Panel: Evolution of JavaScript Frameworks for HTML 5

In this virtual panel the creators and core developers of Dojo, YUI, Prototype, script.aculo.us, MooTools and GWT talk about the evolution of JavaScript for the new API's that are exposed with HTML 5. These API's deal with 2D drawing, drag & drop, history, media, client-side persistent storage, server-sent events and more.

Dio Synodinos
on May 08, 2009