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Web Framework Performance - Examples from Django and Rails
Gareth Rushgrove overviews Ruby on Rails and Django: object caches, fragment and HTTP caching, asset compilation, profiling, log file measurement and framework hooks for instrumentation.
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Dependent Types for JavaScript
Ravi Chugh introduces Dependent JavaScript (DJS), a statically-typed system for the imperative, object-oriented, dynamic language.
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JSR 356: Building HTML5 WebSocket Apps in Java
Arun Gupta explains building WebSocket applications in Java based on JSR 356 API.
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Rise of the Web App
Kevin Dangoor reviews the latest developments in the web platform - media queries, app cache, IndexedDB, WebGL, Mozilla’s WebAPI – and takes a look at its future.
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JavaScript Performance Patterns
Stoyan Stefanov explains how to reason about and to address performance issues in JavaScript applications.
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“Batteries Included” - Advantages of an End-to-end JavaScript Stack
Juergen Fesslmeier discusses the advantages of using a complete JavaScript stack in order to create business web applications demoing creating such an app with Wakanda.
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Stop Using Native HTML5
Kyle Simpson advises on accessing HTML5 or JavaScript native APIs though a façade built with h5ive that would protect the application code from evolving API changes over the following years.
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Doppio: Java Meets Coffee in the Browser
Jez Ng, CJ Carey and Jonny Leahey introduce Doppio, a JVM written in CoffeeScript for the browser.
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Symbiotic Languages: Transpiling into JavaScript
Jeremy Ashkenas discusses symbiotic languages and transpilers in general, then focuses on a particular case: CoffeeScript vs. JavaScript.
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Ten Reasons Why You Should Use a Graph Database For Your CMS
Axel Morgner compares different open source CMS’s and outlines the benefits of implementing one using a graph database.
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Client-Side UI Smackdown
Craig Walls reviews several JavaScript client-side UI frameworks: Backbone.js, Spine.js, Knockout, Knockback, Sammy.
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Tooling for the JavaScript Era
Martin Lippert, Andy Clement and Andrew Eisenberg discuss JavaScript tools – Orion, Scripted - tested internally at SpringSource, detailing some of the problems encountered and ideas for enhancements.