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Adaptive Loading for a Faster Web
The Google Chrome team recently introduced Adaptive Loading, an exploration for loading and rendering the most suitable version of a component based on network speed, CPU, memory, and other web platform signals.
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OpenSilver: Open-Source Silverlight via WebAssembly
Earlier this month, Userware released the first version of OpenSilver, an open-source reimplementation of Silverlight. OpenSilver runs on current browsers via WebAssembly, without requiring any additional plug-ins. The current version of OpenSilver is available as "Technology Preview." It covers about 60% of the original Silverlight API and is available as a Visual Studio 2019 extension.
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Tone.js Interactive Music Web Framework
Tone.js leverages the Web Audio API to provide a framework for creating interactive music in the browser.
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Microsoft Edge 79 to Use the Chromium Browser Engine
With the release of Edge 79, Microsoft will transition from its proprietary EdgeHTML engine to Chromium, the popular open-source engine that powers Chrome.
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Java on iOS and Android via Gluon
Gluon has released beta support for Java applications running natively on iOS. The result is one application and one codebase running across many devices.
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High Performance Video Editing for the Mobile Web
Forbes Lindesay, a software developer at Threads Styling, shares his experience of creating Video Renderer, a high-performance video editor that was written for a mobile web application
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Next.js 9 Released: Q&A with Co-Author Tim Neutkens
The Next.js team recently released Next.js 9, featuring improved developer and user experience. The new Next brings built-in zero-config TypeScript support, file system-based dynamic routing, automatic static optimization, API routes, important production optimizations, and miscellaneous developer-oriented productivity features. InfoQ interviews Next.js co-author Tim Neutkens.
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Pixi.js, HTML5 Alternative to Adobe Flash, Adds WebGL Support for Cross-Platform, Interactive Apps
PixiJS, a standard-based alternative to Adobe Flash, released its fifth major version with faster rendering and lower GPU utilization. PixiJS v5 abstracts WebGL features behind a new API which falls back to HTML5’s canvas if needed. Developers thus need not dive into the WebGL API or deal with device compatibility to create rich, interactive graphics, cross-platform applications, and games.
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J2CL: A Java-to-JavaScript Transpiler
J2CL is a source-to-source compiler that converts Java to Javascript. It attempts to solve a different problem than similar Java-to-Javascript frameworks such as GWT. Likewise, J2CL is not meant to compete with or replace existing JavaScript frameworks; J2CL is about interoperability and cross-platform code reuse.
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Experimental Trusted Types API to Combat Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
The Google Chrome team announces an experimental Trusted Types API to help combat DOM Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) security vulnerabilities. Google's Vulnerability Reward Program reports that DOM XSS is the most common XSS security variant.
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Google Chrome Never-Slow Mode
Google has been working on a prototype feature called Never-Slow Mode. This prototype feature, referenced as a work in progress, aims to improve the user experience, delivering consistent quick browsing.
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TypeScript Roadmap: Enhanced Type System, More Productivity, and Improved Linting
Microsoft has detailed the priorities that will drive TypeScript development during the first six months of 2019. Albeit not yet committed, the current roadmap includes enhanced core type system, maximizing forward compatibility with new ECMA features, improving tools, including editor support and linting, and more.
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Howler.js Audio Library for the Modern Web
Howler.js provides a modern audio library with support for the Web Audio API and a fallback mechanism for HTML5 Audio. The project strives to streamline cross-platform development efforts with audio in JavaScript.
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WorkerDOM Adds DOM Concurrency for JavaScript Programming
The big news at this year's JSConf was the introduction of WorkerDOM, a JavaScript library to make the DOM available to Web Workers, allowing developers to leverage multi-core processor architectures to improve web performance.
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Next.js 7 Released with 40% Faster Builds
The Next.js team has announced version 7 of their open-source React framework. This release of Next.js focuses on improving the overall developer experience with 57% faster boot times and 40% faster builds in development, improved error reporting and WebAssembly support.