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Firefox 28 Release Notes
Thanks to our contributors linkCheck out "What’s New" and "Known Issues" for this version of Firefox below. As always, you’re encouraged to tell us what you think , or file a bug in Bugzilla .
How I rebuilt "Flying Toasters" using only CSS animations
One of my favorite classic screensavers from back in the day was “Flying Toasters,” a part of the After Dark bundle.
Update on Metro
Earlier this week, I asked our engineering leads and release managers to take the Windows Metro version of Firefox off the trains. The team is solid and did good work, ...
Why Node.js is becoming the go-to technology
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Implementing a web server in a single printf() call
A guy just forwarded a joke that most of us will already know Jeff Dean Facts (also here and here). Everytime I read that list, this part stands out: Jeff Dean once implemented a web server in a single printf() call. Other engineers added thousands of lines of explanatory comments but still don't u
Mozilla and Epic Preview Unreal Engine 4 Running in Firefox
Today, Epic Games and Mozilla are demonstrating how the Web is continuing to evolve as a powerful platform for gaming by providing a sneak peek of Epic’s
Bulletproof HTML Email Components
Sendwithus helps teams manage transactional emails outside of source code — leading to streamlined workflows and always on-brand emails. Learn more here!
Introducing the ‘mozjpeg’ Project
Today I’d like to announce a new Mozilla project called ‘mozjpeg’. The goal is to provide a production-quality JPEG encoder that improves compression while maintaining compatibility with the vast majority ...
The Best Tools for UI Hacking (not jsFiddle)
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Laying Out iOS UIs in Code
Software Engineer in New York specializing in Apple platforms
To close or not to close – Void HTML elements
A blog about web and frontend development, design, 3d and music — by Mat Simon.
German freemail sites trick Firefox and Chrome users into removing AdBlock
German freemail heavyweights web.de and gmx.net (several millions of users combined) are using deceptive techniques in order to manipulate Firefox and Chrome users into removing AdBlock and its var…
Only 90s Web Developers Remember This
Written pieces, talks, and other bits by Zach Holman.
Doctored.js – A new kind of editor
Doctored.js uses contentEditable, CSS pseudo-elements, and web workers running XMLLint compiled to JavaScript
Building Cordova apps for Firefox OS
Update: In addition to the Cordova integration described below, Firefox OS is now supported in the 3.5 release of Adobe PhoneGap. If you're already building apps with PhoneGap, you can ...
No more `grunt watch` – faster builds with the Broccoli asset pipeline
Broccoli is an asset pipeline for building JS+CSS apps running in the browser. Read about the architecture, and how it compares to other build tools.
HTTP 308 Incompetence Expected
Internet History The Internet from every angle has always been a house of cards held together with defective duct tape. It's a miracle tha...
Why I'm Done With Social Media Buttons
I removed social media buttons from my site in 2014 after noticing they got near-zero clicks. Here's what I learned—and why the share-button era ended.