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100,000 DOM Updates
Click the table of zeroes once. Note that the text input field remains responsive even as we run 100,000 updates on the DOM. The colors of the table show the render batching boundaries. Note, I would not try this on a mobile device ;)
A rich new JavaScript code editor spreading to several Microsoft web sites
I noticed yesterday that some C#, JavaScript and CSS files I had sitting in ...
Android Fragmentation Visualized
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How HTTPS Stops Attackers: What Every Web Dev Should Know
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How Gmail’s New Inbox Is Affecting Open Rates
Browse how-to articles on starting, running, and marketing your business, plus thought-provoking podcasts and films to inspire your inner entrepreneur.
Is This The Future of The Airline Website?
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Goodbye Google Analytics. Hello Piwik
This is a clone post from (Because people on Hackernews “DDOS’ed” the original content :-)) A few days ago I saw this link on Hacker News: Why to use Twitter, Facebook and Google…
ClojureScript Core.async Todos
Edit: The following post is still a great way to learn about how core.async works. However, it is not a good example of how to write a web application unless you are just exploring and having fun. There are many good times to be had playing with core.async and I highly recommend giving the examples in this post a try.
Switching from Gmail to FastMail
I switched from Gmail to FastMail a few months ago (in early 2013) and I’ve been meaning to write a post about how I did it.
Popularity – Brendan Eich
It seems (according to one guru , but coming from this source, it’s a left-handed compliment) that JavaScript is finally popular .
Why JavaScript web applications should embrace traditional URLs
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Gittip at Khan Academy
For a while now I’ve been a huge fan of Gittip . I think they’ve created one of the most interesting models for funding Open Source development.
Malware Hidden Inside JPG EXIF Headers
A few days ago, Peter Gramantik from our research team found a very interesting backdoor on a compromised site. This backdoor didn’t rely on the…
Use "Amazon 1 Button" Chrome extension to sniff all HTTPS websites
A blog on security, malware, cryptography, pentesting, javascript, php and whatnots
So You Wanna Build a Crowdfunding Site
The tools to get funded by the crowd should belong to the crowd. That's why I want to show you how to roll your own crowdfunding site, in less than ...
NeoCities can now handle two million web sites
A few weeks ago, I put together a blog post describing my goals for NeoCities, and why I thought it was an important project. And I asked for your help , because we needed the funding to get the servers to put the site on solid footing.
Web Audio API comes to Firefox
We have been working on implementing the Web Audio API in Firefox for a while now, and we currently have basic support for the API implemented on Firefox Nightly and ...
Why HTTP/2.0 does not seem interesting (2012)
Varnish is a powerful, flexible HTTP accelerator that speeds up web applications by caching content and optimizing delivery.
Why mobile web apps are slow
I’ve had an unusual number of interesting conversations spin out of my previous article documenting that mobile web apps are slow. This has sparked some discussion, both online and IRL. But…
Firefox OS devices officially released
Almost two years ago, we announced Boot to Gecko (B2G) here on Mozilla Hacks. We discussed the aims of the project and the work we were planning to do. Today, ...