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The No CAPTCHA problem
When I read about No CAPTCHA for the first time I was really excited. Did we finally find a better solution? Hashcash? Or what? Finally it...
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Every blog post that took off on Hacker News, ranked by the votes of its best submission. 395 posts.
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React: Another Level of Indirection
React provides a better abstraction over the DOM than MVC frameworks ever can. React is the last piece of the puzzle for ClojureScript web frontend development.
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Firefox 31.0
We'd also like to extend a special thank you to all of the new Mozillians who contributed to this release of Firefox!
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Introducing SIMD.js
SIMD stands for Single Instruction Multiple Data, and is the name for performing operations on multiple data elements together. For example, a SIMD add instruction can add multiple values, in ...
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Fat JSON
Most server-side APIs these days are JSON-over-HTTP. Developers are generally comfy with this, but I notice when I look at the JSON that it’s often, uh, what’s the tactful term these days? Let’s say “generously proportioned”. And I see clumsy code being written to walk through it. The options for dealing with this are…
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Color Emoji in Windows 8.1 – The Future of Color Fonts?
Error - Opentype Information and Resources - Opentype. Learn more about Error - Opentype Information and Resources with details, resources and...
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Conrod – A Rust GUI Library
A user friendly game engine written in Rust
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The Case for React.js and ClojureScript
A comparison of MVC web frameworks with React.js and ClojureScript circa 2014.
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Introducing Rec Room
It's no secret that the best frameworks and tools are extracted, not created out of thin air. Since launching Firefox OS, Mozilla has been approached by countless app developers and ...
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HTTPS as a ranking signal
Cross-posted from the Webmaster Central Blog Security is a top priority for Google. We invest a lot in making sure that our services us...
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A Better Way to Track JavaScript Errors
JavaScript apps are getting more complex but error reporting remains primitive. TrackJS captures error telemetry including application context, network transactions, and visitor behavior to provide comprehensive debugging information.
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Introducing the Web Audio Editor in Firefox Developer Tools
In Firefox 32, the Web Audio Editor joins the Shader Editor and Canvas Debugger in Firefox Developer Tools for debugging media-rich content on the web. When developing HTML5 games or ...
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The Worst API Ever Made?
A call-by-call look at context switch logging with the Event Tracing for Windows API.
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Introducing Ampersand.js
The blog of &yet, a design and web software company that strengthens your customer relationships through creative technology.
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The Scroll Up Bar
A design pattern that is currently growing more popular is the fixed position bar at the top of the page. Sometimes the bar stays the same throughout, sometimes the header morphs into a slimmer bar as you scroll down, sometimes a completely new bar appears.
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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…
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Chrome's experiment of hiding the URL is great for security
iOS has hidden the pathname of URLs for some time now, but recently Chrome Canary introduced something similar behind a flag.
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The new Cloud9 development environment
AWS Cloud9 is a cloud-based integrated development environment (IDE) that lets you write, run, and debug your code with just a browser.
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Scoop: A Glimpse Into the NYTimes CMS
A look at Scoop, the CMS that powers NYTimes.com and its mobile apps.
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Django 1.7 RC1
Posted by James Bennett on June 26, 2014
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Firefox 32 Supports Public Key Pinning
Public Key Pinning helps ensure that people are connecting to the sites they intend . Pinning allows site operators to specify which certif...