The Entire Dropbox Website Was Rewritten in CoffeeScript in One Week from JavaScript

The Entire Dropbox Website Was Rewritten in CoffeeScript in One Week from JavaScript

Dropbox prefers the simplified syntax of CoffeeScript

  • Web Blog
  • By Lucian Parfeni
  • September 13th, 2012
JavaScript Still the Most Popular Language, Java Gaining

JavaScript Still the Most Popular Language, Java Gaining

JavaScript continues to be the most popular programming language of the moment

NoScript 2.5.5 Available for Download

NoScript 2.5.5 Available for Download

Includes more reliable Java applet origin identification

  • Web Blog
  • By Lucian Parfeni
  • September 13th, 2012
jQuery Drops GPL License, Sticks to Just the MIT License for Simplicity

jQuery Drops GPL License, Sticks to Just the MIT License for Simplicity

The jQuery foundation wanted to simplify the licensing process

Firefox 18 Enables IonMonkey, the Next-Generation JavaScript JIT, for an Instant Speed Boost

Firefox 18 Enables IonMonkey, the Next-Generation JavaScript JIT, for an Instant Speed Boost

The new JIT is noticeably faster than the current one and is also more scalable

Twitter Bower Is a Package Manager for JavaScript

Twitter Bower Is a Package Manager for JavaScript

Twitter is open-sourcing another useful tool for developers

Firefox 16 Beta Brings a Smoother Performance for Games and Initial Web App Support

Firefox 16 Beta Brings a Smoother Performance for Games and Initial Web App Support

The incremental garbage collection feature ensures less slowdowns

The Story Behind the HTML5 Remakes of Atari's Classic Pong, Missile Command

The Story Behind the HTML5 Remakes of Atari's Classic Pong, Missile Command

Microsoft wanted to show off the capabilities of the upcoming IE10

Mozilla Researcher Takes Apart Google's Octane JavaScript Benchmark

Mozilla Researcher Takes Apart Google's Octane JavaScript Benchmark

Google recently unveiled the successor to the V8 JavaScript benchmarking suite

Google Ditches V8 JavaScript Benchmark, Goes for "Higher" Octane

Google Ditches V8 JavaScript Benchmark, Goes for "Higher" Octane

Google incorporated several real-world JavaScript apps into the tests

There's a JavaScript Nintendo 64 Emulator, to Play Super Mario in the Browser

There's a JavaScript Nintendo 64 Emulator, to Play Super Mario in the Browser

It's not particularly fast or bug-free, but it works

Play Super Mario in Your Browser with This HTML5 Game Boy Color Emulator

Play Super Mario in Your Browser with This HTML5 Game Boy Color Emulator

The web is a powerful app platform and there's still much more that can be done

  • iWorld
  • By Filip Truta
  • August 9th, 2012
Apple Beefs Up iOS Integration in iAd Producer 3.0

Apple Beefs Up iOS Integration in iAd Producer 3.0

New templates and project overview UI, new built-in actions

Chrome 21 Lands with Webcam, Gamepad and Retina Display Support

Chrome 21 Lands with Webcam, Gamepad and Retina Display Support

Chrome 21 lays the groundwork for several future technologies

Codecademy Adds Python, Its First Server-Side Language

Codecademy Adds Python, Its First Server-Side Language

The learning site is moving beyond HTML, CSS and JavaScript

NoScript 2.5 Improves XML Handling Algorithm

NoScript 2.5 Improves XML Handling Algorithm

No new features available, just improvements and fixes

Dancer.js Is a Flashy JavaScript Audio Visualization

Dancer.js Is a Flashy JavaScript Audio Visualization

It’s technically an audio analysis library, built for the web

 
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