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HTML Compass.

Nate — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:09:24 +0000

James Pearce builds a compass with the new HTML compass API in iOS 5′s version of WebKit. Performance is not the difference between web and native. The difference is device API access.

WebGL Water.

Nate — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16:16:27 +0000

I’m always happy to link to a native HTML demo that would previously have required Flash to accomplish. Here’s WebGL Water from Evan Wallace.

Mozilla WebAPI.

Nate — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 03:00:48 +0000

The fundamental difference between web technologies and native technologies is not performance¹, it’s API access. Mozilla is making a valiant effort to combat that by introducing WebAPI, a way for the browser to access basic device capabilities like the address book, the camera, and more.

It’s anyone’s guess whether Apple and Google will be interested in playing along. Should Mozilla flesh out these API standards, however, there’s no reason to think they wouldn’t. To this point, both companies have been eager to advance the state of the web; Google naturally benefiting from increased web usage and historically pushing boundaries with Chrome, Apple understanding the critical role the web plays in its customers lives and consequently incubating webkit / Safari.

The web is a powerful thing, and Mozilla’s interests are 100% aligned with promoting an open, unencumbered web available from all devices. That’s a position we’re happy to support.

It’s not possible to replicate native performance now because of the nature of scripted languages, but there will come a point soon where for all but the most intensive applications the difference is negligible.

HTML5 Boilerplate 2.0.

Nate — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 02:18:05 +0000

It’s not something I’ve been using, but HTML5 Boilerplate seems like good stuff. A lot of smart people put this thing together, and now it’s at version 2.0. Maybe it’s time.

Edge from Adobe.

Nate — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:46:08 +0000

Adobe’s new HTML animation application, Edge, is something to keep an eye on. Everyone else is.

The Expressive Web by Adobe.

Nate — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:41:30 +0000

Impressive demo of HTML, CSS and JavaScript: The Expressive Web.

Mobile Safari Improvements.

Nate — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:48:13 +0000

Position:fixed is the big one, but some nice iterative improvements as well. David Calhoun has the details.

Chrome Developer Tools.

Nate — Wed, 18 May 2011 18:35:17 +0000

Paul Irish makes the Chrome developer tools look so nice, yet no matter how many times I try to switch away from Firebug, I can’t.

Using HTML5 Elements Without JavaScript.

Nate — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 02:24:06 +0000

If using JavaScript to cram support for HTML5 elements into your CSS offends you, Tantek Çelik and Nicholas Zakas have a solution for you: nest a block-level element inside your semantic HTML5 element and style it instead.

HTML Katamari Damacy.

Nate — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:48:07 +0000

Not long ago it was difficult to find anything remotely resembling a Flash game using just HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Now, it’s such a deluge posting even a few of them seems like overkill. Check out the Katamari Damacy bookmarklet Jason posted on Kottke.org. Sure, it’s gimmicky and makes your fan spin, but tell me again why we need Flash so desperately?