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HTML5 PleaseEdit

HTML5 Please is a new site reflecting the suitability of the latest Web Standards that are still works in progress. It’s somewhat similar to Can I Use.

Back from the Google WildernessEdit

Some time ago, I noticed the traffic on this site dropping off rapidly.

SourceMapEdit

This could grow into a useful tool – a system for mapping between compiled javascript (e.g. something thats been minified) and it’s original source form. Would make browser debugging much easier.

Runtime Performance Measurement of Box2DEdit

Several implementation s of Box2D are compared, showing that for common tasks JavaScript is still* orders of magnitude slower that native compiled code. (*and probably always will be for many types of problem)

CSS4 Working Draft – Selectors Level 4Edit

As CSS3 sediments itself into the browser, we can look to improvements in CSS4 that should help simplify CSS files (partly be reducing repetition). The :matches() pseudoclass looks very good, ut the most important bit so far is the subject selector ‘$’ which will make selection of a parent element possible for the first time …

Create a JS builder with node.jsEdit

if your JS is up to writing bigger projects, you may enjoy this post which suggests a few steps to better organised code.

Moment.js – A lightweight javascript date libraryEdit

A date and time library for JavaScript, available via node package manager.

Swift Parallel ScriptingEdit

Swift looks useful. Katz, Clifford, Foster all involved.

CSS speech bubblesEdit

Some cute CSS-based speech/thought bubbles. Mostly they use pure CSS, but a couple require additional markup.

Economic and Social Data ServiceEdit

The ESDS provide a repository for primary and secondary research data.

Music for ProgrammingEdit

Several long mixes of unobtrusive mood music to help shut out the world and maintain focus. Perfect with a set of noise cancelling headphones.

HTML5 context menusEdit

A brief video guide to using the menu element in HTML.

ISWC 2008 Video LecturesEdit

A particularly good set of lectures on the Semantic Web.

Inference VisualisedEdit

Got multiple schemas? Got the need to visualise how facts can be inferred where they’re not explicitly stated? Here’s a nice example using Neo4J.

The Open Graph ProtocolEdit

How will the recent schema.org announcement regarding RDFa support affect uptake of OpenGraph? One to watch.

[wp]gang 2012Edit

A plan to hold a WordPress event, similar to wordcamp, but a one day gig in Portsmouth during spring 2012.

Wikidata ProjectEdit

One to watch. DBpedia already extracts a lot of data from Wikipedia. This should improve things, but I doubt it’ll be a complete replacement for some time.

rNews 1.0: IntroductionEdit

rNews 1.0 has been published. Now we wait with baited breath to see who adopts it.

Web Tech Conf in BaliEdit

A conference in Bali with track on web-based education. Currently in CFP stage, deadline 13 Jan 2012

Page Visibility APIEdit

Aurora 10′s just landed and it includes the Page Visibility API – enabling JS apps to know when they’re in the background, and thus throttle down, or perhaps get on with some housekeeping that woudl otherwise interrupt the user.