Drumbeat: free web school for web developers

Ken Robinson is a revolutionary speaker. He has been going on for years about the bad state of education in today’s world. The system needs to change, he keeps saying. In the web development community, Anna Debenhem shares a similar sentiment. Over at Drumbeat, she gave an inspiring keynote: Anna Debenham at Drumbeat Barcelona from… Continue reading Drumbeat: free web school for web developers

Nokia SmartPhone – A Balance of Symbian and MeeGo

Nokia’s Chief Technical Officer Rich Green commented on the importance of mobile applications at the Qt Developer Days event in San Francisco. He also stressed the Qt toolkit’s role in the mobile platforms. Qt will speed up the development of mobile applications by Nokia. It will also provide a unique solution to the developers to… Continue reading Nokia SmartPhone – A Balance of Symbian and MeeGo

5 Common Types of Web Programmers

In your code journeys and web programming adventures you may have encountered many strange enemies, and perhaps even stranger allies. These are five common web code warriors, which some could be wonderful comrades in arms, but others may foil any of your plan.

The Difference Between Web Development and Web Design

There are a lot of people confusing the terms web design and web development. Even if many people think that these two concepts refer at the same thing, the truth is that web design is all about what the user sees on the website while web development is all about the functionality of every website.… Continue reading The Difference Between Web Development and Web Design

10 Reasons Why Web Programmers Fail to Improve Themselves

No one was born as skilled web programmer, so don’t worry if you make too many mistakes at first, but it shouldn’t prevent you from improving yourself. These are ten reasons why many web programmers stay mediocre:

The Development of Consumer-Level 3D Technology in 2010

Camcorders, laptops and desktop PCs combined with 3D glasses are examples of what you can expect to bring this revolutionary technology to the masses. 3D technology started to gain recognition among consumers since 1980’s, but we could say that this method had remained dormant for quite some time. Fortunately, latest development of the technology has… Continue reading The Development of Consumer-Level 3D Technology in 2010

6 Must Have Add-Ons for the Firefox on your Mac

Mozilla’s Firefox is the most popular browser online (by choice – default Internet Explorer installations don’t count), and for good reasons: it’s stable, relatively fast and has an amazing collection of useful add-ons that can extend its functionality by a very high degree. The developers community is also growing bigger every day, and the new… Continue reading 6 Must Have Add-Ons for the Firefox on your Mac

Adobe Air 2.5 for TV, Mobile Devices and Desktops Unveiled

Adobe Systems Incorporated announced Adobe AIR 2.5 software for televisions, tablets, smartphones and desktops at Adobe’s worldwide developer conference in Los Angeles. The AIR 2.5’s core USP is its ability to use the existing development code that enables the developers to force the existing code to create and deliver standalone apps across devices and platforms. The Adobe AIR 2.5 comes with support for a multitude of new platforms

Nokia: There will be no Symbian^4

Nokia is looking to set right quite a few wrongs. There will be no Symbian^4! No, this does not mean it is the end of the road for Symbian. It simply means that it is the end of the road for the weird naming system that the Symbian Foundation started using with the latest iteration… Continue reading Nokia: There will be no Symbian^4