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  1. HTML5 mythbusting

    • by • HTML5 • 124 comments

    The ongoing discussion about the “readiness” of HTML5 is based on a lot of false assumptions. These lead to myths about HTML5 that get uttered once and then continuously repeated – a lot of times without checking their validity at all. HTML5 doesn’t perform? The Read more…

  2. Broken promises of HTML5 and what’s next? – a presentation at HTML5DevConf

    • by • Conferences, Presentation • 2 comments

    Yesterday Mozilla attended the HTML5 Developer Conference in San Francisco, California to give a keynote presentation. The very packed schedule of the conference already covered a lot of topics around the subject matter, which is why we considered it worth while to contribute with a Read more…

  3. Using data-* attributes in JavaScript and CSS

    • by • Demo, HTML5, Screencast • 11 comments

  4. Much simpler web deployment ahead: Harp.io

    • by • Interviews, Tools, WebFWD • 2 comments

    There is a gap in the toolset of aspiring web makers and professional web developers at the moment: simple deployment. While it is easy to create a web site, set up a blog or even build your first HTML5 app, the deployment is still not Read more…

  5. Mozilla at Smashingconf 2012

    • by • Conferences • 1 comment

    Smashingconf this week attracted 350 web enthusiasts from all over to come to Freiburg, Germany. Workshops and talks by 16 international experts and speakers promised a good overview over what is happening right now. Overall the conference was a great experience. Asking attendees why they Read more…

  6. Selling HTML5 to a consulting company

    • by • Conferences, Developer Tools, Evangelism Reps, Event, Presentation • 2 comments

    I just spent a weekend in a resort in Mallorca. I was invited by an IT consultancy from Frankfurt to join them at their off-site and give a two hour (re)introduction to HTML5. The audience and the challenge The consultancy is very successful in what Read more…

  7. Mozilla at OpenReaktor Warsaw – Firefox OS and Open Business

    • by • Conferences, Presentation • 1 comment

    As a warm-up for Mozcamp happening in Warsaw, Poland this weekend the Mozilla DevEngage team together with Reaktor Warsaw gave around 100 developers and entrepreneurs a first look at Firefox OS and the upcoming infrastructure Mozilla is working on to enable Open Business. Chris Heilmann Read more…

  8. Developer survey results: libraries and cross-browser on mobile?

    • by • Featured Article, Research, Survey • 5 comments

    At Mozilla, we are dedicated to keep the web open and independent of a single company or technology. This means that users should have a choice of browsers and technology to use to go online and should not be blocked out because they can’t afford Read more…

  9. FoxIE – a video training series on web standards with Microsoft

    • by • Mozilla, Presentation, Video • 5 comments

    About a month ago Chris Heilmann of Mozilla went to Miami, Florida to shoot a series of training videos with Rey Bango of Microsoft. Now these videos are available on Microsoft’s Channel9 as the FoxIE training series. In a very off-the-cuff discussion format between Rey Read more…

  10. Taking About:Home Snippets to the Next Level.

    • by • CSS, Firefox, HTML5, Mozilla • 12 comments

    If you are a Firefox user and you start the browser this morning or you type “about:home” in the URL bar we have a surprise for you. Instead of the Firefox logo you’ll see an animation celebrating the global spirit of community. This is just Read more…