Articles by Nikhil Marathe
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This API is so Fetching!
For more than a decade the Web has used XMLHttpRequest (XHR) to achieve asynchronous requests in JavaScript. While very useful, XHR is not a very nice API. It suffers from lack of separation of concerns. The input, output and state are all managed by interacting with one object, and state is tracked using events. Also, […]
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ServiceWorkers and Firefox
Since early 2013, Mozillians have been involved with the design of the Service Worker. Thanks to work by Google, Samsung, Mozilla, and others, this exciting new feature of the web platform has evolved to the point that it is being implemented in various web browser engines. What are Service Workers? At their simplest, Service Workers […]
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Don't miss out on the real-time fun! Use Firefox OS Push Notifications
Firefox OS v1.1 introduces Push Notifications to Open Web Apps, allowing web developers to take advantage of real-time updates without implementing difficult polling logic themselves. Native Push Notifications support means that only one connection has to be maintained by Firefox OS devices, and applications can be shutdown, improving battery life, and device responsiveness, while still […]
