Dev Derby Articles
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May Dev Derby: Show us what you can do with Websockets
The May Dev Derby is underway. A monthly contest hosted by the Mozilla Developer Network, the Dev Derby gives you the chance to apply the technology you read about on this blog, push the web forward, and compete for fame, glory, and prizes. This month, we are excited to see what you can do with […]
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MDN downtime on May 8th, 2012
Update 2012-05-08: Thanks to last-minute magic by Mozilla IT, MDN won’t be completely unavailable after all. However, it will be running on a single virtual machine rather than three physical servers, so expect worse than usual performance during the time frame described below. Mozilla Developer Network will be down for maintenance and completely unavailable for […]
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Announcing the March Dev Derby Winners
Three-D interfaces have been a fascination for as long as we have used computers. CSS 3D transforms allow you to add depth to effects, making more exciting and more engaging user experiences possible. By moving and rotating content in the X, Y and Z axes you can create beautiful transitions and interfaces without having to […]
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HTML5 audio and audio sprites – this should be simple
As we’re having a HTML5 Audio developer derby this month, I thought it fun to play with audio again. And I found it sadly enough pretty frustrating. One thing I proposed in a lot of talks is using the idea of CSS sprites and apply them to HTML5 audio. You’ll get the same benefits – […]
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April Dev Derby: Show us what you can do with HTML5 audio
The April Dev Derby is officially underway. A monthly contest hosted by the Mozilla Developer Network, the Dev Derby gives web developers of all levels of experience the chance to push the web forward, learn about new web technologies, and compete for fame, glory, and prizes. This month, we’re excited to see what you can […]
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Announcing the February Dev Derby Winners
Touch events help you make websites and applications more engaging by responding appropriately when users interact with touch screens. A user touching a screen is very different from a user clicking a mouse button, so special care must be taken to ensure that touch-enabled Web applications respond to touch screen interactions in ways that users […]
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Announcing the January Dev Derby Winners
HTML5 orientation allows web developers to read the motion and orientation data of devices to create more engaging and more interactive web experiences. Recently, creative developers from around the world demonstrated just how powerful orientation can be in the January Dev Derby. After careful consideration, our three new judges—Remy Sharp, Chris Coyier, and Chris Heilmann—are […]
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Interview: Marco Castelluccio, IndexedDB Dev Derby winner
Marco Castelluccio accomplished a first last month when he won both first and second place in the IndexedDB Dev Derby for his entries eLibri and FileSystemDB. But that’s not all Marco has done to help push the Web forward. In just the last few months, Marco has submitted five great demos to the Dev Derby […]
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March Dev Derby: Show us what you can do with CSS 3D transforms
The March Dev Derby begins today! A monthly contest hosted by the Mozilla Developer Network, the Dev Derby allows creative web developers to push the web forward and compete for fame, glory, and prizes too. This month, we want to see what you can do with CSS 3D transforms. New to the topic? That’s okay. […]
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Accepting February Dev Derby entries for one extra day
Wait a minute, there are how many days in February? Looks like leap day got the best of us. Earlier today, we ended the February Dev Derby prematurely, making it impossible for some of you to submit those last-minute demos for a couple of hours. To make up for this oversight, we will accept February […]