Microsoft moves more software to an open-source model. ChakraCore is the core part of Chakra, the high-performance JavaScript engine that powers Microsoft Edge and Windows applications written in HTML/CSS/JS. ChakraCore supports Just-in-time (JIT) compilation of JavaScript for x86/x64/ARM, garbage collection, and a wide range of the latest JavaScript features. ChakraCore also … [Read more...]
Chrome ‘Brotli’ Compression claimed make web 20%-26% Faster
Google chrome will be updated to utilize the Brotli compression scheme, but only for HTTPS connections. According to Google, Brotli is a whole new data format. that provides 20–26% higher compression ratios over the Zopfli scheme introduced two years ago. In a study ‘Comparison of Brotli, Deflate, Zopfli, LZMA, LZHAM and Bzip2 Compression Algorithms, the authors show that … [Read more...]
Free Mozilla Online Classes – HTML, JavaScript CSS, Privacy, and More!
The Mozilla Foundation is featuring a number of web-based activities that include step-by-step instructions and has been tested in schools, after school programs, libraries and community centers around the globe. Whether learning how to code, understanding why privacy matters, or creating openly-licensed web content, we believe teaching the web should be fun and … [Read more...]
New Data Transmission Record 42 Terabits Per Second (Tbs)
"A team from Denmark working at the German Karlsruhe Institute for Technology has broken the data transmission rate record previously set by a team in Germany (32 terabits per second). In this new effort, the team (with the High-Speed Optical Communications Group) achieved a rate of 43 terabits per second using just one laser and one fiber cable." Read more … [Read more...]
A Simple Way to Add Aspect-Preserving Responsive Design HTML5 Animations Using WebGL
Learn how to include really fast WebGL accelerated interactive 3D content in your posts - including responsive design WordPress sites like TechEnablement! This first in a series of Web-Dev tutorials teaches how to add an interactive 3D text animation to via a simple embedded iframe HTML statement. The CSS is included in the HTML so no site css modifications required! The … [Read more...]
Firefox WebCL plugin, WebCL Security, and Compliance Tests
Interest in WebCL is expanding as exemplified by the Nokia WebCL project that has released a Firefox plugin to run WebCL apps. Developers now have a choice of running WebCL in Chrome via AMD and Firefox with the Nokia plugin. (Firefox, Chrome and Safari all have some form of WebCL support.) The continued expansion of WebCL proof-of-concept … [Read more...]
Proof-of-Concept WebCL Chrome Browser Available from AMD
AMD has been working on implementing WebCL inside a Chrome browser to enable web programmer's access to OpenCL acceleration plus WebCL and WebGL interoperability. (Firefox, Chrome and Safari all have some form of WebCL support.) The following video shows the potential: http://youtu.be/dGD9NpipcrE Hands on experience can be found through the Chromium-WebCL github project, … [Read more...]
WebCL 1.0 specification released
We all know that browser accelerated 3D graphics are coming and that this technology solution - however instantiated - is going to be a tremendous money maker. WebCL is a technology to watch for browser accelerated 3D graphics. The release of the webCL 1.0 specification is the latest evolution in the Khrnos effort to bring 3D browser acceleration to the Internet. WebCL 1.0 … [Read more...]
Pick the Right WordPress Hosting
Updated July 2, 2016 (thanks to Paul Warren of Insiteful) WordPress is a free and open-source blogging tool and Content Management System (CMS). It was released on May 2003. According to Wikipedia, WordPress now powers more than 26.4% of the top 10 million websites as of April 2016. This represents significant growth as Wikipedia previously noted WordPress was used by 18.9% of … [Read more...]