This Week's HTML5 and Browser Technology News (Issue 216)

Read this e-mail on the Web HTML Weekly Issue 216 — November 25, 2015 Creating Immersive Audio Experiences with Web Audio David Rousset A nice intro to the concepts behind the Web Audio API and its potential before using some libraries that make it easier to work with. Scholarly HTML: A Proposed Format for Scholarly Articles Robin Berjon and Sebastien Ballesteros An attempt at an HTML-based domain-specific data format for the interoperable exchange of scholarly articles. This document (written in Scholarly HTML itself) describes how it works and how it is encoded. Responsive Images in 30 Minutes or Less imgix  Sponsored With imgix, integrating responsive images into your site could not be easier. imgix is fully-compatible with the srcset attribute, the picture element, and Client Hints. Learn how to start delivering responsive images in less than 30 minutes. Don't Lose User and App State, Use Page Visibility Ilya Grigorik Use the Page Visibility API’s functionality to save and restore sessions when the state of visibility changes to provide a reliable, consistent user experience. CSS Toggle Switch: Accessible Toggle Switches using Standard Form Controls Ionuț Colceriu An effective technique. Works on all modern browsers and falls back well due to the use of standard input elements. HTTP/2 101: A 25 Minute Introduction to HTTP/2 Surma A great talk by an engineer on the Chrome team on HTTP/2. Lots of diagrams. If this appeals to you, check out our Web Operations Weekly too. Animated SVG vs GIF Sara Soueidan Sara Soueidan makes a lot of great arguments for SVG and why you should use them in almost any situation instead of animated GIFs. Using HTML5's Native Drag and Drop API SitePoint Simon Codrington gives a simple introduction to using the HTML5 Drag and Drop API to create a drag-and-drop puzzle game. Jobs Opportunities with Amazon UI Platform Team in San Francisco & SeattleWithin the next hour, our platform will generate tens of millions of page views. And that's just in the US. Worldwide, we're used on about 90% of requests across all device categories. Amazon.com Principal Web Engineer @ MixRadioDo you have a passion for crafting beautiful solutions to solve complex problems? Would you like to work in a vibrant & collaborative environment full of creative & talented people where this happens everyday? Apply now. MixRadio In brief An Update on Web Components and Firefox news  Mozilla Hacks W3C DOM4 is a W3C Recommendation news  W3C Using The Gamepad API In Web Games tutorial  Smashing Magazine Offline Recipes for Service Workers tutorial  Mozilla Hacks Scaled/Proportional Content with CSS and JavaScript tutorial  Chris Coyier You Know How to Code, but How Are Your Design Skills? course Learn UI & UX design through part-time, online courses with 1-on-1 mentorship from expert designers.  Designlab SPONSOR 10 Guidelines for Better Website Background Videos tutorial  Angus Russell Material Design Ripples with CSS tutorial  Ionuț Colceriu Creating an Animated Menu Indicator with CSS Selectors tutorial  James Nowland 6 Steps to Make Your CSS Code More Maintainable tutorial  10Clouds How to Animate 'box-shadow' with Silky Smooth Performance    Tobias Ahlin Autocomplete and Forms tutorial A look at how form inputs can provide ‘hints’ to the browser as to how to autocomplete them.   Raymond Camden Seriously, Don’t Use Icon Fonts opinion SVG is better, says this author.   Tyler Sticka Optimize Web App Performance through Drawing opinion  Jeanette Head Betwixt: Web Debugging Proxy based on Chrome DevTools Network Panel tools A tool for analyzing web traffic outside the browser using the familiar Chrome DevTools interface.   Konrad Dzwinel CSS Cursor: See Different Pointer Types Live tools A handy page that shows you which ‘cursor’ property types result in which styles of pointer in your current browser.   Tech Stream allegro.js: An HTML5 Game Making Library tools code From the creator of McPixel.   Sos Sosowski Become A Magnet For The Best Job Offers  In one week, you can have interview requests from the industry’s hottest companies - without ever sending in an application. What are you waiting for? Join Hired today.   Hired.com SPONSOR Curated by Peter Cooper and published by Cooper Press. Want to post a job? E-mail us or use our self-serve system. Unsubscribe : Change email address : Read this issue on the Web Published by Cooper Press Ltd. Office 30, Lincoln Way, Louth, LN11 0LS, UK

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