This Week's HTML5 and Browser Technology News (Issue 220)

Read this e-mail on the Web HTML Weekly Issue 220 — December 30, 2015 Revisiting Firefox’s DevTools Smashing Magazine Firefox’s developer tools often get overshadowed by Chrome’s, but they’ve come on a long way and are now rather impressive. Patrick Brosset looks at their history and what’s available now. Front-End Tools: Some Top Finds in 2015 SitePoint Louis Lazaris covers a variety of interesting tools from a script that converts Illustrator documents into HTML and CSS to a JavaScript linter. Self-Rewriting Pages for Instant Web Applications Dr. Gleb Bahmutov A look at an approach for ‘instant’ Web applications that are restored from a Service Worker-based cache. 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. 'Security' Panel Debuts in Chrome DevTools Google Chrome 48 includes a new Security panel to help you work with issues relating to certificates and mixed content. Coding an HTML5 Game in 5 Minutes YouTube A short, well presented video from Chris DeLeon where he creates a simple Canvas-based Pong game from scratch. JS, HTML5, and the Web Made Big Comebacks in 2015 Arc “The Web made a comeback in 2015 … reinforcing the idea that the Web was never in any actual danger.” Better Font Events with The Native Font Loading API Typekit Typekit is now leaning on modern browsers’ native font loading and manipulation abilities via the CSS Font Loading API. Jobs Principal Web Developer. Bristol, UKJoin MixRadio if you are an expert web developer with superior front-end skills. Help us improve our speed of execution and architecture. Use ReactJS and ES2015 on cross-disciplined teams to deliver the next best music streaming service. MixRadio Stop Spending Time Applying For JobsFinding a job IS a full time job. Shouldn't companies come to you with offers upfront? We think so. Join the revolution and sign up for Hired today.  Hired.com In brief Facebook Turns Away From Flash for Video news Now uses HTML5 based video instead.   BBC News Half off all MEAPs, eBooks, and pBooks at Manning news It's just today, and you need to use the code dotd122915tw  Manning Publications SPONSOR Looking for Certified HTML5 Developers? The Search Is Over news W3C has partnered with edX to certify developers via a course.   W3C Firefox Developer Edition 45: Animations, Memory Tools and More news What’s new in Firefox DE 45’s developer tools?   Mozilla Hacks HTML 5 Canvas Cheat Sheet tutorial  Robert Mening Click SVG Element to Focus (and Style) tutorial  CSS Tricks Generating SVG With React tutorial  Smashing Magazine Using Chrome Traces to Automate Rendering Performance tutorial  Parashuram N `flex-grow` Is Weird. Or Is It? tutorial  Manuel Matuzovic Understanding the CSS Modules Methodology tutorial  SitePoint Should I Use A Video As A (Web Page) Background? opinion  CSS Tricks QICI Engine: A Web-Based Tool for Creating HTML5 Games tools  QuingCi Digital videospeed: HTML5 Video Speed Controller (for Google Chrome) tools code HTML5 provides a native API to change playback speed of video, but not all players expose it.   Ilya Grigorik Timbre.js: JavaScript Library for Objective Sound Programming code  mohayonao RoboJS: Dynamically Load JS Depending On DOM Structure code  Marco Gobbi HTML-909: A Roland TR-909 Drum Machine in HTML5 demo This is great fun to play with.   Teemu Kallio Improve your UI/UX skills in 2016. Claim your spot in our Jan. 8 course course Learn UI & UX design through part-time, online courses with 1-on-1 mentorship from expert designers  Designlab 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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