The Web Ahead
A weekly podcast about changing technologies and the future of the web, discussing HTML5, mobile, responsive design, iOS, Android, and more. Hosted by Jen Simmons.
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86: Componentizing the Web with Rob Dodson
Web Components are all the rage these days — a ...
Web Components are all the rage these days — a way to create the web using chunks of code that are reusable across projects. Polymer is a polyfill for using Web Components today. Rob Dodson explains the current landscape.
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85: Relaunching The Early Web with Dan Noyes
The web was invented at CERN 25 years ago. To ...
The web was invented at CERN 25 years ago. To mark the anniversary, the web team at CERN has been working on a number of projects, restoring the original website, recreating the first two browsers, and documenting the history of the early web.
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84: Transforming the People Problem with Paul Boag
We are currently experiencing a revolution brought by digital technology, ...
We are currently experiencing a revolution brought by digital technology, one that impacts every sector of the economy. Paul Boag gives practical advice on how help organizations make the needed transformation.
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83: Wrangling Typefaces with Jason Santa Maria
Typography is a powerful way to immediately communicate the tone ...
Typography is a powerful way to immediately communicate the tone & voice of a site. But how exactly do you create great typography? Jason Santa Maria joins Jen Simmons to talk about his approaches to designing with type.
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82: Paying on the Web with Manu Sporny
This week, Apple announced Apple Pay — a new system ...
This week, Apple announced Apple Pay — a new system for making payments using iOS devices. What about the web? What work is being done to make sending payments across the web much easier? Manu Sporny joins Jen Simmons to explain.
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81: Changing the Shapes with Sara Soueidan
So far, page layout on the web has consisted of ...
So far, page layout on the web has consisted of a lot of boxes stacked on top of boxes. That's about to change. New specifications, including CSS Shapes and CSS Exclusions, are about to the change the shape of page. Sara Soueidan explains.
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80: The Complexity and the Humanity with Trent Walton
Trent Walton joins Jen Simmons to tell tales of working ...
Trent Walton joins Jen Simmons to tell tales of working on the microsoft.com homepage and other big projects — sharing what can go right and what can go wrong.
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79: Advanced Git with Tobias Günther
Git is a powerful tool for helping developers collaborate, organize, ...
Git is a powerful tool for helping developers collaborate, organize, and code their best. Learn about branching, team workflows, remote servers, submodules, GUI tools, and more.
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78: Offline with John Allsopp
App cache, web storage, Index db, and others are powerful ...
App cache, web storage, Index db, and others are powerful new technologies that change the nature of the web. These technologies are mature and ready-to-use, but so far, we aren't seeing them be used very much. Why? What is possible? What could change?
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77: Advanced Accessibility with Derek Featherstone
What are some of the biggest challenges when it comes ...
What are some of the biggest challenges when it comes to making a website fully accessible? Keyboard access and form design can make some of the biggest differences, and present some of the biggest challenges. Derek Featherstone joins Jen Simmons to expla
