If you think there’s nothing new in the web universe, think again. Clever designers, developers and software goliaths are creating new programming languages, applications and operating systems all the time. Witness google’s chrome OS.
Have you heard about ‘layar’? No I hadn’t either. But mashable’s Stan Schroeder says you can see normally invisible metadata in the physical world around you. Still not clear? Here’s an example; you point your camera at a scene and see information displayed on top, such as tourist information, tweets, etc. Imagine what developers can do with this.
Anyone who’s bought a sitepoint book knows just how good they are. The web designer and developers friend, sitepoint employs the best people to write their books and courses. And the latest book is 101 essential CSS tips, tricks and hacks. With 392 pages of of clever techniques and solutions for writing CSS.
Do you tweet on twitter? Would you like to have a flash-based front end to make your profile stand out? There is now a tutorial to show you how to build a flash application for twitter using Adobe Flex. Flex is a free open source programming framework for building and maintaining expressive web applications across different browsers and operating systems.
Have you discovered Yahoo Pipes yet? Okay. Another buzzword. Yahoo pipes is a service that creates RSS feeds from various sources using a visual editor. It allows you to create unique feeds based on an industry or niche topic, is easy to use and it’s free. Read more and listen to a podcast.
Everything is flexible and modular, especially when is comes to designing and developing websites. Daniel Scocco asks ‘should I build a traditional website or blog?‘ The answer is it depends. You might say that’s not an answer, what are the rules I should use to decide? The answer is there are no rules. Choose a CMS platform that has the features you want.
It’s good to stay in touch with new developments and even try them out. It could become the new Microsoft with you as a sought-after designer or developer.
Don’t forget to watch this week’s featured video and post on writing great web copy.
