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Customer Spotlight: Ext4Yii

Customer Spotlight: Ext4Yii

January 03, 2013 | Gevik Babakhani

Ext4Yii is an application framework based on Sencha Ext JS and Yii. It is an extension for Yii and is based on a template rendering system. It provides a server-side tag library for Ext JS components. Ext4Yii consumes XML templates where you can define application elements like buttons, grids, stores, and embedded JavaScript.

The Making of Fastbook: An HTML5 Love Story

The Making of Fastbook: An HTML5 Love Story

December 17, 2012 | Jamie Avins and Jacky Nguyen

When we started what became Sencha, we made a bet on the web: a bet that modern application development didn’t need anything except the browser, a great set of frameworks and a great set of tools. With those three weapons in hand, we knew developers could build applications that would delight users.

HTML5 Progress Report

HTML5 Progress Report

December 13, 2012 | Michael Mullany

The state of HTML5 is strong today, with five modern HTML5 browsers to choose from, all with very complete HTML5 and CSS3 implementations. In this article, Sencha CEO Michael Mullany takes a look at HTML5 progress since it entered the mainstream almost three years ago.

Happy Holidays (and Happy Theming!) from Sencha

Happy Holidays (and Happy Theming!) from Sencha

December 06, 2012 | Aditya Bansod

To all our developers, partners, customers and friends, from all of us at Sencha we want to wish you Happy Holidays. In the spirit of writing some code for the holidays (and for a little bit of fun), we’ve created a special Winter Theme for Sencha Touch!

Creating Native Applications with Sencha Desktop Packager

Creating Native Applications with Sencha Desktop Packager

November 26, 2012 | Ariya Hidayat

Sencha Desktop Packager is a new product, included with the Sencha Complete: Team bundle, which enables you to take your existing Ext JS web application and package it as a native desktop application. From here, you may deliver your application to your customers who are running Windows and Mac OS X

Survey Says: Windows Phone 8 Support Strong, HTML5 Important for Multi-Device App Dev

Survey Says: Windows Phone 8 Support Strong, HTML5 Important for Multi-Device App Dev

November 20, 2012 | Donovan Erba

We recently conducted a survey to our developer community about the impact that today’s multi-device world has on businesses and application development. Over 1,400 developers, managers, and IT execs responded and shared their insights on a variety of topics, including Windows Phone 8, Apple’s iOS 6, and the challenges of IT in a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) world.