First Thoughts Learning Ext JS 4.1
I wanted to share my thoughts on learning Ext JS 4.1 from a developer new to Sencha. The article highlights my initial progress, perceptions, and discoveries in learning Ext JS.
Introducing Siesta: A Testing Tool for Ext JS
Siesta is a new unit testing framework for Ext JS and other JavaScript code. Testing Ext JS, or any JavaScript-centric web framework, can be difficult because the available tools are not really suited for the task. Most popular web UI testing tools don’t offer enough help unless your application uses simple static HTML pages. This is where Siesta is different from the rest, because its top priority is Ext JS testing.
IE10 Preview: HTML5 First Look
Simply put, (and with the caveat that we were running on the notably overpowered developer preview hardware) the IE10 HTML5 experience is one of the best we’ve seen on any platform to date. After a decade of web neglect, Microsoft is back with a vengeance.
Using Ext Loader for Your Application
Today, we’ll be looking at creating a small application that makes use of this new class Loader system, exercising the dependency management system. Along the way, we’ll discuss various configuration options for the Ext Loader system.
A Web Developer’s Wishlist for iOS 5
With Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference 2011 just a few weeks away, we thought it would be a good time to think about what they might announce at the sold-out event. We take a look at Mobile Safari from a web developer’s perspective to see what it needs to stay on top of the heap.
Previewing Our New Cloud Services: Sencha.io
At the Sourc{ Conference, we previewed our new set of cloud services, Sencha.io Src and Sencha.io Sync. Read more to get the scoop, then request an invite to test it out!
iPad 2: The HTML5 Developer Scorecard
We tried the latest tablet offering from Apple, the iPad 2. See how it stood up to Sencha’s series of rigorous HTML5 Developer tests.
EventRecorder for Android Web Applications
After we came up with RemoteJS, we started thinking about how we could go one step further regarding the testing of Android web applications based on Sencha Touch. Introducing EventRecorder for Android mobile web apps.
Motorola Xoom: The HTML5 Developer Scorecard
The Motorola Xoom is the first Android Honeycomb tablet, so we tested the device’s browser to see how well it would work for mobile HTML5 app developers.
Countdown to Ext JS 4: Drawing and Charting
Ext JS 4 does away with Flash for Charts, using fully accessible JavaScript instead. When we announced this new feature at SenchaCon, we almost brought the house down. Find out what our talented Charts team has been up to in Jamie Avin’s preview of Ext JS 4: Drawing and Charts.