Architecting Your App in Ext JS 4
The scalability, maintainability and flexibility of an application is mostly determined by the quality of the application’s architecture. In this article, we’ll take a look at a popular application and discuss how we might architect the user interface to create a solid foundation.
Rocking the Boat of Flash with CSS3 Animations
A brief tutorial on how to make an animated scene using CSS3 animations in Sencha Animator. For this demo, we found an Adobe Flash animation from a popular stock photography site, and replicated it perfectly with HTML5/CSS3 Animations using Sencha Animator.
A Peek Under the Hood at Ext Scheduler
Ext Scheduler is a full-featured web calendaring application built on Ext JS. Guest blogger and noted Sencha community member Mats Bryntse shows us some of his favorite tips and techniques for building Ext Scheduler.
Ext GWT 3.0 XTemplate Redesign
XTemplates are are a powerful feature in Ext GWT. Prior to 3.0, XTemplates have been implemented using the same design and code as Ext JS. For 3.0, we decided we would like to replace the Ext JS JavaScript-based implementation with a solution more fitting with GWT and the features it offers. This article walks through the details of this redesign and gives some insight into the final design as well as a few code samples.
Integrating Ext JS 4 Charts with Ext Designer
For Ext Designer users, Ext JS 4 support is coming in a release soon after Ext JS 4. In the meantime, we can use the Sandboxing feature to integrate Ext JS 4 components into our 3.x applications. Ext Designer lead developer Jarred Nicholls shows you how.
Infinite Grid Scrolling in Ext JS 4
The Grid is one of the most powerful aspects of Ext JS. And in Ext JS 4, we’ve made it even more powerful, with Grids that can scroll indefinitely with an infinite amount of rows. Ed Spencer goes in depth in our latest Ext JS 4 tutorial.
Ext JS 3 to 4 Migration
Ext JS 4 is the biggest leap forward yet for the framework, and upgrading an existing application from Ext JS 3 can be a daunting challenge. You’ll learn about the brand new Ext 3 to 4 Migration Pack, a bundle of resources we created to make this transition easier. We’ll also introduce our two-part video tutorial that walks you through migrating an application step-by-step.
Joe’s First Sencha Touch Experience
Well-known designer and developer, Joe McCann, recently spent a few days using Sencha Touch. We asked him to talk through his experiences of building his first application.
A Sencha Touch MVC application with PhoneGap
Sencha Touch makes it easy to create the best touch interfaces that work on a broad range of devices — but did you know you can use PhoneGap to wrap your app for deployment in the top app stores? James Pearce is ready to show you how.
Sencha Touch: Optimizing Memory Usage
Although most modern mobile devices have good hardware specs, almost all of them are still lacking in areas like memory — especially compared to their desktop counterparts. In a previous article, we looked at event delegation as a way of improving the performance of your mobile web application. In this article, we will look at one more technique that improves your application’s memory usage.