Ask Sencha AIWhen 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.
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Sencha On the Road: Upcoming Events, November 2012
We had a busy September events schedule, and we’ll be on the road again soon. We value meeting our community members through these conferences and meetups. We hope you will be able to attend one (or more) upcoming events to meet the Sencha team and learn more about our HTML5 app development platform.
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This series of articles will introduce you to the Sencha Touch mobile framework for building HTML5 applications with JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Sencha Touch integrates very easily with Visualforce and the Force.com platform, and makes it relatively simple to build powerful business apps linked to a Salesforce or Force.com backend.
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One of the first questions I always hear when starting with a new client is “How can I build unit tests for my application?”
It’s obvious that many people understand the benefits of unit tests – developers want to minimize the number of bugs in their code and managers want to reduce the amount of time required to test an application before release. Although the concept of unit testing has existed for years, software teams are only now beginning to explore building tests for their Rich Internet Applications (RIAs).
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For readers who are new to Sencha but coming from a Flex background, this guest blog post provides useful context and reference to familiarize yourself with how Flex concepts map to Sencha concepts.
Typically, a Hello World program illustrates the quickest way to get anything (such as text) on the screen and publishing (or compiling) without errors. In this post, I have also added a few things. We see a Sencha component (Viewport), Sencha classpathing (src), a custom super class, a custom subclass, and an example of a mixin class (similar to multiple inheritance).
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What this article covers: How Ext JS JavaScript UI components accelerate front-end development in 2026 – and how it compares to other UI component libraries across speed, accessibility, performance, and enterprise depth. What Ext JS provides: 140+ production-ready JavaScript UI components, including grids, charts, forms, trees, and date pickers – all enterprise-grade, no assembly required […]
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The Sencha team is excited to announce the latest Ext JS version 7.9 and Rapid Ext JS 1.1 release – designed to accelerate development, enhance maintainability, and empower you to build exceptional user experiences with ease. Following the Ext JS 7.8 release, which included highly requested features for Grids, Classic toolkit Froala Editor support and […]
No Comments Read moreJS Days 2025 – Where JavaScript Mastery Meets Modern Engineering
The JavaScript ecosystem evolves at a relentless pace. Frameworks emerge, tools iterate, and AI redefines paradigms. For developers navigating this landscape, JS Days 2025 (August 19–21) offers a rare convergence of depth, practicality, and global insight—all accessible remotely. Why This Conference Stands Apart Expert-Led, Solution-Focused Content Sean Duffy (Sencha GM) opens with a keynote on […]
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In the modern web development landscape, the ability to leverage existing solutions is a superpower. While Ext JS provides a robust and comprehensive framework, there are times when a specialized 3rd-party library (like lodash, moment, or axios) is exactly what you need to solve a specific problem efficiently. If you are using an NPM-based application […]
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Those days when developers hand-crafted each line of JSX, template syntax, or CSS modules have almost faded away. Today, AI coding assistants have taken over these jobs. For example, they generate up to 60% of front-end boilerplate and create intricate data tables in seconds. When it comes to dealing with the complexities of enterprise application […]
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