Pie in the Sky (September 27th, 2013)
Happy Friday! Here's some reading for the weekend.
Cloud
Windows Azure multi-factor authentication: If you need multi-factor authentication, it's now generally available (GA, released, whatever.)
Deploy pre-configured Oracle VMs on Windows Azure: If you need Oracle in the cloud.
Mobile/Client
Getting started with flat UI design: An explanation of flat UI and some useful resources.
Three.js and Babylon.js: A comparison between these two WebGL frameworks.
Make your text content mobile-friendly: Some strategies for text content.
Semantic UI: A more descriptive approach to web UI design.
Content strategy for mobile web design: Things to think about when designing for mobile.
Getting started with Web Components and Polymer.js: Good article on hacking around with Polymer.js.
FlowType.js: Adjust typography on the fly based on element width.
Easily port your Cocos2D-X game to Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8: For those of you making games.
Java
- Microsoft, Azul bring OpenJDK to Windows Azure with 'Zulu': Zulu is Azul's build of the OpenJDK. You can grab the bits at the download page.
Node.js
Node v0.10.19 released: Another week, another Node.js release.
Node.js hackathon in Redmond, November 7-8: At the new 'Garage' facility in building 27 on the Microsoft campus.
PHP
- Update to default PHP runtime on Windows Azure: This is a fairly important one if your application relies on a specific version. Cory goes into details of explicitly setting the version to use for your web sites on Windows Azure.
Ruby
Ruby 2.1: Ruby 2.1 was announced this week. Here's some of the planned changes.
Ruby 2.1 preview: And if you live on the bleeding edge, here's a preview of 2.1.
Rails security pitfalls: Securing rails.
Enjoy!
- Larry