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Mitch Pronschinske05/17/13
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Links You Don't Want To Miss (May 17)

New JavaScript and CSS tools are on their way, along with a managed NoSQL DB from Google. Plus Jekyll 1.0 and a super-jumping robot.

Mitch Pronschinske05/13/13
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Links You Don't Want To Miss (May 13)

See why Ars Technica thinks that the W3C’s new DRM framework will empower the open web and check out the benchmarking of Dart and Java. Plus a iOS 7 concept design and 7 tips on minion management.

Mitch Pronschinske05/09/13
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A Deep Dive Into Mobile Malware

The talk cites examples of common malware threats (some of which include drive-by download, fake players, trojan apps) and includes a look at the code of certain harmful software.

Mitch Pronschinske05/07/13
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Links You Don't Want To Miss (May 7)

Run Ruby in-browser, see 2 views of a chessboard in Python, and find out if video codecs will be written in JavaScript in the future. Plus, take a look at Oculus Rift simulations and learn about Dropbox's first conference.

Mitch Pronschinske05/06/13
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Android for Enterprise: Does it fit the Bill?

In this presentation from AppForum 2012, Marko Gargenta explores key points of Android and its use as an enterprise tool, including an overview of the stack, a "Hello, World!" example, security, and enterprise features.

Mitch Pronschinske05/03/13
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Android DevBytes: Window Zoom Transitions

Learn how to easily create a thumbnail zoom transition when launching a new activity in Android. This is the final video in the DevBytes series.

Mitch Pronschinske05/01/13
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Android DevBytes: Layout Transitions

LayoutTransition enables easy fade/move/resize animations when items are added to or removed from a ViewGroup, usually with just one line of code.

Mitch Pronschinske05/01/13
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Links You Don't Want To Miss (May 1)

Get some advice for dealing with burnout or if you find that you don't want to program anymore. Plus some important news about the JS spec "Promises" and a 17 year old girl who won a major hackathon.

Mitch Pronschinske04/28/13
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Android DevBytes: PictureViewer

Learn how to use ViewPropertyAnimator to get a cross-fade effect as new bitmaps get installed in an ImageView.

Mitch Pronschinske04/26/13
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Android DevBytes: RequestDuringLayout

In Android, horrible things can result from calling requestLayout() during a layout pass. DON'T DO THIS.

Mitch Pronschinske04/25/13
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Android DevBytes: ListView Deletion

Learn how animating ListView views can lead to artifacts if those views are recycled before you animate them.

Mitch Pronschinske04/25/13
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Links You Don't Want To Miss (4/25)

Ngnix gets a new major release while TechEmpower continues their epic web framework performance benchmarks. Plus, Google's mobile web performance checklist and a tool for rapid drag-and-drop prototyping with twitter bootstrap.

Mitch Pronschinske04/24/13
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Android DevBytes: ListView Animations

Animating ListView items can lead to problems as views are recycled. Learn how to perform these types of animations correctly with new API added in Jellybean.

Mitch Pronschinske04/22/13
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DevBytes: KeyFrame Animations

Learn how to use AnimationDrawable to construct a keyframe animation where each frame is shown for a specified duration.

Mitch Pronschinske04/21/13
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DevBytes: Bounce Animations

Learn the simple uses of ValueAnimator, ObjectAnimator, and interpolators to control how a shape is moved around on the screen.