Stories by Peter Wayner

Article | 30/04/2013 In Pictures: Developer divide, 19 generations of computer programmers
From punch cards to JavaScript, computing history owes everything to those who've programmed the machines
Article | 12/04/2013 In Pictures: 13 hot new open source projects
Browser-based toolkits, add-ons to old favorites, tools programmers will love -- here are the most promising projects emerging from the open source co...
Article | 4/04/2013 In Pictures: 10 Cloud development tools to set you free
These cool Web-based development tools bring coding to the browser
Article | 3/08/2012 In Pictures: Beyond the smartphone - Emerging platforms developers should target next
From the car to the living room, technologies and markets are quickly evolving to offer lucrative possibilities for programming pioneers
Article | 2/03/2012 11 open source programming tools on the rise
Linus Torvalds's fabled 'world domination' on the desktops of clerks or CEOs may never arrive, but it's already here on the computers of programmers e...
Article | 16/08/2011 11 hard truths about HTML5
HTML5 heralds some nifty new features and the potential for sparking a Web programming paradigm shift, and as everyone who has read the tech press kno...
Article | 2/05/2011 13 features that make each Web browser unique
Many cynical users assume Web browsers do little more than dutifully render HTML. The content is the most important part, they say, so it makes little...
Article | 28/04/2011 Battle of the Web browsers
Stop. Don't look up. Don't look outside of the box, the rectangle holding this text. Can you tell me which browser you're using? Did you choose it you...
Article | 10/03/2011 HTML5 in the Web browser: HTML5 forms
The changes and enhancements to the form tags are some of the most extensive amendments to the HTML5 standard, offering a wide variety of options that...
Article | 9/12/2010 HTML5 in the browser: Canvas, video, audio, and graphics
The five characters HTML5 are now an established buzzword, found everywhere on the Web and often given top billing in slides, feature lists, and other...
Article | 26/10/2010 7 programming languages on the rise
In the world of enterprise programming, the mainstream is broad and deep. Code is written predominantly in one of a few major languages. For some shop...
Article | 17/09/2010 First look: Internet Explorer 9 beta makes waves
One of the best ways to see what's changed with the ninth and newest version of Microsoft's Internet Explorer is to tune into beautyoftheweb.com and ...
Article | 9/07/2010 First look: Firefox 4 Beta 1 shines on HTML5
While it's impossible to sum up the thousands of enhancements and bug fixes both big and small, the Firefox 4 beta version brings the browser that muc...
Article | 3/02/2010 Android apps for business users, at a glance
Even though the market for Android apps is still emerging, there are a number of good programs for business users.
Article | 1/02/2010 Android apps for developers and IT pros, at a glance
These eight apps allow you to open a shell, run a shell script, tap the Linux command line, or otherwise put your Android-based smartphone to producti...

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