Building an information radiator: Part II – Front end development (HTML5 & CSS3)

In my previous post (Part I – Introduction) I gave an introduction to Walle, Avisi’s information radiator. After making some high-level design decisions we started focussing on developing the front-end. When we got the final version of the visual design, it appeared that HTML5, CSS3, jQuery and websockets could make it work. This post shows some highlights of the HTML5 and CSS3 features we used.

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Day 2 at Devoxx 2011

This is a “live” blog from day 1 at Devoxx 2011, we will be updating this blog post during the day. You can read all three blogs by following the links below

Day one
Day two
Day three

Day two

The day started with an android focused keynote by Google. It was definitely a better presentation than the keynote of day one. Despite that it was about android, Tim Bray showed us where the mobile market is going. Touching topics such as monetizing your app, new android features, comparison with the competition (Apple and Microsoft).

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Day 0-1 at Devoxx 2011

This is a “live” blog from day 1 at Devoxx 2011, we will be updating this blog post during the day. You can read all three blogs by following the links below

Day one
Day two
Day three

Day zero

17.00 – Everybody is excited about going to the conference. We just have to commit our last changes and we’re off to Antwerp!
19:30 – Checked-in at our Hotel and on our way for some delicious beers
?? – Back at our hotel…

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