Development Approaches

PhoneGap fills the smartphone development gap

PhoneGap fills the smartphone development gap

Hadoop Creator Outlines the Future of Big Data Platform

Ericsson lays groundwork for calls from mobile browsers with Bowser

But vendors have to agree on a video codec before a standard can be defined

W3C launches Web standards documentation site

Web Platform Docs aims to tighten the feedback loops between developers and the standards bodies

IETF starts work on next-generation HTTP standard

HTTP 2.0 will be based on Google's SPDY protocol

Microsoft augments JavaScript for large-scale development

In an extension to JavaScript, Microsoft provides static typing, classes and modularization

Get started with Hadoop: Free training resources from Cloudera, MapR and more

Free educational resources can get a newcomer started on Hadoop or broaden a veteran's skills

Amazon makes storage service more web-friendly

Cross-Origin Resource Sharing means developers no longer have to use custom proxy servers between their web application and Amazon's cloud

Amazon wants to make life easier for Python developers

Integration with Elastic Beanstalk will make it easier to deploy applications in Amazon's cloud