Compliling Flash AS3 into HTML5 using interactJS

As the InteractJS javascript framework for HTML5 Canvas simulates the Flash API the next step was to use interactJS as a basis for converting AS3 code into HTML5. Using a combination of open source software and interactJS we were able to compile Flash AS3 projects into HTML5 directly from [...]

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InteractJS - building a HTML 5 Canvas graphics API

InteractJS was developed by 10CMS labs as part of an R&D project and was conceived following our research using the HTML5 canvas API and supporting JavaScript frameworks, which I discussed in the previous post. It become clear that in order to replicate the rich user experience of 10CMS modules we were going to have to build our own framework. [...]

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Building Rich Interactive Applications using HTML5 Canvas

I can’t believe it’s been five months since my last blog post. I have been guilty of getting my head down and having too much fun setting up 10CMS Labs and developing some very cool technology. It’s time to start sharing some of the things we have discovered and created. I’ll start by describing our HTML5 journey following from the last blog I posted on rich applications and HTML [...]

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Rich Interactive Applications with HTML 4 and JavaScript

My views from recent blog postings highlight the rapid advances in browser technology and that browsers are becoming more of an application platform. I choose to investigate how far we can push the HTML4 / JavaScript and CSS technology stack. Based on the assumption that many people have today that HTML and JavaScript can now replicate the Flash user experience I set myself the challenge of replicating in a pure HTML4 standard 10CMS Carousel Module which is fully editable and configurable from within the 10CMS editor Portal. [...]

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Video of my presentation at Internet Retailing ecommerce platforms Jumpstart Event

Back in September I presented at Internet Retailing Jumpstart. The challenge set was to put together a short presentation (20 – 30 mins) on the important issues retailers will face in ecommerce in the next twelve months and how technology and platforms can help solve these problems. [...]

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HTML5 and Flash innovating the web

I’m back at last from my blogging sabbatical following a change in companies and moving into the exciting world of product start-ups. If ever a blog was named appropriately CTO Dilemma completely fits what I now have to do every day. My first big dilemma is one that most companies who are investing in web technology face. Is the arrival of HTML5 spelling the impending doom of Flash. Is Flash a dead technology that should now be banished from all websites. Or does the ‘H’ in HTML 5 stand for Hype. [...]

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