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fetch API
One of the worst kept secrets about AJAX on the web is that the underlying API for it,
XMLHttpRequest, wasn't really made for what we've been using it for. We've done well to create elegant APIs around XHR but we know we can do better. Our effort to...![Camera and Video Control with HTML5]()
Camera and Video Control with HTML5
Client-side APIs on mobile and desktop devices are quickly providing the same APIs. Of course our mobile devices got access to some of these APIs first, but those APIs are slowly making their way to the desktop. One of those APIs is the getUserMedia API...
Incredible Demos
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HTML5’s window.postMessage API
One of the little known HTML5 APIs is the window.postMessage API.
window.postMessageallows for sending data messages between two windows/frames across domains. Essentially window.postMessage acts as cross-domain AJAX without the server shims. Let's take a look at howwindow.postMessageworks and how you...![Create Tiny URLs with TinyURL, MooTools, and PHP]()
Create Tiny URLs with TinyURL, MooTools, and PHP
Since we've already figured out how to create TinyURL URLs remotely using PHP, we may as well create a small AJAX-enabled tiny URL creator. Using MooTools to do so is almost too easy. The XHTML (Form) We need an input box where the user will enter...
