During the talk I referenced a few projects. The code can be found here: Throughout the talk I used the  EaselJS Library. There are complete instructions on how to build the 2D Platformer are over on David Rousset’s blog which can be found here ...

I came across a rather annoying feature today when I was trying to create a layout with CSS3 multi column . I wanted to stack some divs on top of each other in columns. My first attempt lead to this, which was not what I wanted: I wanted the tile’s to...

On Monday the UK marketing team Launched an app rewards programme … After a discussion on twitter I thought I'd put my thoughts in writing: Rightly or wrongly the total number of apps is becoming shorthand for the consumer experience that a device is...

I have worked as a Developer Evangelist for around 3 years now and whilst I still code, it’s been quite some time since I have worked on a software project. Over Christmas this changed as I found myself building a service to help people with no coding...

I’m just coming to the end of another Windows 8 boot camp in London. I had a few interesting questions and so I thought I’d document some of them here. Remember if you want to come to one of our Windows 8 Camps then all of the dates and registration details...

IT Pro Portal ran a story the other week– HTML5 Mobile Performance Lags Way Behind Laptops . In it, Darren Allan points to a new set of benchmarks showing that HTML5 runs up to 6 to 10 times slower than on a current laptop. The conclusion is that this...

So you may have noticed that Microsoft recently announced that we’re turning on Do Not Track by default in IE10. It means that, unless users turn tracking on in the preferences, sites will be sent a clear signal that a user wants their web behaviour to...

Today in London we ran our first Windows Phone 7 app to Windows 8 porting event. The idea was for people to come along and take their existing Windows Phone 7 applications and turn them into Windows 8 applications. I thought I’d keep a record of the things...

Now that the Windows 8 release preview is out, a lot of developers are beginning to experiment with what they can do with Windows 8. Unsurprisingly the focus for many is on Metro-style apps that can run across everything from desktop to slate. There are...

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been watching the slow-motion train-wreck that’s the debate over whether the HTML5 spec should use srcset or picture polyfill to deal with responsive images ( see .Net for a good round up ). I’ve covered Responsive Web Design...