How Developers Can Deal with the End of Internet Explorer

By | Industry Trends
IE11 F12 Developer Tools - MicrosoftRemember when websites used to have a header that read “Best Viewed in Internet Explorer?” It seems that as that trend has faded, so too will Internet Explorer (IE). With the release of Microsoft Edge, a Windows 10 only browser, Microsoft has announced that support for older versions of IE will be ending. What are the details, and what does this mean for people who have applications developed specifically to older versions of IE? Read More

Microsoft Unveils Internet Explorer 11, Officially with WebGL Capabilities

By | For Developers, IT and Engineering, Microsoft

The Big Unveiling

There’s a lot to pore over in the official demos of Internet Explorer 11. The IE team at Microsoft has sought to make the newest iteration “fast, fluid, and perfect for touch,” said Internet Explorer corporate vice president Dean Hachamovitch.

IE11 in action, with side-by-side browsing. Side by side website pages

There’s a whole laundry list. But the biggest news for web developers is a little five-word phrase: “hardware accelerated 3D web graphics.” In other words, WebGL capabilities.

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The Hunger Games Interactive Website: Cutting-edge Web Technology

By | For Developers, IT and Engineering, Microsoft

Internet Explorer hits the mark for web engagement with The Hunger Games Explorer. The film adaptation of Catching Fire, the second in the Hunger Games trilogy, doesn’t come out until November. But Internet Explorer partnered with the Games web team and RED Interactive Agency to give fans an edgy, interactive online portal that gives them everything they need to whet their appetite while they wait.

Hunger games website screen shotThe team built this site on some of the very latest web technologies, and it’s especially designed for the touch-screen, tablet experience. There’s all the regular stuff, like trailers and exclusive photos, but there is also content to keep users coming back. Fans can sign up and get their own District ID, and go behind the scenes on the making of the film via this futuristic online content portal.

The team took special pains to ensure the technology lives up to the demand for excellent user experience. This comes across in the responsive grid layout designed to be just as engaging no matter whether the user is on a mobile phone or tablet. “Taking a mobile-first approach [to back-end design] allowed us to ensure we used a single code base across multiple platforms and devices,” the behind-the-scenes website reveals. The grid was built using JavaScript.

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