Tag: Developer Community

Web
Using UI Libraries Without the Bloat

I love UI libraries. I still remember the first time I used jQuery UI's draggable widget. I would type $("*").draggable() in the console for fun (I wrote very practical applications in those days). Bu...

by TJ VanToll
April 17, 2014 10 min read Share
Web
Seven JavaScript Quirks I Wish I'd Known About

If you are new to JavaScript or it has only been a minor part of your development effort until recently, you may be feeling frustrated. All languages have their quirks - but the paradigm shift from st...

by Jim Cowart
April 10, 2014 16 min read Share
Web ASP.NET AJAX
Realtime Data with SignalR and WebSockets

The Kendo UI Grid Widget can help you leverage a common UI paradigm to provide full create/read/update/delete (CRUD) functionality that connects your web page to your server. What makes this control v...

by Ignacio Fuentes
April 10, 2014 4 min read Share
Release
Telerik Platform Keynote Recording, Resources and Prize Winners!

On February 12th, we hosted our platform launch keynote, which gave you a better understanding of how the Telerik Platform works and a demonstration of how you can leverage it. It was by far the largest online keynote Telerik has ever put on hosting approximately 8,000 attendees and fielding over 1,200 questions! The interest in our new tools is incredible and humbling and we want to thank everyone who attended the event.

by Rey Bango
February 18, 2014 2 min read Share
People
What Carl Sagan Taught Me About Software

Software ecosystems are vital to a developer's success. It's hard to place a value on the benefit derived from being able to lean on other's experience, as well as easily find and digest content that's relevant to your project. Ecosystems don't just sprout up overnight though. It takes the right timing, the perfect conditions and lots of love and cultivation. Trying to actively create a new ecosystem around a product or platform is a lot like terraforming. Carl Sagan knows a thing or two about that.

by Burke Holland
February 13, 2014 8 min read Share