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…welcome. In retrospect, upgrading to the new Ext JS version was definitely worth the effort and our refactored code base has matured a lot on the new platform. Next up we'll be looking at porting our components to Sencha Touch 2.0 and we're very much looking forward to its release.
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Lightning Talks on Sencha Touch, multiplayer.js and Tales from Node Knockout (GamesJS) (September 14, 2011 in San Francisco, CA, US)
dojoconf (September 16, 2011 in Arlington, VA)
Webkit UI performance, Angular.js (Bayjax) (September 16, 2011 in Sunnyvale, CA, US)
Future of Mobile (September 16, 2011 in London, UK)
CapitolJS (September 18, 2011 in Washington DC)
Lindsey Simon: Use 10,000 Browsers (September …
…added to the framework for browsers where CSS is slow. Using SASS , Touch 2 will generate CSS based themes as you do in 1.x, but now you'll also be able to generate image based themes for devices where CSS3 features slow the browser down. This also opens the way to making Touch 2.x apps eventually work on Windows Phone.
A rationalized config system make it easier and more predictable to set up your Touch app. Instead of having to learn every different way in which to configure …
In the Sencha Touch track, we'll focus on Sencha Touch 2, in particular how to maximize its performance (particularly on Android browsers), upgrade your existing applications, use it to interact with device and carrier network API s, and then deploy web apps to native app stores. And how to build Sencha Touch apps with Designer? That could be an exciting one...
Woven throughout the second day, both in a dedicated track and in the afternoon, we've invited as many community …
But at Sencha, it's not all about big conferences though, and we're always excited to be involved with meetups, hackathons and grassroots events too. AT&T's regular hackathons are always a lot of fun, and after Chicago this weekend, we're looking forward to Atlanta , San Francisco and Orlando over the coming months. Our community meetup teams are busy around the world, and you'll find us in person at many, including …
Compared to other JavaScript frameworks, Sencha Touch has a richer set of libraries and objects that can be leveraged in the client, beyond just the UI elements. Also, Sencha Touch manages the state on the client side, so your app or site can be more responsive because the load is reduced on the back-end. For a real-time application like ours, responsiveness was critical, and Sencha Touch did not disappoint.
Finally, Sencha Touch support for an MVC approach was critical to supporting …
…while adding many enhancements to generate excellent documentation for your Ext JS and Sencha Touch projects.
Some of the recent additions to JsDuck include compatibility with Markdown, easy search integration and history/deep linking support. Best of all, the front end app we use on our docs is an Ext JS 4 MVC app and comes included with JsDuck. It's easy to install for your own projects. Give it a try and let us know what you think.
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…JavaScript performance, we weren't quite sure what to expect with the the Sencha Touch Kitchen Sink . After testing for a while, we were quite impressed. There were definitely a few rendering glitches, and the aggressive behavior of the address bar often occludes the UI's back button. On the other hand, animations were snappy, lists scrolled quickly and the browser had no problems handling the most complex layouts. Sencha Touch relies on high performance CSS3 and as …
…proficient with it—and JavaScript frameworks like Ext JS, Sencha Touch, and Ext GWT are no exception. To make that process easier than ever, we've introduced a new Sencha Learning Center .
While there have always been plenty of resources for learning about our frameworks and tools, they haven't always been in one place. Many community members will know of our old wiki system for information on older versions of our products. We host screencast and SenchaCon…
…so swiping your finger to scroll lists caused the whole window to move. However, when we packaged a Sencha Touch app into an IPK (webOS' packaging format) with the Palm developer tools, and ran the app in a native shell, the overall performance was significantly better, and the swipe gestures were detectable by the application. For now, this remains the most satisfactory way to deploy and run web apps on this device.
HP TouchPad and webOS 3: Suggestions for the HTML5 App Developer…