LinkedIn turns presentation to dust.js
The social network for professionals has moved its presentation layer from the server to the client via the dust.js library, saying that a code-sharing problem was behind the move.
Null Pointer
Chris Duckett dispenses with "trends", "magic quadrants" and other salesbot speak to investigate what is really the foundation of IT: source code.
Chris Duckett
Chris started his journalistic adventure in 2006 as the Editor of Builder AU after originally joining CBS as a programmer. After a Canadian sojourn, he returned in 2011 as the Editor of TechRepublic Australia.
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Google's love/hate approach to JavaScript
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All bets off as Flex put out to pasture
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Aussie opens up WebGL on iOS
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Google makes Adobe invisible
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Has Adobe killed 64-bit flash?
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PDF readers need a tinfoil hat
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Google Chrome increases printer voodoo
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