November 15, 2011, 12:12 pm
Google has added CSS to Google Closure’s bag of tricks.
Google’s Closure Tools previously focused primarily on JavaScript, offering developers a Library of code along with an optimizer, Firebug inspector and command line tools for working on large-scale JavaScript-intensive applications like Google’s own apps. In addition to JavaScript, Closure offers developers some HTML tools as well.
Now Google has added CSS to the list, and has, once again, opted to reinvent the wheel to suit its own needs instead of using any similar, existing projects.
Here’s how Google describes the new Closure Stylesheets: Continue reading ‘Google Reinvents the Wheel With Closure Stylesheets’ »
May 5, 2011, 2:16 am
Google has announced new versions of its Google Web Toolkit (GWT) and Google Plugin for Eclipse (GPE). Version 2.3 of GWT, a Java-based open source development framework for Ajax applications, brings improvements in support for the latest version of Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) and associated HTML5 features, including the ability to access Web Storage allowing local storage of data by web applications.
In the latest version of the Google Plugin for Eclipse there are direct links to the APIs for numerous Google services, such as Calendar, Maps, and Docs; from within Eclipse, it is now possible to browse through the increasing number of Google APIs, highlight a project and then select it. The release notes explain that the new GPE makes the import of Google-hosted projects into Eclipse “very easy”; a few steps in the new Continue reading ‘Google Web Toolkit 2.3 arrives’ »