Category: HTML

HyperText Markup Language (HTML) is the predominant markup language for web pages. HTML elements are the basic building-blocks of webpages.
HTML is written in the form of HTML elements consisting of tags, enclosed in angle brackets (like ), within the web page content. HTML tags most commonly come in pairs like and , although some tags, known as empty elements, are unpaired, for example . The first tag in a pair is the start tag, the second tag is the end tag (they are also called opening tags and closing tags). In between these tags web designers can add text, tags, comments and other types of text-based content.
The purpose of a web browser is to read HTML documents and compose them into visible or audible web pages. The browser does not display the HTML tags, but uses the tags to interpret the content of the page.
HTML elements form the building blocks of all websites. HTML allows images and objects to be embedded and can be used to create interactive forms. It provides a means to…

Introduction to HTTP/2

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The reason I got started with topic is that, there  were some buzz around Visual Studio 2015 RC support for HTTP/2 and Windows 8 – IIS support for HTTP/2. I was curious to learn further about the HTTP/2 and sharing my findings in this article. About HTTP/2. HTTP/2 is the first new version of HTTP… Continue reading

Visual Studio Tools for Apache Cordova in Visual Studio 2015 RC

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Microsoft has announced that with Visual Studio 2015 – Apache Cordova tools will be integrated within the main install bundle. Using Apache Cordova Tools for Visual Studio you will be able to develop cross-platform mobile applications using single codebase for iOS, Android and Windows Phone. With support for native device capabilities (e.g. camera, accelerometer, contact),… Continue reading

Introducing Visual Studio Code

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As part of Microsoft’s focused approach to bring in more value to Cross platform & Open Source based initiatives Microsoft has released Visual Studio Code IDE along with .NET Core runtime for Mac, Linux and Windows. Visual Studio Code, a new, free, cross-platform code editor for building modern web and cloud applications on Mac OS… Continue reading

Getting Started to become MCSD–Web Application Solutions Developer

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In this article I will introduce you to the necessary requirements for preparing and earning MCSD – Web Apps Solutions Developer certification. In my previous article Permanent Link to Getting Started to become an MCSD in Windows Store Apps, I have introduced you to the MCSD – Windows Store Apps Developer certification exams and requirements.… Continue reading

Getting Started to become an MCSD in Windows Store Apps

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Last few years Microsoft Developer Certification Exams progressed forward through two certification tracks or titles MCTS(Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist) and MCPD(Microsoft Certified Professional Developer). Earlier Microsoft certification titles been called as MCAD(Microsoft Certified Application Developer) and MCSD(Microsoft Certified Solution Developer), and Since .NET Framework 2.0 to 4.0 certifications – Microsoft renamed the titles as MCTS… Continue reading

HTML5 – Introduction to HTML5Shiv for Internet Explorer 6/7/8

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HTML5Shiv is a JavaScript workaround, discovered by Sjoerd Visscher, to enable support styling of HTML5 elements in versions of Internet Explorer prior to version 9.0, which do not allow unknown elements to be styled without JavaScript. Means your CSS classes and attributes will not be applied to the particular HTML5 specific display element, until and… Continue reading

Introduction to The One ASP.NET Platform/Ecosystem

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Introduction ASP.NET has travelled a long way through evolutions. Earlier when ASP.NET 1.0 was released as part of .NET Framework 1.0 in Jan 2002, there was only ASP.NET – a framework for building dynamic web applications and it provided lots of flexibility web developers in building robust, dynamic web applications.  ASP.NET was and is the… Continue reading

HTML5 Definition Complete, W3C Moves to Interoperability Testing and Performance

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The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has published —  the complete definition of the HTML5 and Canvas 2D specifications on 17 December 2012. Quoting from the announcement here Though not yet W3C standards, these specifications are now feature complete, meaning businesses and developers have a stable target for implementation and planning. HTML5 is the cornerstone… Continue reading

HTML5 – Bye Bye ‘WebSQL’/’SQLite’ – Welcome ‘IndexedDB’

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Since November 18, 2010, the W3C announced that Web SQL database(Sqlite) is a deprecated specification. This is a recommendation for web developers to no longer use the technology as effectively, the spec will receive no new updates and browser vendors aren’t encouraged to support this technology. The new alternative is IndexedDB which is already available… Continue reading

Free HTML5 Certification and Training Offer from Microsoft–Prove your HTML5 Programming Skills for free

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Microsoft few month back launched a free HTML5 Certification program for exam – 070-480 – Programming in HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript. To prepare for this exam you have set of nice Training materials also available through http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com. Lets go through in detail How you can utilize this exam. When you pass Exam 70-480: Programming in… Continue reading

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