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Q&A: Ted Patrick, Head of Dev Relations at Sencha

February 13, 2012—We reported on Flex's acceptance into the Apache incubator back in January. Do you think that the platform will continue to be actively developed in the coming months and years, or will it die out relatively quickly? Was Adobe's jettisoning the project, and the broader move away from mobile Flash, really its death knell? webdev360

HTML5 Bullets: Sencha Issues Developer Scorecard for Chrome on Android

February 12, 2012—Sencha, the company behind the increasingly popular Sencha Touch mobile Web toolkit, has published a hands-on analysis of Chrome for Android in the latest installment of the company's HTML5 Developer Scorecard series, which rates the advanced Web capabilities of new mobile devices and browsers. The report is largely positive and highlights some important new Web features supported by Chrome for Android, such as the new -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch CSS property. The report concludes that Chrome for Android is "a big leap forward" for Android. ars technica

Sencha’s Leg-Up To HTML5 For Flex Programmers

February 12, 2012—Cloud application framework company Sencha has targeted Adobe Flex developers looking to build HTML5 applications with a fast track promo program. The company's "Designer" and "Touch" application builder and JavaScript framework are positioned as a reasonable fit for Flex developers who want to reach the rapidly growing market for HTML5 applications. Dr. Dobb's

Sencha Goes After Flex Developers with New Program

February 10, 2012—Development tool maker Sencha has launched a new program aimed at convincing developers who use Adobe Flex to give Sencha's HTML5 tools a try. The program includes a free webinar, road show training events, white papers and new features that make it easier to use existing back ends with user interfaces that utilize Sencha technology. Developer.com

Sencha Launches Adobe Flex to HTML5 Program for Developers

February 10, 2012—Sencha has launched a program to try to get Adobe Flex developers to move to HTML5 development using Sencha's tools and frameworks. The new program provides Flex developers a variety of ways to become familiar with the Sencha suite of professional tools, which include Sencha Designer, an application builder for mobile and desktop Web applications, and Sencha Touch, a JavaScript framework for developing HTML5 Web apps and mobile-packaged applications. eWeek

Sencha Speeds up Transition to HTML5-Based Development for Flex Software Developers

February 09, 2012—Flex developers who want to develop rich Web apps and user experiences will now be able to leverage the Sencha suite of professional tools, which have been designed to enable faster and seamless transition to open Web technologies that are HTML5-based, in order to develop HTML5 Web apps and mobile-packaged applications. HTML5 Report

12 Essential Programming Tools for the Mobile Web

February 09, 2012—When programming apps for mobile devices, choice becomes dilemma. Do you target the iPhone market at the expense of Android's rising tide? Do you go native or write code to the mobile Web? Sure, a single stack of code that performs optimally on a variety of platforms and form factors would be the dream, but the reality is a fragmented mobile market in which rudimentary programming tasks can be a challenge. Thankfully, a talented crop of developers are building worthwhile mobile tools and libraries to aid mobile developers -- especially those who are targeting the mobile Web. Here are a dozen eye-catching projects that ease the pain of developing apps for the mobile Web. PCWeek

Android or iOS: Which Platform Is Better For HTML5?

February 07, 2012—In early December, Google released the latest major upgrade to its Android mobile operating system, Android 4, codenamed Ice Cream Sandwich. For Web developers, this represented a prime litmus test of Android: could HTML5 be a viable cross-platform solution for building on both iOS and Android? At Sencha, we've examined the latest versions of both Apple's iOS (version 5) and Android (version 4) to understand what each platform offers the Web application developer and its specific advantages and merits FierceDeveloper

Sencha Touch 2 PR4: Big Improvements in Data and MVC

February 03, 2012—Today we released Sencha Touch 2.0 PR4 – the fourth and final preview release before we hit beta. While we’re technically calling this one a preview release, we’re pretty happy with the performance, stability and overall quality of this release and consider it exceptionally close to beta quality. As well as a good number of enhancements and bug fixes PR4 brings a couple of long-awaited improvements to two of the most important parts of Sencha Touch – the data package and the application architecture. DZone - Mobile Zone

Enterprise Development: Flex or HTML5?

January 27, 2012—There are many ways of creating Web applications and creating them for the enterprises is not the same as developing a Web site for a pizzeria in your neighborhood. During the last five years we’ve been using mainly Adobe Flex for development of the front end of Web applications. Flex applications work in a well known and predictable run-time environment called Flash Player. The code is compiled and you have convenient tools for development. Flex is undergoing “Under New Management” transformations these days. Even though Flex remains the best framework for development of Web applications, you can feel the pressure of HTML5. Flex Developer's Journal