Tag Archives | HTML5
April 29

Build your next great game for Windows 8

By on April 29, 2013 in Featured

Even if learning how to build Windows 8 application, if you are a Web Developer, is not a hard task, we still believe that starter kits (or templates) are one of the way to go to learn how to do it. One of the things I like to do on my Windows 8 device is [...]

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April 8

Have some fun exploring HTML5 games with PONG!

By on April 8, 2013 in Uncategorized

Take a couple of hours to learn your way around HTML5 and Canvas while creating your own version of Pong! Whether you have built games on other platforms and are trying to learn your way around gaming with HTML5, or you have never built a game before and have always wanted to, here’s a great [...]

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March 28

Microsoft lounge at Notman House

By on March 28, 2013 in Geek Speak

At Microsoft Canada, we like startups. We want to help them be successful so we targeted three startups spaces where we would be able to set a lounge, and have a Microsoft presence. We already set up a space at MaRS in Toronto, Launch Academy in Vancouver, and now, Notman House in Montreal. Talk to [...]

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March 19

Build a Windows 8 application for your WordPress site – limited offer

By on March 19, 2013 in Geek Speak

A couple of weeks ago, we announced MetroPress, a Windows 8 template to create an HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript application related to self-hosted WordPress site that our friends at IdeaNotion created. I have much good news for you about this! MetroPress v2 – Now IdeaPress The guys at IdeaNotion worked hard to deliver a second [...]

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March 19

Ottawa Open Data App Contest: 38 000$ in prizes

By on March 19, 2013 in Geek Speak

You are not in Ottawa? WAIT, stay with me for a minute! For the second year, the city of Ottawa is doing a contest for app builder around Open Data! This year, I’m happy to let you know that they open up the contest to all Canadian, so whenever you are, you can participate. Apps4Ottawa [...]

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March 18

Register for the Toronto communities workshop on April 6th

By on March 18, 2013 in Events

On April 6th, Make Web Not War is planning their second Windows 8 workshop alongside some of your favorite Toronto user groups: DevTO, HTML5 Toronto, and JavaScript Toronto. This one will focus on highlighting applications and games built using javascript and web technologies.   There will be a couple of excellent speakers coming in from [...]

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March 6

Getting Intimate with Windows 8 App Development

By on March 6, 2013 in Events

So, what does Windows 8 app development entail, really? Well, we’re here to help demystify and get you close and personal with the whole process. This weekend, March 10, 2013, from 10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M., Web Not War has teamed up with DevTO + HTML5 Toronto + Javascript Toronto to bring the Toronto developer [...]

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February 20

Web or native application, that is the question

By on February 20, 2013 in Geek Speak

To paraphrase the friend Christian Heilmann, comparing Web application, and native application is like comparing oranges, and apples. Notwithstanding, you probably had or you’ll have to ask yourself whether you’ll create a native application or a Web application for your product or game idea. I hardly think that it’s more about the pros, and the cons [...]

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February 19

Targeting multiple platforms

By on February 19, 2013 in Geek Speak

I hear you, it’s not always easy to create an application on many platforms. You want to build an iOS app, use Objective-C. You want to build a Windows Phone app, use C#. You want to build an Android app, use Java. It’s not an easy process, but there are tools, and ways of doing [...]

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February 12

TypeScript, scaling JavaScript

By on February 12, 2013 in Geek Speak

Oh no, not a Microsoft version of JavaScript? No, TypeScript is there to help you scale your JavaScript application, and guess what, at the end, this new programming language compiles into readable, standards-based JavaScript. So what’s the deal? As far as I like JavaScript, there are some features missing that I would like to see to make my [...]

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