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• TypedArray or DataView: Understanding byte order

  TL;DR Depending on how you access an ArrayBuffer you get different byte order on the same machine. So long story short: it makes a difference if you use a TypedArray or the setters from a DataView. ArrayBuffer is there to give efficient and fast access to binary data, such as ...

  Posted January 04, 2017 by Martin Splitt

• Firebug lives on in Firefox DevTools

  Firebug, the original browser developer tool, has been discontinued as a separate Firefox add-on, and will go forward as Firebug.next atop Firefox DevTools. The spirit of Firebug lives on in all of the browser developer tools we build and use today.

  Posted December 20, 2016 by Soledad Penadés

• Level Up Your Cross-Browser Testing

  Today we’re announcing a special opportunity for web developers to learn how to build and automate functional browser tests — we’ve partnered with Sauce Labs to offer a special extended trial of their excellent tools, and we’ve created a custom learning resource as part of this trial. 2016: The year ...

  Posted December 15, 2016 by Justin Crawford

• Firefox Hardware Report for Web Developers

  Suppose you’re developing a sophisticated web game or application, and you’re wondering — will it actually be able to run? What hardware should I be targeting to get the widest possible audience? Existing hardware reports (such as those from Valve and Unity) are excellent, but represent a different group of ...

  Posted December 14, 2016 by Andre Vrignaud

• W3C Workshop on Web and Virtual Reality: A Look Ahead

  The [W3C Workshop on Web & Virtual Reality](https://www.w3.org/2016/06/vr-workshop/) was a massive success. In an unprecedented showing, all the major browser vendors and some of the biggest names in technology rallied around a single vision to help reshape how we will work and interact with the web of the future through ...

  Posted December 09, 2016 by Chris Van Wiemeersch