What’s a cookie? How do I protect myself on the web? And most importantly: What happens if a truck runs over my laptop?
For things you’ve always wanted to know about the web but were afraid to ask, read on.
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What’s a cookie? How do I protect myself on the web? And most importantly: What happens if a truck runs over my laptop?
For things you’ve always wanted to know about the web but were afraid to ask, read on.
OPEN BOOKApp is shorthand for an application. Applications are also called programs or software. Traditionally, they’ve been designed to do broad, intensive tasks like accounting or word processing. In the online world of web browsers and smart phones, apps are usually nimbler programs focused on a single task. Web apps, in particular, run these tasks inside the web browser and often provide a rich, interactive experience.
Google Maps is a good example of a web app. It’s focused on one task: providing helpful map features within a web browser. You can pan and zoom around a map, search for a college or cafe, and get driving directions, among other tasks. All the information you need is pulled into the web app dynamically every time you ask for it.
This brings us to four virtues of Web Appiness:
In the traditional world of desktop applications, data is usually stored on my computer’s hard drive. If I’m on vacation and leave my computer at home, I can’t access my email, photos, or any of my data when I need it. In the new world of web apps, my email and all my data are stored online on the web. I can get to it on a web browser from any computer that’s connected to the Internet.
Which version of YouTube am I using today? What about tomorrow? The answer: Always the latest. Web apps update themselves automatically, so there’s always just one version: the latest version, with all the newest features and improvements. No need to
You can pick up from where you left off the last time, or start at the beginning. Do you want to:
RESUMEBrian Rakowski, Ian Fette, Chris DiBona, Alex Russell, Erik Kay, Jim Roskind, Mike Belshe, Dimitri Glazkov, Henry Bridge, Gregor Hochmuth, Jeffrey Chang, Mark Larson, Aaron Boodman, Wieland Holfelder, Jochen Eisinger, Bernhard Bauer, Adam Barth, Cory Ferreria, Erik Arvidsson, John Abd-Malek, Carlos Pizano, Justin Schuh, Wan-Teh Chang, Vangelis Kokkevis, Mike Jazayeri, Brad Chen, Darin Fisher, Johanna Wittig, Maxim Lobanov, Marion Fabing Nicolas, Jana Vorechovska, Daniele De Santis, Laura van Nigtevegt, Wojtek Cyprys, Dudley Carr, Richard Rabbat, Ji Lee, Glen Murphy, Valdean Klump, Aaron Koblin, Paul Irish, John Fu, Chris Wright, Sarah Nahm, Christos Apartoglou, Meredith Papp, Eric Antonow, Eitan Bencuya, Jay Nancarrow, Ben Lee, Gina Weakley, Linus Upson, Sundar Pichai & The Google Chrome Team
Built in HTML5
THING 1
or, 'You Say Tomato, I Say TCP/IP'
THING 2
or, why it's ok for a truck to crush your laptop
THING 3
or, 'Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Appiness'
THING 4
or, this is not your mom's AJAX
THING 5
or, in the beginning there was no <video>
THING 6
or, browsing with more depth
THING 7
or, old vs. modern browsers
THING 8
or, pepperoni for your cheese pizza
THING 9
or, superpowers for your browser
THING 10
or, why it's ok for a truck to crush your laptop, part II
THING 12
or, giving you choices to protect your privacy in the browser
THING 13
or, if it quacks like a duck but isn't a duck
THING 14
or, beware the ne'er-do-wells!
THING 15
or, 'my name is URL'
THING 16
or, the phantom phone booth
THING 17
or, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"
THING 18
or, speeding up images, video, and JavaScript on the web
THING 19
or, standing on the shoulders of giants
THING 20
or, a day in the clouds