5 APIs that will transform the Web in 2013

It’s incredibly exciting to see how the Web is evolving, and 2013 has a lot more in store. Over the next year, there are a number of technologies coming down the pipeline that have the potential to radically transform how we use and develop for the Web. CSS filters are already in Chrome and Safari, and allow advanced styling as as blurring, warping and modifying the color intensities of elements. However, that’s only the start of it. CSS Custom Filters let you write your own fragment and vertex shadows in GLSL, a language that has been integral to traditional 3D rendering over the past 10 years or so.What this means in practice, is that you can

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  1. Joey Marburger

    169.0 days ago

    ECMAScript 6 looks exciting: 5 APIs that will transform the Web in 2013 http://t.co/5LMs9AYT

  2. Oliver Marks

    169.0 days ago

    #API's - innovation is happening quicker than ever before….2013 is going to be a big year for the web! http://t.co/ftdIF4rd

  3. Addy Osmani

    169.0 days ago

    .@maccman talks about new APIs that are going to transform the web http://t.co/TYyWHvdi web components, CSS custom filters and more.

  4. Amos

    169.0 days ago

    The different flavors of suck the web will be made of in 2013 http://t.co/NKZTfCQX (they're tastier).

  5. news.yc Popular

    169.0 days ago

    APIs that will transform the Web in 2013 http://t.co/sIVWy2rU

  6. Kyle

    169.0 days ago

    great read: "5 APIs that will transform the web" http://t.co/OqBQ5nlL I really think web intents and getusermedia are missing from the list

  7. Dion Almaer

    169.0 days ago

    "ES6 generators are going to completely transform how we write asynchronous JavaScript." http://t.co/7cWPKSjs

  8. dave johnson

    169.0 days ago

    CSS custom filters, ES6 and web components -- heck yah RT @maccman: 5 APIs that will transform the Web in 2013: http://t.co/smMcaLaC



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