Sessions at Fluent about Browsers

Wednesday 30th May 2012

• Browsers: Chrome & Maxthon

  by Chris Wilson and Karl Mattson

  JavaScript started life in the Web browser and it's still the single
  most important runtime target for the language. In our series of
  browser talks, developers and representatives for each major browser
  will be showing off their latest work, what their browser means for
  you as a JavaScript developer, and where their future development is
  headed.

  • Browsers

  At 11:50am to 12:30pm, Wednesday 30th May

  In Continental 2-3, Hilton San Francisco Union Square

• Browsers: IE & Dolphin

  by Andrew Miadowicz and Ryan Krems

  JavaScript started life in the Web browser and it's still the single most important runtime target for the language. In our series of browser talks, developers and representatives for each major browser will be showing off their latest work, what their browser means for you as a JavaScript developer, and where their future development is headed.

  • Browsers
  • Internet Explorer

  At 2:35pm to 3:15pm, Wednesday 30th May

  In Continental 2-3, Hilton San Francisco Union Square

• Browsers: Firefox & Opera

  by Rob Hawkes and Luz Caballero

  JavaScript started life in the Web browser and it's still the single most important runtime target for the language. In our series of browser talks, developers and representatives for each major browser will be showing off their latest work, what their browser means for you as a JavaScript developer, and where their future development is headed.

  • Browsers
  • Firefox
  • Opera

  At 5:05pm to 5:45pm, Wednesday 30th May

  In Continental 2-3, Hilton San Francisco Union Square

  Coverage slide deck

Thursday 31st May 2012

• How We Learnt To Stop Worrying And Love The Browser

  by Angus Croll and Dan Webb

  As we rebuilt twitter.com's front end architecture we got an opportunity to draw from our combined years of JavaScript triumphs and disasters to develop a brand new front-end infrastructure. The collection of patterns that we've made use of are based around simple principles: Don't fight the browser, don't fight JavaScript and always use the right tool for the job.

  • Browsers
  • Twitter

  At 11:50am to 12:30pm, Thursday 31st May

  In Golden Gate 4-5, Hilton San Francisco Union Square

  Coverage slide deck link

• How WebKit Renders the Web

  by Levi Weintraub

  WebKit is one of the most popular browser rendering engines, powering Chrome, Safari, Android and iPhones. Learn how it brings your markup to your screen! This talk will cover WebKit's history, architecture, primary data structures, main flow with a focus on layout and rendering. We'll also touch on some up and coming features.

  • Browsers
  • WebKit

  At 3:45pm to 4:25pm, Thursday 31st May

  In Continental 1, Hilton San Francisco Union Square