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Ember.js

I’m anxious to try this out.

Ember.js – About

Traditional web applications make the user download a new page every time they interact with the server. This means that every interaction is never faster than the latency between you and the user, and usually slower. Using AJAX to replace only parts of the page helps somewhat, but still requires a roundtrip to your server every time your UI needs to update. And if multiple parts of the page need to update all at once, most developers just resort to loading the page over again, since keeping everything in sync is tricky.

Ember.js, like some other modern JavaScript frameworks, works a little differently. Instead of the majority of your application’s logic living on the server, an Ember.js application downloads everything it needs to run in the initial page load. That means that while your user is using your app, she never has to load a new page and your UI responds quickly to their interaction.

One advantage of this architecture is that your web application uses the same REST API as your native apps or third-party clients. Back-end developers can focus on building a fast, reliable, and secure API server, and don’t have to be front-end experts, too.

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10 PRINT CHR$(205.5+RND(1)); : GOTO 10

Any book about Commodore is on my reading list. You can read it for free, or buy it from Amazon. I really liked Commodore: A Company on the Edge, which told the story of Commodore from the beginning to the sad end. Amiga Forever!

10 PRINT CHR$(205.5+RND(1)); : GOTO 10

10 PRINT is a book about a one-line Commodore 64 BASIC program, published in November 2012. Book purchases support the nonprofit organizations PLAYPOWER (to which all royalties are being donated) and The MIT Press, the book’s publisher.

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HipHop VM now faster HPHPc

Facebook’s VM for PHP is now running code faster than the code compiled to C++.

Speeding up PHP-based development with HipHop VM

Here at Facebook, the HipHop team constantly strives to improve the efficiency of PHP execution and increase productivity for our PHP developers. In late 2011 we announced that we were pursuing a just-in-time (JIT) compilation approach called HipHop VM (HHVM) as a successor to the HipHop PHP-to-C++ compiler (HPHPc). The goals of the HHVM project are two-fold: build a production-ready virtual machine that delivers superior performance, and unify our production and development environments.

Below is an update on the state of HipHop VM, followed by a deep dive into some details on HHVM’s architecture and optimization strategies.

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Entertainment

BioShock 2 is free for PS Plus members

Whee!

Free BioShock 2 for PS Plus members starting tomorrow

BioShock 2, a game whose appreciation is a bit of a slow burn, will be free for PlayStation Plus members following tomorrow’s PSN Tuesday update. If you’re interested in spending some money on BioShock 2, there’s always the well-conceived Minerva’s Den add-on.

Other highlights for Plus members tomorrow include Rockstar Game Collection 1 (Red Dead Redemption, Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City, L.A. Noire and Midnight Club: Los Angeles Complete Edition) for 10 percent off at $53.99. There’s also Puddle for half off at $3.50 on PS3 and $2.80 on Vita.

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VentureBeat covers Owncloud

VentureBeat published an article about Owncloud today. We’re hoping this will kick off some serious attention ahead AppNation IV.