Device level APIs let enable developers to interact with hardware such as cameras and microphones
With six per cent of the vote, Device level APIs enable developers to interact with hardware, such as camera and microphones. Access, for example, geolocation, GPU or audio hardware from HTML5.
ECMAScript is a scripting language that forms the basis of JavaScript
Also with six per cent of the vote was ECMAScript, a scripting language that forms the basis of JavaScript. Codenamed Harmony, this is the next version of the ECMAScript story.
Also with seven per cent of the vote was WebRTC, a system that enables realtime applications in browsers. Compliant web browsers communicate in real-time using simple JavaScript APIs.
WebComponents let developers bundle styles and markup in custom HTML elements
WebComponents lets developers bundle styles and markup in HTML elements, so it's no wonder it got 10 per cent of the readers votes. Create custom HTML elements that can contain bundles of styles and mark-up from our timeline.
Realtime web technologies enable users to receive information as soon as it is published by its authors, and secured 15 per cent of reader votes. Multiple users and systems instantly communicate with each other.
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A layout mode providing for the arrangement of elements on a page enables more efficient layout, alignment and space in a container. And this excites 19 per cent of net magazine readers.
Delivering alternative image data based on device capabilities
Coming in the top spot is responsive images with a whopping 30 per cent of the vote. Let developers serve up the right images given restrictions like screen size and bandwidth.
Tom May is an award-winning journalist and editor specialising in design, photography and technology. Author of the Amazon #1 bestseller Great TED Talks: Creativity, published by Pavilion Books, Tom was previously editor of Professional Photography magazine, associate editor at Creative Bloq, and deputy editor at net magazine. Today, he is a regular contributor to Creative Bloq and its sister sites Digital Camera World, T3.com and Tech Radar. He also writes for Creative Boom and works on content marketing projects.
