Sencha Notes

Last time we posted about Xero, they were featured as Business...

jayrobinson — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:32:13 -0800

Last time we posted about Xero, they were featured as Business Insider’s App of the Week. This time they’re up for an IxDA Interaction Award!

We’re voting for their incredible implementation of Ext JS and Sencha Touch, and we hope you will too!

Vote for Xero today »

Embed CSS3 Animations in an iBook using Sencha Animator and...

jayrobinson — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:30:32 -0800

Embed CSS3 Animations in an iBook using Sencha Animator and iBooks Author

Sencha Animator lead Arne Bech quickly figured out that you can embed Sencha Animator exported projects in the new HTML5-powered iBooks released yesterday by Apple. Check out our quick tutorial to learn how, then download the project files to start your own interactive iBook!

"I can report that our JavaScript framework of choice is Ext JS by Sencha. This framework can serve..."

9-bits — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:38:58 -0800

“I can report that our JavaScript framework of choice is Ext JS by Sencha. This framework can serve as a solid foundation for any serious JavaScript development.”

- Yakov Fain, Farata Systems (via Adobe Flex Journal)

Sencha is hiring! 2011 was an incredible year for Sencha and...

jayrobinson — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:06 -0800

Sencha is hiring!

2011 was an incredible year for Sencha and its employees. We nearly tripled the company, and we’re not done building the team!

If you’d like to come work with us in the Silicon Valley, California, be sure to check out our Careers page for open positions.

Google, Apple, Amazon Push HTML5 to the Fore as Adobe Flash Falls

9-bits — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:26:34 -0800

Google, Apple, Amazon Push HTML5 to the Fore as Adobe Flash Falls:

Nice Sencha mention in this recent eWeek deck on the major transition to HTML5 happening right now.

The new Nanocrowd app helps you find great movies to watch...

jayrobinson — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:32:00 -0800

The new Nanocrowd app helps you find great movies to watch instantly on your iPad. Check out our Spotlight article on the Sencha Blog!

We liked the posters for our HTML5 Roadshow so much we decided...

jayrobinson — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:50:53 -0800

We liked the posters for our HTML5 Roadshow so much we decided to put them up in our lobby! Custom illustrations by our designer Katherine Chu!

HTML5 Scorecard: Amazon Kindle Fire When the Kindle Fire was...

jayrobinson — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:19:00 -0800

HTML5 Scorecard: Amazon Kindle Fire

When the Kindle Fire was announced, we were excited about getting our hands on it. As the first mass market tablet at the $200 price point, we knew it had a good shot at selling millions of units. But at the same time, we were apprehensive that Amazon might have skimped on hardware capabilities to reach that price.

We put the new Amazon Kindle Fire through the wringer to see how it stacks up as an HTML5 app platform. Click through to see how it fares.

"In the long-term, we believe HTML5 will be the best technology for enterprise application..."

9-bits — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:19:55 -0800

“In the long-term, we believe HTML5 will be the best technology for enterprise application development.”

- Adobe, Your Questions About Flex

Thrilled to see VHX, a Flash web app for time-shifting online...

jayrobinson — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:15:00 -0800

Thrilled to see VHX, a Flash web app for time-shifting online videos, uses Sencha Touch for their HTML5 mobile app.

Adobe Withdraws from Mobile Flash Battlefront

9-bits — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 12:12:48 -0800

Adobe Withdraws from Mobile Flash Battlefront:

Toolkits such as PhoneGap and Sencha Touch are hitting full stride with mature development frameworks that enable HTML5 developers and designers to make native iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry applications using their existing skill sets.

SenchaCon 2011 Contest Winners Congratulations to Getographer,...

jayrobinson — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:14:41 -0700

SenchaCon 2011 Contest Winners

Congratulations to Getographer, WikPic, and Wrike, for taking the first three places in our SenchaCon Share Contest.

James Pearce has more to add on our company blog. Check it out!

Complete Compass API in iOS 5

jayrobinson — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:08:36 -0700

Bricss:

One new feature of iOS 5’s Mobile Safari that was not known back when I wrote this post, is an extension to the DeviceOrientation Event API. There was already an implementation of the official yet limited spec in iOS, but the Apple team didn’t have the time to wait for a resolution and implemented two new properties that allow developers to get full access to the real world orientation in Mobile Safari now!

James Pearce from Sencha took the new API for a spin and created a complete web-based compass. If you’re running iOS 5 and you’re on an iPhone 4 or 4S, iPad or latest generation iPod Touch, just tap the image below. Now go ahead and make your web app orientation-aware!

Group Commerce did such a great job styling the Boston.com Deals...

jayrobinson — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:43:24 -0700

Group Commerce did such a great job styling the Boston.com Deals app. Check out their writeup about what it was like to develop with Sencha Touch on our company blog.

Then check out their HTML5 web app on your Android, BlackBerry, or iOS device. (Or download the native app to your iPhone.)

Sencha Touch 2 Developer Preview, Available Now This video...

jayrobinson — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:57:45 -0700

Sencha Touch 2 Developer Preview, Available Now

This video shows a side-by-side comparison of the Kitchen Sink demo orientation change on an Android Motorola Atrix in Touch 1.1 and in our latest version of Touch 2. The new layout engine in Touch 2 is so fast we had to use a high speed camera to measure it. We shot this video at 120 frames per second, then slowed the video down to ¼ speed so you can see the detail.

Sencha Touch 2 features performance updates across the board — In load time, scrolling speed, and rendering (especially on Android). Additionally, we have a whole new documentation app, which is easier to use, includes more resources, and features 11 new guides. Lastly, this release includes Native Packaging in our SDK tools, allowing you to publish your web app to the iOS App Store and Android Marketplace.

Learn more about Sencha Touch 2

Download Sencha Touch 2 today!

We put a little tribute on Sencha.com to honor Steve Jobs.

jayrobinson — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 20:17:04 -0700

We put a little tribute on Sencha.com to honor Steve Jobs.

This is a demonstration of an interactive game customized for an...

jayrobinson — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 06:08:06 -0700

This is a demonstration of an interactive game customized for an iPhone display. The demo was created with Sencha Animator by gskinner.com. The designer intentionally left the browser chrome so you know this is an HTML5 game.

View the demo for yourself in a WebKit browser like Google Chrome or Apple Safari, or on your iOS device.

This is a demonstration of an interactive ad customized for an...

jayrobinson — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 06:08:06 -0700

This is a demonstration of an interactive ad customized for an iPad display. The demo was created with Sencha Animator by Push Pop Design.

View the demo for yourself in a WebKit browser like Google Chrome or Apple Safari, or on your iOS device.

Luca Candela, Arne Bech, and David Kaneda showing off Sencha...

jayrobinson — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 06:08:06 -0700

Luca Candela, Arne Bech, and David Kaneda showing off Sencha Animator at Adobe MAX.

This week we were excited to announce the release of Sencha...

jayrobinson — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 06:03:06 -0700

This week we were excited to announce the release of Sencha Animator.

Sencha Animator is a desktop application for Mac, Windows, and Linux that allows you to create CSS3 Animations for WebKit browsers with ease. With Animator you drag and drop assets onto the stage, then start manipulating how their CSS properties change over time. Animator has full scene support, and you can even attach JavaScript handlers to objects on the stage to jump between scenes.

Be sure to check out the demos to see what has already been created with Sencha Animator, such as this amazing KickFu iPhone game, or the Museum of Science interactive ad.

You can try it out free for 30-days, so give it a go! Download Sencha Animator and see how easy it is to create something amazing today.