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A Comparison of Animation Technologies | CSS-Tricks
Source: A Comparison of Animation Technologies | CSS-Tricks
A really nice overview of pros and cons of current (2016) animation technologies. Some of the main points below. For detailed information, visit the link
Native animation
- CSS
pros: great performance, responsiveness.
cons: chaining multiple animations complicated, quirkiness in css+svg - Canvas
pros: really nice for interaction, good performance
cons: difficult to make accessible, difficult to make responsive, not retina-ready - SMIL
cons: losing support - Web Animations API
pros: Easy sequencing of animations, good performance
cons: Support is not great, specs still changing - WebGL
pros: Really good in interactive and 3D effects, amazing visual effects, hardware-accelerated, VR-possibilities
cons: Tougher to learn, hard to make responsive
The Most Dangerous Writing App
Write. Don’t stop. If you stop typing for more than five seconds, all progress will be lost.
Source: The Most Dangerous Writing App
Controversial Quantum Machine Bought by NASA and Google Shows Promise | MIT Technology Review
Researchers from Google’s AI Lab say a controversial quantum machine that it and NASA bought in 2013 resoundingly beat a conventional computer in a series of tests.
Source: Controversial Quantum Machine Bought by NASA and Google Shows Promise | MIT Technology Review
What can a technologist do about climate change? A personal view.
Impressive information source on climate change.
Source: What can a technologist do about climate change? A personal view.
Defusing the Carbon Bomb (Danielle Fong)
The powerplants we are building now will define the biosphere of our planet for the next 5000 years.
The math is straightforward, and stark. [..]
Source: Defusing the Carbon Bomb