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Dart: A language for structured web programming
Monday, October 10, 2011
Cross-posted on the
Google Code Blog
Today we are introducing an early preview of
Dart
, a class-based optionally typed programming language for building web applications. Dart’s design goals are:
Create a
structured yet flexible
language for web programming.
Make Dart feel
familiar and natural
to programmers and thus easy to learn.
Ensure that Dart delivers
high performance
on all modern web browsers and environments ranging from small handheld devices to server-side execution.
Dart targets a wide range of development scenarios: from a one-person project without much structure to a large-scale project needing formal types in the code to state programmer intent. To support this wide range of projects, Dart has optional types; this means you can start coding without types and add them later as needed. We believe Dart will be great for writing large web applications.
Dart code can be executed in two different ways: either on a native
virtual machine
or on top of a JavaScript engine by using a
compiler
that translates Dart code to JavaScript. This means you can write a web application in Dart and have it compiled and run on any modern browser. The Dart VM is not currently integrated in Chrome but we plan to explore this option.
The language comes with a set of basic libraries and tools for checking, compiling, and running Dart code, all of which will evolve further with your participation. We've made the language and preliminary tools available as open source on
dartlang.org
. Check out the site to give feedback, learn more about Dart, and participate in its development.
We look forward to rapidly evolving Dart into a solid platform for structured web programming.
Posted by Lars Bak, Software Engineer
New developer tools experimental APIs for Chrome extensions
Monday, October 3, 2011
Are you already a happy user of
Chrome Developer Tools
but always wanted that particular feature added to make you even more productive? Then we have some exciting news for you: our developer tools are now extensible!
You can now add new panels and sidebar section panes, retrieve network requests data, evaluate scripts on the page being inspected, and add custom audit rules.
The extension support is still experimental, but we wanted to let you know early, so we can incorporate
your feedback
before releasing the APIs.
Here’s how to get started with writing extensions for Chrome Developer Tools:
Use the
dev channel
of Chrome as the APIs are still under development;
Enable experimental extension APIs using the
chrome://flags
page;
List
experimental
in the permissions list of your extension;
Add a
devtools_page
field to your extension’s manifest, e.g:
{
"name": ...
"minimum_chrome_version": "14.0",
"devtools_page": "devtools.html",
"permissions": [ "experimental" ... ],
...
}
The developer tools extension pages get access to the chrome.experimental.devtools.* APIs which are described further in our
docs
. Be sure to check out the
sample extensions
, which include extensions for jQuery and FirePHP users and a simple audit extension that finds broken links.
For a richer example, you can also check out
Page Speed for Chromium
, which uses the extensions API to provide Page Speed suggestions right in the Chrome Devtools UI.
We’re looking forward to seeing your feedback on the APIs and, of course, cool extensions coming to life!
Posted by Andrey Kosyakov, Software Engineer
International Success with the Chrome Web Store
Monday, September 26, 2011
We recently
expanded the reach
of the Chrome Web Store from the U.S. to 24 more countries. Developers from around the world have already launched successful apps in the Chrome Web Store to US users. Now all developers can reach a global user base.
What makes this global reach even more interesting is the global payments infrastructure that goes along with it. The store allows developers from
20 countries
to sell apps in the store, and users to buy apps in their local currency. We also recently launched the
In-App Payments API
, which allows developers (U.S.-only for now; international soon) to sell virtual goods in their apps. Integration is easy and transaction fees are only 5%.
Graphicly
, an early user of in-app payments, saw its net revenues double after starting to use the API and experienced an even bigger rise in profit margins due to increased conversions and lower transaction fees.
In keeping with our international theme, we’d like to highlight a few developers from different parts of the world who have utilized Chrome’s global reach to find success in the store:
Audiotool
is an online music production app that was built by a team of German developers. They saw the Chrome Web Store as a way to present their app to an international audience. Audiotool’s traffic increased by 20% after launching in the store, and this motivated the team to release
another app
in the store.
Psykopaint
is the brainchild of French developer Mathieu Gosselin. The Chrome Web Store provided Mathieu an opportunity to get his photo painting app noticed outside of France. Traffic to Psykopaint has jumped by 700% since it launched in the store and Mathieu has found that Chrome Web Store users tend to be more engaged than other users.
Finally, Nulab, a Japanese company, launched its online diagramming app,
Cacoo
, in the store to expand its user base outside Japan. In just a few months after Cacoo was released in multiple languages in the Chrome Web Store, the app already accounts for 20% of Cacoo’s user base.
The experience of Audiotool, Psykopaint and Nulab shows that no matter where you’re located, you can always find a global audience for your applications in the Chrome Web Store. To learn more about the stories of these and other successful Chrome Web Store developers, read our
case studies
. And if you want to find out more about posting your app in the store, visit our documentation at
code.google.com/chrome/webstore
.
Posted by Alexandra Levich, Product Manager
Google @ GDC Online Oct. 10th-12th
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Cross posted at the
Google Code blog
This year at the
Game Developers Conference
(GDC) Online we have organized a
Developer Day
on Oct. 10th full of Google information for game developers. It will feature hardcore technical information on Google products and platforms delivered by Google
engineers and developer advocates
. We’ll discuss the latest projects we’re working on and how our online technologies can help you better create, distribute, and monetize games that reach a larger audience than ever before. We’ll present everything from how developers can build hardware accelerated 3D games for the browser with WebGL to the game framework used to bring Angry Birds to the Web.
In addition to the Developer Day, we will also have a booth on the Expo floor on Oct. 11th-12th where we’ll have representatives from the
Chrome Web Store
,
Native Client
, WebGL,
App Engine
, Google+,
In-App Payments
,
Google TV
, and
AdSense
/
AdMob
demoing technologies and platforms for game developers. Come by booth 503 to try out Google products and ask questions, or hang out in our Google TV lounge.
For more information on our presence at
GDC Online
, including session and speaker details, please visit
http://www.google.com/events/gdc/2011
. Hope to see you in Austin!
Not able to attend GDC? Check out
Google Game Developer Central
to get an overview of Google products and services that are particularly relevant to game developers.
Posted by Amy Walgenbach, Developer Marketing
Non-Admin Chrome Frame Reaches Stable Channel
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
A few months ago, we
introduced
Non-Admin Google Chrome Frame on the developer channel for testing. We deployed it to the beta channel two weeks ago and we are now bringing Non-Admin to the stable channel. Head over
here
to install it and let us know how it goes.
If you have installed the developer or beta channel version and wish to switch to the stable version, you'll need to uninstall Chrome Frame and then install via the above link. Note that the uninstall experience is smoothest if you close all Internet Explorer windows prior to uninstalling Chrome Frame.
In addition to Non-Admin Chrome Frame moving to the stable channel, we are rolling out a change to the default Chrome Frame installer; it will now run at Admin level by default and will fall back to Non-Admin mode if the user does not have the necessary permissions on their machine. This will allow all users to download a single installer that just works. This installer is available at the Chrome Frame
download page
.
As always, we welcome discussions in the Chrome Frame
Google group
and bug reports on Chromium’s
issue tracker
.
Posted by Greg Thompson, Software Engineer
Getting your app discovered in the Chrome Web Store with new promotional assets.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Yesterday we made a small change in Chrome Web Store’s app upload flow: when you upload new apps and extensions to the
Chrome Web Store
, or edit one of your existing items, you'll be prompted to provide us with new promotional image assets. We are asking you for these assets so that we can highlight your apps and extensions in a brand new store layout that our team is working on.
What's new:
(Required) You’ll need to provide us with a large rectangular image to identify your app, in addition to assets you already provide - your app icon and at least one screenshot.
(Optional) You can provide us with an even larger rectangular image format as well.
What's different
The screenshot dimensions have grown larger with a wider aspect ratio.
The (optional) marquee image dimensions have also grown larger.
What's the same
The specification and dimensions for the icon file
To make things easier, we only require screenshots in the new dimensions going forward -- we'll automatically scale them as needed to make them visible in the current store layout. You can read the details about the new requirements on our
image guidelines page
. If you have any questions on these changes, feel free to reach us at our
discussion group
.
Posted by Shannon Guymon, Product Manager
Register now for New Game, the conference for HTML5 game developers
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Cross posted at the
Google Code blog
This post almost wasn’t written.
I’ve been a bit too busy playing and testing new browser-based games such as
Monster Dash
,
Angry Birds
, and the newly released
SONAR
. Bigger and better games are coming to the browser rapidly (and just wait until
Native Client with 3D lands in Chrome
), and it’s hard to keep up with the technology and scene. So what better way to bring everyone together to share stories and keep up to date than to hold a conference dedicated to HTML5 game development?
New Game
, the first North American conference for HTML5 game developers, is now open for
registration
. You are invited to join hundreds of HTML5 game developers for two days of technical sessions and case studies from developers and publishers who brought their games to the open web platform. The event will take place November 1-2, 2011 at the beautiful Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, CA.
This year, New Game looks at what is possible in the browser
today
. Sessions will focus on the technologies that have elevated the browser-based gaming experience, such as WebGL, Canvas, and JavaScript performance techniques. In addition, the conference will feature sessions exploring and analyzing lessons-learned from recent HTML5 game launches.
New Game is honored to have Rich Hilleman, EA’s Chief Creative Officer, keynote the event. The
schedule
also includes sessions from Mozilla, Spil, Opera, Google, Bocoup, GameSalad, Moblyng, and others. After the first day, we’ll network with our colleagues and share high scores at the New Game party, open to all registered attendees.
For more information on New Game, including session and speaker details, please visit
www.newgameconf.com
and follow
@newgameconf
for the latest news. Google, the premier sponsor, and conference director
Bocoup
invite you to take advantage of
early bird registration pricing
, available for a limited time.
The future of gaming is in your browser, so I’ll see you at New Game! Now if you’ll excuse me, it’s time to get back to my
SONAR
tab.
Posted by Seth Ladd, Developer Advocate
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