web development

In the realm of scripting for web development and task automation, evolution is a constant. To keep pace with modern efficiency, Microsoft is making strategic changes, including phasing out VBScript in favor of more advanced alternatives like JavaScript and PowerShell. Let's delve into the...

I want to connect my .js code with my .py in a Chrome Add-on. I want some text from JS being analyzed by the Python ki I've implemented. Then the return value from Python should get passed back to my JS file. Is this possible to do? It's ok when the Add-on is only runnable locally. I'm looking...

Hey, Hope everyone is doing well! Recently, I came across an insightful article discussing the top front-end frameworks. The article provides a comprehensive overview of various front-end frameworks, and it got me thinking about the dynamic landscape of web development. Here are a few key...

I am trying to learn the Laravel Framework from this post, but I am having trouble with the following: // Laravel route Route::get('/', function () { return view('welcome'); }); When I access the route in my browser, I get the following error: View [welcome] not found. I have made sure that...

With version 99 of Microsoft Edge, DevTools can securely download source maps from the Azure Artifacts symbol server. This means you can use Azure Pipelines to publish source maps to a secure location, and have DevTools retrieve them at runtime and offer a familiar debugging experience by...

Last year, the Compat 2021 effort made tangible progress on improving five of the top pain points for web developers. Microsoft, in collaboration with Google and Igalia, contributed a rewrite of the CSS Grid module in Blink, along with bug fixes for CSS Transforms. Representatives from Apple...

Memory leaks occur when the JavaScript code of an application retains more and more objects in memory that it doesn’t need any longer instead of releasing them for the browser to garbage collect (GC). For long-running apps, small memory leaks of only a few kilobytes can add up to noticeably...

As web developers we spend a lot of time authoring our code in an editing environment. We then jump over to the browser to use the in-built developer tools to debug and tweak the product UI. The problem with this is that results of the tweaking and debugging aren’t reflected in the source code...

Just last week, more than 5000 people attended the very first online PWA Summit, and learned about topics such as bringing PWAs to app stores, new web capabilities, accessibility, offline authentication and much more. If you missed out on the event, you can watch the full recording here. With...

Developing for Windows 11 Windows 11 was built to unlock the full power of the PC. This new operating system empowers you to deliver new and innovative apps, grow your business how you choose, and makes developing on Windows easier by allowing you to use the tools and frameworks you already use...

There isn’t much you can’t do with web technologies nowadays. The web platform has evolved so much that such diverse things as animating elements, playing or recording media, accessing files or storage, intercepting network requests and accessing the cache, making complex CSS layouts, or writing...

Microsoft and Google have collaborated to bring support for CSS module scripts to Chromium, and they will be available starting in Microsoft Edge and Chrome version 93. The new CSS module scripts feature can be used to load CSS style sheets with import statements just like JavaScript modules...

Here's an odd one. On a Windows 10 laptop (build 19042), a webpage at one particular web host suddenly misbehaves in an elementary way: a simple PHP login form which posts to itself fails entirely to post the user's data input---once Submit is clicked, the form repopulates with the browser's...

Today at the What's next for Windows — developer event, we'll show you the next era of Windows and how we are embracing Windows == open platform. This means everyone has open access to run the widest range of apps on Windows, enabling all developers to build the apps and experiences that empower...

Creating accessible products means most of all being aware of the usability issues your designs and code can cause. When creating new products, Microsoft follows a strict workflow of accessibility reviews of designs, code reviews and mandatory audits before a new feature can leave experimental...

For our readers in Japan and Korea, please use these links: 한국어 블로그와 FAQ는, 여기를 참조하세요. 本ブログの日本語版はこちらです。 Over the last year, you may have noticed our movement away from Internet Explorer (“IE”) support, such as an announcement of the end of IE support by Microsoft 365 online services. Today, we...

Over the past few years, Microsoft has partnered with a group of browser vendors and other industry stakeholders to identify and address the top sources of web developer pain through initiatives like the MDN Web Developer Needs Assessment (“Web DNA”), as well as through our own product approach...

Users tell us that they find notification requests bothersome and distracting – except when they don’t. We want sites to engage with users without annoying them, but we also don’t want our users to miss reminders that may be important for them. With new changes that we’re rolling out, we are...

Note: We’re in the process of deploying this feature starting with today's release of Beta 88, so it might be a little while before you see it in your channel and build. New to sleeping tabs? Read more in our previous blog post. The Microsoft Edge team is on a mission to create a browser that...

Notifications are an important part of the web, helping users stay up to date about what’s going on. Earlier this summer we announced a set of changes to make notification requests less distracting for users. This was just the first step, and we are working to reenable the full notification...