Project Spartan, Part 5 – Windows API for Web Applications
With the advent of Windows 10, it will be possible to host application content on its own server. Even so, such a web application will have access to the Windows Runtime, an interface that was previously intended exclusively for native applications. The web app will be right next to the native app in the Store. At the same time, it will be possible to develop and deploy it in the same way as a website. The Windows Runtime will be accessed from JavaScript. Web applications in Windows will be absolutely equivalent to native applications. Read more ›
Project Spartan, Part 4 – JavaScript improvements
JavaScript is a language loved and despised, fast or slow, depending on how programmers understand it, how they use it, and how much they are forced to use it. We cannot deny the fact that it is the most widespread, but this means a brake on further development on the web. A wide range of applications requires different requirements, which result in a variety of solutions. JavaScript is changing into an object-oriented language – ES6 – and into bytecode – asm.js. The Chakra JavaScript engine will support both. Read more ›
Project Spartan, Part 3 – New Core
Microsoft’s next web browser will have a redesigned kernel. This is a change that has never occurred in the history of IE. The new kernel will suppress backward compatibility in favor of standards. The user should not notice anything, the developer will not have to deal with rendering modes, and the network administrator will no longer have intranet compatibility issues after upgrading the browser. Internet Explorer 7 had the same ambitions. Why didn't it work out at the time and why does Microsoft think it will work this time? Read more ›
Project Spartan, Part 2 – Browser in a Corporation
If you look at the market shares of individual desktop browsers with the assumption that you don't think of two different versions of the same browser as one browser, but as two, you will find that older versions of Internet Explorer are still very widespread, while other browsers have the latest version. What is the reason for this? The developers want everyone to have the latest version of everything if possible. Is it realistic? What prevents the current state of affairs from moving closer to this vision? Read more ›
Project Spartan, Part 1 – The History of Internet Explorer in a Nutshell
We won't understand the Spartan project if we don't realize what it is based on and what it was created for. We can extremely simplify it by saying that it is based on Internet Explorer and was created because of the rapidly developing Chrome. But this view from the express train deprives us of the most important knowledge. If I call IE 1-6 the first era and IE 7-11 the second era, now the third era begins. I can't help but compare it to a rocket, because Spartan is the process of separating the second rocket stage from the third. Read more ›
What did Joe Belfiore say about the Spartan project today?
Project Spartan is the code name for the new web browser that will be included with Windows 10. It has two main parts. The first is the new rendering mode. I regularly inform about its properties on this blog. In short, it’s all about compatibility; It’s about making the website work. The second part is the new user interface, which has 3 new essential features – the ability to scribble on the page, reading mode available on the desktop and improved suggestions containing Cortana suggestions. Read more ›
IE will indeed split, but in a different way than journalists claim
When you observe the transmission of information, it is amusing to watch how the information is distorted until it becomes something that has nothing to do with the original information. Mary Jo Foley, who lives in Redmond and is close to the information, came to ZDNet with the news that Microsoft will release a different web browser. The information was taken over by Neowin, WinBeta, VentureBeat, The Verge, Lupa and others. But nothing new has come to light. This information was available a month and a half ago. Let’s recall what we already know about IE 12. Read more ›