The Web Forward Manifesto

Updated when a clear vision materializes in the grey

1. Leah

   is trying to make account creation and sign-in easier.

2. Typekit

   wants you to use licensed-for-web fonts with ease.

3. Anil

   is pushing your buttons.

4. NoSQL

   is changing how we use a database.

   NoSQL is a database movement which began in early to mid 2009. The term refers to certain non-relational data stores (no fixed schema or inefficient join operations.)

   Relational databases such as MySQL and MSSQL have been the de facto standard for building web applications. The idea that not all data is related, or needs to be, and building around that, may transform how we work with databases in the future. Cassandra and Amazon’s Dynamo are the leading tools, with many others in the linked Wikipedia article.

5. Snook

   makes sure that you can embed fonts in all browsers.

   I’ve spent a couple days worth now trying to figure out the best and most complete approach to font embedding using @font-face. It really is a dark art that must be mastered. It is by no means a straightforward process.

   Jonathan Snook has always been one of the more prolific, solution-writing bloggers on the web. His recipe for getting @font-face working in all browsers will create better looking websites, right now.

6. Mark

   is teaching us HTML5 as best as anyone can.

   Dive Into HTML5 seeks to elaborate on a hand-picked Selection of features from the HTML5 specification and other fine Standards. I shall publish Drafts periodically, as time permits. Please send feedback. The final manuscript will be published on paper by O’Reilly, under the Google Press imprint (though perhaps under a different title). The Work will remain online under the CC-BY-3.0 License.

   Mark’s “Dive Into HTML5” is beautiful, and it is the definitive proving ground and tutorial for learning the next markup language of the web.