AzureDesignPatterns.com is getting a HTML5 facelift...

David Pallmann's Technology Blog - Relaunching AzureDesignPatterns.com with HTML5 and Expanded Content

"For several years now I’ve maintained a design pattern catalog of design patterns for Windows Azure (Microsoft’s cloud computing platform) at AzureDesignPatterns.com. I’ve recently overhauled the site with expanded content and it is now HTML5-based. Since this is a work in progress you can still access the former site.

Expanded Content
Expanded content on each pattern makes the site a lot more useful. You’ll find the typical sections found in most design pattern catalogs: problem, solution, analysis, and examples.

The patterns are arranged topically (Compute, Storage, Relational Data, Communication, Security, Network, and Application). Currently the Compute patterns are up on the site and content for the other categories is on their way.

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HTML5 Overhaul
I’ve recreated the site as an HTML5 site for several reasons. First, to broaden its reach: AzureDesignPatterns.com is now accessible across PC browsers as well as touch devices like tablets and phones. This is achieved by avoiding the use of plugins, handling backward compatibility with modernizr, and using fluid layout. The site selects one of four CSS layouts (desktop, tablet-landscape, tablet-portrait, or phone) to best fit the device it is rendering on. Layout areas and type are proportionally sized in accordance with the principles of responsive web design. Another reason for doing this is, I’m going deep on HTML5 this year and upgrading my existing sites is one way to practice and learn. This is my first “real” HTML5 experiment

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Hosting in Windows Azure
It would be kind of hypocritical for a design patterns site for Windows Azure to not be hosted in Windows Azure. However, this is a content-only site with no server-side logic—it doesn’t actually require hosting in the Compute service and we can save some expense by serving the site from low-cost Windows Azure Blob Storage, a technique I've previously written about. The same technique was used for the former Silverlight-based site

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AzureDesignPatterns.com

I found this project's move from Silverlight to HTML5 an interesting story and something we're going to be hearing more of in the future...

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