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Yahoo! Hack Europe: London Videos Available

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:29:51 -0400

In late April, YDN invited hackers from across Europe to join us at Hack Europe: London for food, fun awesome tech speakers and hacks. The two day event was attended by folks from as far away as Iraq, Turkey and … Continue reading →

Demand is High for Yahoo! Hack India: Hyderabad

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:38:53 -0400

Photo credit to Reid Burke Since 2007, YDN has been hosting amazing Hack Days in India. The first five open hack events in India have been held in Bangalore, and we’ll be back in Bangalore later this year. This is … Continue reading →

Here Is Today, Seriously.js and more

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:52:00 -0400

Every Thursday is Tech Thursday where we share a random assortment of technical links we found and liked. Front-End Developer reactions is probably the best Tumblr you will see today. To ensure a strong brand identity, every organization needs a … Continue reading →

Storm-YARN Released as Open Source

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:37:45 -0400

By Bobby Evans and Andy Feng (@afeng76) At Yahoo! we have worked on the convergence of Storm with Hadoop, as mentioned in our earlier post. We are pleased to announce that Storm-YARN has been released as open source. Storm-YARN enables … Continue reading →

Check Out the New Yahoo! API Status Dashboard

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:52:15 -0400

We know when you use Yahoo! platforms and APIs, you are trusting us with critical components of your applications. We are always striving to build on that trust so we are excited to announce the launch of our YDN API … Continue reading →

Apache HBase at Yahoo! – Multi-tenancy at the Helm Again

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 16:39:11 -0400

By Francis Liu and Sumeet Singh In 2009-2010, Yahoo! saw an unprecedented growth in the number of users coming onboard to its Apache Hadoop platform for their data processing and analytics needs. We attribute a majority of that success and … Continue reading →

Join Us at Our First Hyderabad Hack Day on July 13 – 14

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 22:38:05 -0400

Yahoo! Hack Day in India has been a cherished tradition for Yahoo! Developer Network since 2007. We have hosted some of our largest hackathons in India and have been humbled by the overwhelming demand (last year, more than 4,000 applied) … Continue reading →

UI Faces, Topcoat and more

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 05:14:55 -0400

Every Thursday is Tech Thursday where we share a random assortment of technical links we found and liked. We all revel in how easy it is to create the basic HTML5-based app, but creating a great HTML5-based app is another … Continue reading →

JSConf 2013 – 5 Years of Awesome

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:36:05 -0400

JSConf is one of those conferences that feels more like a gathering of friends than a meeting of strangers. The conference began five years ago in Washington DC, and was even then more a gathering of friends than the typical … Continue reading →

TMNT in 3D, Screensiz.es and more

Thu, 30 May 2013 11:20:35 -0400

Every Thursday is Tech Thursday where we share a random assortment of technical links we found and liked. A case study on building of the new Financial Times web app, it is full of useful tips and tricks one can … Continue reading →

Join Us for the 6th Annual Hadoop Summit in San Jose, CA

Tue, 28 May 2013 14:15:41 -0400

Hortonworks and Yahoo! are pleased to host the 6th Annual Hadoop Summit, the leading conference for the Apache Hadoop community to be held on June 26-27, 2013 at the San Jose Convention Center. Hadoop Summit, the two-day event, will feature … Continue reading →

Organizing JavaScript, CSS background animation and more

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:19:18 -0400

Every Thursday is Tech Thursday where we share a random assortment of technical links we found and liked. Clippy.js is a full Javascript implementation of Microsoft Agent (Clippy and friends), ready to be embedded in any website. Pick an assistant … Continue reading →

Star Students Show Off Innovation at Yahoo! Hack Beijing Event

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:43:40 -0400

Some of China’s brightest minds took over Yahoo!’s Beijing Global R&D Center to compete for prizes in Yahoo! Hack Beijing, our 20th community Hack event. With the goal of accelerating innovation, Yahoo! has hosted over 100 hack events around the … Continue reading →

Fixed Background Scrolling Layout, CSS3 Pong and more

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:59:39 -0400

Every Thursday is Tech Thursday where we share a random assortment of technical links we found and liked. PhoneGap Tips is a collection of HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript techniques to supercharge your PhoneGap app. CSS Modal are modals built out … Continue reading →

Interview with Mirona Iliescu, COO, MetaBroadcast

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:40:29 -0400

Photo Credit to Mark Fowler Editor’s Note: Mirona Iliescu was a participant at Yahoo!’s Open Hack Day in 2007 and started her company MetaBroadcast based on a hack she built at this event. She is a great example of how … Continue reading →

Closure Tools, animatable and more

Thu, 09 May 2013 03:07:33 -0400

Every Thursday is Tech Thursday where we share a random assortment of technical links we found and liked. Storyboard is a powerful tool in Xcode that allows you to build an App without a single line of code. It is … Continue reading →

Microsoft and Hortonworks Share Hadoop Insights at Yahoo! Hack Europe: London

Wed, 08 May 2013 14:33:40 -0400

Combining forces, Microsoft and Hortonworks were excited to provide all the hackers access to the HDInsight Service during the London Yahoo! Hackathon weekend. The hackers got a chance to learn about Hadoop and really put the new Hadoop Azure service … Continue reading →

Mixing Up Great Data Without the Hassle of Scraping

Tue, 07 May 2013 02:50:32 -0400

There is an awful lot of great data online which has the potential to power awesome next-generation apps and services. Open data, government data services, and many APIs provide relatively easy access to data which can be integrated with sufficient … Continue reading →

Japanese Role-Playing Game, Usability checklist and more

Thu, 02 May 2013 02:03:34 -0400

Every Thursday is Tech Thursday where we share a random assortment of technical links we found and liked. Here are some JavaScript best practices to get you coding like a pro. If you never wrote a shell script, Writing a … Continue reading →

Hack Europe London Draws Hackers From All Corners of the Globe

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:03:07 -0400

Image credit to Toby Phillips This weekend’s Yahoo! Hack Europe: London was a smashing success. 230 hackers from a record 18 countries submitted 44 hacks. From the amazing food to the perfect venue, this hackathon was a win for Yahoo! … Continue reading →

Day 1 of Hack Europe: London is Smashing!

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 16:30:29 -0400

The sun hasn't shined all day, but everything is great here at Hack Europe: London. Despite an early start, hackers arrived ready to learn and ready to hack. Though most folks were from the UK, we also saw folks from … Continue reading →

Check Out the Learning Sessions for Hack Europe: London

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:22:26 -0400

Our team is hard at work, setting up for tomorrow’s Hack Europe: London. We’re packing swag bags, hanging banners, testing wifi and sending out our final round of invites in the next few hours. The speakers are confirmed, the judges … Continue reading →

Basecamp Cheat Sheet, Clown Car Technique and more

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 06:14:48 -0400

Every Thursday is Tech Thursday where we share a random assortment of technical links we found and liked. Resize your browser and enjoy the music with Garmoshka, a different and interesting take on responsive web. GeoGuessr, is an interesting Google … Continue reading →

HTML5 tags or ARIA, which is better?

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:01:33 -0400

This post was originally published on the Yahoo! Accessibility blog. One aspect I haven't seen fully addressed in the argument for using HTML5 tags, especially when considering methods to bullet-proof methods, is user benefit. Yes, the new elements in HTML … Continue reading →

Change for a Yahoo! Developer Network (YDN) Offering

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:10:21 -0400

We’re constantly reviewing and iterating on our products and experiences. Sometimes we have to make tough decisions and say goodbye to some of our services in an effort to focus on our core offerings. Today, we announced that we’re shutting down several Yahoo! products and services. One of these closures will impact developers, so we wanted to highlight it here.