Google Developers Blog: July 2011

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Friday, July 29, 2011

By Scott Knaster, Google Code Blog EditorGoogle Summer of Codethe siteran a simulationBig Crunchthis Wikipedia pageDouglas AdamsNeil Gaimanrain forest vinedish-shaped structureWhat do black holes and chirpy vines have to do with writing code? Not much. Fridaygram posts are just for fun. They're designed for your Friday afternoon and weekend enjoyment. Each Fridaygram item must pass only one test: it has to be interesting to us nerds.

Page Speed Service: Web performance, delivered.

Friday, July 29, 2011

By Ram Ramani, Engineering ManagerUpdate 7/29/11: We were notified of a bug in the measurement tool that sometimes causes incorrect measurements. If your results indicated a slowdown on your pages, please run the tests again, and make sure you specify a fully qualified domain such as www.example.com. We apologize for any inconvenience and confusion this may have caused.

Details:
Measurement tests run for bare domains (such as example.com, without the prefix www) previously indicated that pages were loading more slowly, rather than speeding up, when using Page Speed Service. The test results page now prominently notifies you of this when you visit this page, if this error applies to you. Please check your old measurement results page if this bug applies to you. Running the tests again with the fully qualified domain such as www.example.com usually fixes the issue and gives you the correct measurement.Page Speed browser extensionPage Speed Online APImod_pagespeedPage Speed Service25% to 60% on several sitescheck outsign upweb formRam Ramani is an Engineering Manager on the Make the Web Faster Team in Bangalore, India. He is a believer in "Faster is better".Posted by Scott Knaster, Editor

Learn about Google Apps Script in NYC

Thursday, July 28, 2011

By Saurabh Gupta, Developer RelationsCross-posted from the Google Enterprise BlogGoogle Apps Script

Content Approval Workflow

Vacation calendar management system

Helpdesk Workflow

Time Booking system

Google Apps Script HackathonApps Script Hackathonhere
For those who cannot attend in person, we invite you to try out a number of self-paced tutorials on the Apps Script documentation site.Posted by Scott Knaster, Editor

Countdown to the Open Call HTML5 Challenge

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

By Phoebe Peronto, Developer Marketing TeamTuesday, August 2 at 9AM PDTonline1 weekoptionalwebsiteGoogle Developer Day will come to eight cities around the world in 2011, bringing you the future in web and mobile technologies. These one-day events feature deep technical content on Google platforms and products from the teams that work on them. Join us for the latest developments in Android, Chrome, HTML5, App Engine and more in a city near you.Phoebe Peronto is a Developer Marketing Intern working to coordinate the launch of Google Developer Days 2011. She hails from UC Berkeley as a rising senior studying Political Science and Business, and is excited to work with the Google team for summer 2011.Posted by Scott Knaster, Editor

OK Go play with HTML5

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

By Keiko Hirayama, Google TokyoAll is Not LostOK GoPilobolusAll is Not Lostallisnotlo.stKeiko Hirayama is a Senior Marketing Manager on the Google Chrome team in Tokyo. When she is not at work, she enjoys playing with her 2-year-old boy (but sometimes wishes she has her own time!)Posted by Scott Knaster, Editor

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Friday, July 22, 2011

By Scott Knaster, Google Code Blog EditorWe Are What We DoHistorypin

tool-using fishU.S. Space Shuttle programspectacular photographUpdated 4:24 PM PDT: corrected location of photo from White House to U. S. Capitol.Fridaygram posts are just for fun. They're designed for your Friday afternoon and weekend enjoyment. Each Fridaygram item must pass only one test: it has to be interesting to us nerds.

Get picky with the Google Picker API

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

By Chris Thrasher, Software Engineer, Google Picker APIGoogle Picker API

Google Picker APIvar picker = new google.picker.PickerBuilder().
addView(google.picker.ViewId.IMAGE_SEARCH).
setCallback(pickerCallback).
build();
picker.setVisible(true);
documentationChris Thrasher is a Software Engineer at Google Kirkland and is part of the Google+ team. When he's not writing code, Chris is usually watching old movies. Or quoting from them.Posted by Scott Knaster, Editor

Make money with In-App Payments for the Web

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

By Amit Fulay, Product ManagerCross-posted from the Google Commerce Blog.Google I/O conferenceintroducedGoogle In-App PaymentsChrome Web StorePosted by Scott Knaster, Editor

Lightning fast! Performance tips for using Google APIs

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Sven

Anton

By Anton Lopyrev and Sven Mawson, Google Developer Teamlaunched support for partial response and partial updatemake the web fasterpatchBuzzURL ShortenerTasksmany othersGoogle APIs Discovery ServiceAPIs ExplorerTasksBuzzthe supported APIspartial responsefieldshttps://www.googleapis.com/buzz/v1/activities/antonlopyrev@gmail.com/@public?alt=json&pp=1&fields=items(title,updated)the full responsethe partial responsepartial responsepartial updatePATCHdocumentationpartial responsepatchAPIs Explorer.patchJavaPythonGoogle APIs client librariesAnton Lopyrev is an Associate Product Manager for Google APIs Infrastructure. He is a computer graphics enthusiast who is also passionate about product design.

Sven Mawson is a Software Engineer working on Google’s API Infrastructure. He believes well-designed, beautiful APIs need not sacrifice performance.Posted by Scott Knaster, Editor

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Friday, July 15, 2011

By Scott Knaster, Google Code Blog EditorGoogle Science Fair10,000 young people from more than 90 countriesfinalistsThe winners

Lauren Hodge (13-14 age group) for a study about reducing carcinogens in grilled chicken.

Naomi Shah (15-16) for her project relating better indoor air quality to a reduced need for asthma medication.

Shree Bose (17-18), who found a way to improve ovarian cancer treatment for certain patients.

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Mark your calendars: HTML5 hackathons

Friday, July 15, 2011

By Mihai Ionescu, Developer AdvocateCross-posted with the Google Commerce BlogChrome Web StoreIn-App PaymentsNew YorkChicagoSeattleMountain ViewMihai Ionescu is a Developer Advocate at Google helping developers build compelling applications using open web technologies. In his free time, when not skiing in the Sierras, Mihai enjoys traveling and exploring the great outdoors with his family.Posted by Scott Knaster, Editor

It's coming: Open Call for Google Developer Day

Monday, July 11, 2011

By Phoebe Peronto, Developer Marketing TeamGoogle Developer DayOpen Call for Google Developer DayAndroid ADKHTML5select 10 submissionson July 18August 1websiteGDD website#gdd11Google Developer Day will come to eight cities around the world in 2011, bringing you the future in web and mobile technologies. These one-day events feature deep technical content on Google platforms and products from the teams that work on them. Join us for the latest developments in Android, Chrome, HTML5, App Engine and more in a city near you.Phoebe Peronto is a Developer Marketing Intern working to coordinate the launch of Google Developer Days 2011. She hails from UC Berkeley as a rising senior studying Political Science and Business, and is excited to work with the Google team for summer 2011.Posted by Scott Knaster, Editor

Taking command of issue triage

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

By Jason Robbins, Google Project Hosting Team

Keystroke

Action

Toggle the issue preview window.

j or k

Select the next or previous issue.

f, n, p, l

Scroll to the first, next, previous, or last comment in an issue.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Select a recent command. If you modify the command or comment, it will be stored in that numbered slot for later reuse.

Focus on the command text field.

Execute the command and show the issue comment that it generated.

user preference

Jason Robbins founded the ArgoUML and ReadySET open source projects as a result of his research into the cognitive challenges of software engineering tool UIs. He’s worked on Google Project Hosting since 2005. Over the years he’s been a contestant, coach, and judge for the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest.Posted by Scott Knaster, Editor

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Friday, July 1, 2011

By Scott Knaster, Google Code Blog EditorGoogle Web Fonts<link rel="stylesheet">launched an updated site

In the Choose step, check out the available fonts and choose from among them by looking at whatever text you want, in any size. You can search for fonts by name, filter by category or thickness, or look for fonts that support specific scripts.

After you pick one or more fonts, use the Review step. This step includes a Test Drive feature to see your chosen fonts in a sample layout.

Finally, you’ll see a nice speedometer that shows you an estimate of loading time for your selected fonts, and you’ll also get the necessary code for adding the fonts to your pages.

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Page Speed Service: Web performance, delivered.

Learn about Google Apps Script in NYC

Countdown to the Open Call HTML5 Challenge

OK Go play with HTML5

Fridaygram

Get picky with the Google Picker API

Make money with In-App Payments for the Web

Lightning fast! Performance tips for using Google APIs

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Mark your calendars: HTML5 hackathons

It's coming: Open Call for Google Developer Day

Taking command of issue triage

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