Treffer: JavaScript and the Netflix User Interface.

Title:
JavaScript and the Netflix User Interface.
Authors:
LIU, ALEX
Source:
Communications of the ACM. Nov2014, Vol. 57 Issue 11, p53-59. 7p. 9 Diagrams, 2 Charts.
Subject Terms:
*SCRIPTING languages (Computer science), *OBJECT-oriented programming languages, *USER interfaces, *PROGRAMMING languages, JAVASCRIPT programming language, DOMAIN-specific programming languages
Company/Entity:
NETFLIX Inc. NFLX
Database:
Business Source Premier

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The article discusses the redevelopment of desktop application in JavaScript, the official programming language of the Web. Topics discussed include the support for the language by consumer hardware devices through the integration of a Web browser application, devices' support of Web views as part of the operating system user interface (UI), Netflix's development of highly complex UIs, testing on the Netflix website which adds features to enhance the control experience and asynchronous module definition (AMD) libraries.