Last week, we released a powerful new feature for HTML5 apps built with LiveCode: using JavaScript to integrate into the surrounding web page.  LiveCode users have already been using this to build fun HTML5 apps and to demonstrate how powerful this new feature is.
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When you deploy a LiveCode 9 app to the web with HTML5 deployment, you can now call into JavaScript and integrate your app with the surrounding web page. Deploy your app with LiveCode 9 Developer Preview 2 and try it out.
read moreOver the last month, we’ve been working hard on our next feature release, LiveCode 9.  Today we’re making a new developer preview available, including a powerful new capability for HTML5 development, and a completely rewritten LiveCode Builder virtual machine.
read moreThe modern web browser has become a fully-featured application platform – and nearly everyone has one. Â If you can write a program to run in a modern web browser, you know that it can be run anywhere with no need to install it.
As of now, you can deploy your LiveCode apps to the web. Welcome to HTML5.
read moreAre you excited about HTML5?
Have you been dreaming about all the things you and HTML5 can do?
We have a treat for you today. Our team has been hard at work on the HTML5 engine and we’ve built two simple web apps for you to try. Please bear in mind that this technology is still at a fairly early stage – you can’t build your own apps yet.
read moreHow is HTML5 development going? When will it be released? For months your questions have flooded our inboxes, forums, and social channels. We understand: HTML5 is certainly an exciting prospect. Developing a cross platform application for mobile or desktop – or even both – has made LiveCode into a hugely popular tool. Adding web deployment to that list is another leap in the right direction and it will save time and costs for LiveCode users. So how is HTML5 going? When will it be released?
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Well, what an exciting ride that was! Thank you so much to everyone that helped make HTML5 deployment for LiveCode a reality. Together we made the total and we’re setting the wheels in motion.
This truly was a community driven project. From the first survey indicating the depth of feeling for HTML5 deployment, to the last pledge that put us over the line, its been you the users, powering the campaign all the way. It was a fascinating study in crowdfunding, and you might want to check out this blog post for a deeper analysis of what goes into a successful crowdfunded project. I feel privileged to work with such a dedicated, creative and enthusiastic community. Thank you all. You have entrusted us with this project, and we will work hard to bring you what you’ve asked for: an HTML5 capable version of LiveCode we can all be proud of.
Team Driven
I’ve thanked the community for your contribution. Thanks are also due to our small but dedicated marketing team that ran the campaign, engineered the page, raised awareness, answered your questions, and processed all the pledges. The last day especially was intense in terms of managing the last minute rush of queries and pledges. The upside of running the campaign on our own site instead of on Kickstarter was the additional flexiblity this allowed us, but this did mean we had to meet all the technical challenges ourselves. A very big Well Done to Steven, Heather and especially Arnaud for creating the highly complex webpage, making all the last minute changes demanded of him and keeping it up and running successfully through some very challenging traffic spikes.
Ramping it up
What’s next? We have some major plans to put into motion. Making the campaign total means we will secure the matchfunding, so we are now ploughing through the necessary paperwork and red tape for that. The HTML5 Dev Team needs put into place, trained and briefed. We’re working hard to ramp it all up. It’s a long runway, with our projected delivery date July/August next year, but thanks to you we are getting started! We’ll bring you more information in the coming weeks.
Why HTML5?
I’ve discussed the importance of this additional deployment platform a lot over the last few weeks. Being able to run your app straight in the browser, using the same natural language and drag/drop interface to create it widens the scope for LiveCode projects to a whole new audience. Schoolchildren gain greater accessibility, phone apps can be deployed without going through the app stores and the long tail of niche platforms that LiveCode doesn’t currently address can be supported via the browser. No plugin and no app to install removes barriers to adoption. Anywhere you can run an HTML5 capable browser, you will be able to run your app.
I’m really looking forward to the huge potential opened up by LiveCode HTML5!
read moreOver the last 13 months since being with LiveCode the strength and loyalty of this community has never failed to amaze me. We are a bigger & stronger community than we have ever been and that is very powerful. It means that all of us together can control the future of our product.
In 2013 we ran our first Crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter and this is where we stood up and showed the world that the LiveCode community is here to make a difference. We are here to make a better coding experience and we are not stopping until we achieve that.
A few months ago Kevin Miller LiveCode CEO (my boss) approached me about running a crowd funding campaign to bring HTML5 Web Output into LiveCode. My first thought was not worry or fear, it was excitement. I was so impressed that we were making a decision to go big, we were not sitting back on our 2013 success, we were saying, well we ain’t done yet, so let’s make a better LiveCode and let’s do it now. My second thought came in the form of about a million questions and I want to try and take you through that journey now.
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