It’s been a very geeky week – only a couple of days after BathCamp, I was in London yesterday for Google Developer Day.
I was saying only a couple of days ago that I really need to get my head around some of the options out there for web developers, so this was well timed.
I learnt about web development tools and online APIs, talked a lot about where mobile development is going, and got to wander around Wembley Stadium. All in all, it was a good day. 🙂
The underlying theme for the talks throughout the day was showing how Google are trying to make the web ‘better’.
The messages were grouped into four key areas:
- “client” – making the browser more powerful – through Chrome, and Gears
- “cloud” – making the cloud more powerful – through the various APIs they make available
- “connectivity” – making web apps more powerful – through web development tools like GWT, and Android for mobile
- “social” web – making the web more social – through OpenSocial
I made a ton of notes throughout the day. Rather than write the world’s longest blog post, I’ve picked out a few interesting bits.