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You have arrived at this page because InsideRIA is no longer an active website, as of January 31, 2011. While we're sad to see the change, we think you will find the resources and community here at oreilly.com helpful.

An archive of the material previously posted on InsideRIA can be found at DevelopRIA.com.

O'Reilly Answers is an excellent resource for getting information about everything technology related. We also suggest that you share your knowledge at the O'Reilly Answers site and help the new members of the development community grow into future leaders in our industry.

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RIA Books & Videos

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JavaScript & jQuery: The Missing Manual
by David Sawyer McFarland
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JavaScript: The Good Parts
by Douglas Crockford
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JavaScript: The Definitive Guide
by David Flanagan
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Head First HTML5 Programming
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Learning PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript
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jQuery Mobile: Up and Running
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Making Android Accessories with IOIO
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Introducing HTML5 Game Development
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jQuery: Novice to Ninja (SitePoint)
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Building Android Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
by Jonathan Stark
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Android and Arduino
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Getting Started with NFC
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Mobile Design Pattern Gallery
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What's New with jQuery: Mobile and UI
by Ralph Whitbeck
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Mobile HTML5
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RIA Experts

Colin Moock is an independent Flash platform expert with a passion for networked creativity and expression. He has been researching, designing, and developing for the Web since 1995.

Ken Yarmosh is a product strategist and technology connoisseur who launches awesome iPad, iPhone, Android, and web apps. Over the course of his career, he's created amazing digital experiences with a diverse set of clients ranging from some of the biggest personalities in media to the hottest tech startups.

Rich Shupe is co-author of Learning ActionScript 3.0 (O'Reilly), and teaches ActionScript programming at New York's School of Visual Arts' MFA Computer Art Department.

Marco Casario has dedicated himself to innovative projects for the web using Flash and Director (as far back as versions 3 and 5). In 2005, Marco founded Comtaste, a company dedicated to exploring new frontiers in Rich Internet Applications and the convergence between the web and the world of mobile devices--MobyMobile and…

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RIA Answers

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RIA News & Commentary

Developer Week in Review: Flash marginalization continues

By James Turner
February 23, 2012

If you use Linux, either start using Chrome as your browser or get ready to give up Flash. A developer faces execution in Iran because of how someone used software he wrote, and the world gets to see what it's like to build iPads and iPhones.

Four short links: 22 February 2012

By Nat Torkington
February 22, 2012

Hashbangs (Dan Webb) -- why those terrible #! URLs are a bad idea. Looks like they're going away with pushState coming to browsers. As Dan says, "URLs are forever". Let's get them right. I'm fascinated by how URLs are changing meaning and use over time. DNA Sequencing on a USB Stick -- this has been going the rounds, but...

Four short links: 21 February 2012

By Nat Torkington
February 21, 2012

Stop Paying Your jQuery Tax (Sam Saffron) -- performance advice for front-end developers. The faster your site responds, the more customers will use it. George Dyson Interviewed (Wired) -- a different perspective on computing, worth reading. VLC 2.0.0 -- VLC lets you bypass manufacturers' designed-in brokenness so your computer can play media. Glad to see it still being actively...

Four short links: 17 February 2012

By Nat Torkington
February 17, 2012

How Target Figured Out A Teen Girl Was Pregnant Before Her Father Did -- predictive analytics moves faster than family communications. (via Sara Winge) JSHint -- a tool to detect errors and potential problems in JavaScript code. (via Hacker News) Web Caching Tutorial -- explanation of the technical ins and outs of web caching. Gatekeeper -- Apple's new app...

Four short links: 15 February 2012

By Nat Torkington
February 15, 2012

Namebench (Google Code) -- hunts down the fastest DNS servers for your computer to use. (via Nelson Minar) Primer on Macroeconomics (Jig) -- reading suggestions for introductions to macroeconomics suitable to understand the financial crisis and proposed solutions. (via Tim O'Reilly) Smarter Cameras Plumb Composition -- A new type of smarter camera can take a picture but also assess...

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