HTML5 and Localstorage - Storage in the Browser

Installed native applications can use all the space they want, but in the browser we're much more limited. This talk will explore how to make the best use of the storage technologies available to web apps, comparing the virtues of different packaging and encoding techniques, as well as simple forms of in-browser compression that can yield surprising results. As more apps aim to surf over network turbulence, and even work when completely disconnected from the network, local storage becomes ever more important.

Our guest speaker sees the return of Andrew Betts, Director, FT Labs [labs.ft.com]. The FT liked the work his previous company, Assanka, did on the FT.Com iPad app so much they bought the company...

1830 - registration and pre-Meetup drinks

1900 - Presentation - "HTML5 and Localstorage - Storage in the Browser" -

2000 - More drinks and snacks (if I can confirm a sponsor).