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Initially, the term “web designer,” described something much more akin to that of a graphic designer: a designer who concerns themselves with the presentation of text and pictures. Today, however, the majority of websites and applications online are interactive. A Tale of Two Clocks - Scheduling Web Audio with Precision. Introduction One of the biggest challenges in building great audio and music software using the web platform is managing time.
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That level of activity adds up to a whole lot of virtual cows (and other imaginary goods) being sold, but it also poses a huge challenge for the social gaming company's back-end infrastructure—the hardware and software that power Zynga. The newly-public company's recently-launched online platform, Zynga.com, is adding yet another layer of complexity, as it will be open to games from third-party developers. Yahoo's brilliant solution (Fortune, 2005) Editor's note: Every Sunday, Fortune publishes a favorite story from our magazine archives.
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