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AJAX developers 'forget about the network'
If you're using AJAX to develop interactive Web applications, are you making these errors? Read more »
AJAX sets off tools race
The growing popularity of interactive Web sites has set off a race among software companies, each pitching their own development toolkit. Read more »
OpenLaszlo moves towards AJAX
The Flash development tool will soon have a DHTML output option. Read more »
Safari key to iPhone app developers: Jobs
Smartphone developers learned on Monday that they won't be shut out of Apple's iPhone. But they're going to have to wait for the red carpet. Read more »
Eclipse AJAX toolkit proposed
IBM is leading the charge for an open source AJAX development toolkit. Read more »
Mozilla: Web apps faster with Firefox 3.1
Firefox 3.1 will run many Web-based applications such as Gmail faster through incorporation of a feature called TraceMonkey that dramatically speeds up programs written in JavaScript, Mozilla said Friday. Read more »
Microsoft gets hip to AJAX
Not to be left out of any development trends, Microsoft is working to simplify the job of building so-called AJAX applications, or Web applications with sophisticated graphics. Read more »
Microsoft readies Atlas AJAX tooling
By the end of the year Microsoft plans to release a commercial-grade tool for building AJAX-style Web applications. Read more »
Open-source Eclipse barrels down Ajax path
The open-source development tools consortium fills out its projects for Ajax-style Web development. Read more »
Oracle to support Ajax, Flash for rich Internet applications
At the JavaOne conference on Wednesday, Oracle executives said they plan to introduce tools for rich Internet application development. The company also released a development kit for the Java-based Spring Framework. Read more »
Features (63)
Free framework looks to simplify Ajax development
Adobe's Spry framework for Ajax is meant primarily for users who are Web design professionals or advanced nonprofessional Web designers. Here's a look into obtaining and using it. Read more »
Simpler Ajax development with Prototype.js
Prototype.js is a library of JavaScript objects and functions, designed to help you code easier. It is particularly useful for Ajax development, as it contains a number of objects that handle Ajax communication, previously requiring lengthy amounts of code. Read more »
The Seven Deadly Sins of AJAX application development
The AJAX bandwagon is a good place to be. It takes you to faster, more efficient, more dynamic apps. But it also has pitfalls all its own. Read more »
Taking developers into the interface
In the second half of our interview with Matt Thompson, director of Sun Developer Network, we discuss JavaFX phones, Sun's view of Google and Adobe, Swing's appearance and just how much of a bubble the industry is in. Read more »
Why developers should check out ColdFusion 8
The recent release is by far the most compelling version since they moved to the Java platform -- and possibly even the most compelling version ever. Read more »
AJAX should not mandate HTTP
AJAX applications rely upon the existence of an application server always being available, and many Web developers are assuming that the user will not want to save the Web page or lose network connectivity. This article discusses why this is a mistake. Read more »
Be aware of AJAX's drawbacks
Some developers view AJAX as the silver bullet for every scenario. However, AJAX introduces its own set of hazards in various areas, which include: development time, browsing history and experience, search engine interaction, accessibility, server load, and security. Read more »
Flash, HTML, AJAX: Which will win the Web app war?
The days when Web pages were static collections of text and graphics are long past. But as the Web matures, there's a fierce competition over which technology will propel it into a medium for rich, interactive applications. Read more »
Microsoft embraces AJAX with AJAX Extensions 1.0
Improving the user experience is a critical aspect of all Web applications. The AJAX movement shares this goal as it uses existing technologies to reduce the number of roundtrips between the browser and the Web server. Here's a closer look at this ASP.NET add-on, along with tips on how you can use it to enhance your ASP.NET applications. Read more »
Implement ASP.NET AJAX with the UpdatePanel control
The ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX Extensions 1.0 add-on brings AJAX development to ASP.NET developers using existing ASP.NET style coding. In this article we look at using multiple UpdatePanel controls on a single page. Read more »
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Flash and Flex: cached and componentised
Mike Potter is the developer marketing manager for Flex, we sat down with Mike at MAX and discussed where Flex and Flash is heading. Read more »
Blog (30)
Schoolgirl builds SecondLife Web app
-- A new web application AjaxLife allows interaction with the online virtual world
SecondLife. The cool part? It was developed in just a week by a fifteen year old English schoolgirl. Read more »
Google Developer Day comes to Sydney
-- Lock in May 31st for learning about everything that is Google. Read more »
Spry Game
-- At this year's Adobe WebDU conference in Sydney, Greg Rewis gave a presentation on Spry 1.6, the AJAX framework. Read more »
Digging deeper into AJAX
-- Lately I've been doing some further reading into how all this AJAX technology works. Read more »
Google brew Java with Ajax
-- This week Google released a new toolkit for Java developers to make writing AJAX applications easy. Read more »
Google Developer Day scheduled in 2008
-- Google has announced that it will host a free new event for developers in 2008 in Sydney. Read more »
Conference season open for Web developers
-- Are Adobe Air, Microsoft Silverlight, Google Gears, AJAX, and the semantic Web some of your favourite things? Now's the right time to put in that training request because May and June are full of great local Web developer conferences. Read more »
Adobe Developer Week
-- Adobe recently ran a series of online conferences via Breeze under the banner of Adobe Developer Week. There was a great and diverse range of topics on offer; including Flex, LiveCycle, ColdFusion, Apollo, Model Glue, RIAs, Ajax, ActionScipt 3 and security. Read more »
Microsoft services VS2008 & .NET 3.5
-- Microsoft has just announced the release to manufacturing of the .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Visual Studio 2008 SP1. Read more »
Opera Widget SDK released
-- Opera has announced the release of Opera Widgets SDK beta, that allows Web developers to create Web applications capable of running on all devices. Read more »
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Club Builder: Space, Ubiquity and Microsoft Tri-Soapbox
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