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- Architecture
- Topics
- Web 2.0,
- Language,
- JRuby,
- Cloud Computing,
- Dynamic Languages
In an interview at OOPSLA, Dave Thomas talks about the reasons for the rise of Java, what's behind Web 2.0, MDA and SOA, the rise of dynamic languages and the opportunities that he sees in the web as a platform.
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By Dave Thomas
on Apr 25, 2008,
News about Web 2.0
- Java
- Topics
- Web 2.0,
- Rich Internet Apps,
- Rich Client / Desktop
Today, Adobe announced that Flash Player 10 Beta is now publicly available, the project was previously code named “Astro.” With competitors like JavaFX and Microsoft Silverlight working hard on their own solutions, Adobe Flash Player 10 will include a number of significant enhancements.
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By Jon Rose
on May 15, 2008,
- Java
- Topics
- Web 2.0,
- Rich Internet Apps,
- Rich Client / Desktop
In what is becoming an ever more popular move for those working on Java client technologies, Hans Muller, the now former CTO for Sun's Desktop division, made the move from Sun Microsystems to Adobe’s Flex team this week.
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By Jon Rose
on May 13, 2008,
Articles about Web 2.0

- Java
- Topics
- Web 2.0,
- Rich Internet Apps,
- Web Frameworks
The Web 2.0 revolution has clearly descended upon the software industry, but many InfoQ.com readers still have to deal with volumes of Web 1.0 code. So, what is one to do with those old applications? In their article, Porting From Web 1.0 To Rich Internet Applications (RIA), James Ward and Shashank Tiwari walk through replacing a Web 1.0 interface with a rich Adobe Flex user interface.
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By James Ward & Shashank Tiwari
on Feb 10, 2008,

- Architecture,
- .NET,
- Java
- Topics
- Javascript,
- Web 2.0,
- Rich Internet Apps
Microsoft released a preview of Volta last month. Many people have commented on this new technology and the concept of Architecture Factoring. Some have compared Volta with GWT. InfoQ interviewed Didier Girard, CTO of SFEIR, who has lead the development of several GWT projects and reviewed Volta recently.
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By Jean-Jacques Dubray
on Jan 21, 2008,
Interviews about Web 2.0

- .NET
- Topics
- Javascript,
- Web 2.0,
- Rich Internet Apps,
- Java plus .NET Integration,
- Silverlight
Learn about the re-launch of Major League Baseball’s website on Silverlight. With the website’s back-end written in Java and much of the user interface built with JSP, MLB.com is not your typical candidate for adopting Microsoft’s newest technology for building Rich Internet Apps. Henry Belmont and Thaniya Keereepart share the reasoning behind choice and implementation details.
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By Henry Belmont & Thaniya Keereepart
on Feb 26, 2008,

- Java,
- SOA
- Topics
- Web 2.0,
- Scripting
IBM Fellow and WebSphere CTO Jerry Cuomo talks about REST and Project Zero, IBM's new Groovy & PHP based RESTful app mashup / scripting / dev tool.
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By Jerry Cuomo
on Jan 21, 2008,
Presentations about Web 2.0

- Architecture
- Topics
- Web 2.0,
- Javascript
An Ajax application can go for several hours without leaving the original page. In this talk, Dave Crane explores ways to apply design patterns to the client tier, and how the use of patterns compares with the server-side. He examines the tension between maintaining server-control and delegating control to the client, and looks at the pros and cons of each architecture with real-world examples.
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By Dave Crane
on Mar 20, 2008,

- SOA
- Topics
- Web 2.0
In this presentation recorded at JAOO, IBM's Rod Smith discusses how technologies such as Wikis are combined with Web services and Atom and RSS feeds to form mashups, enabling the next wave of DIY-IT by combining the flexibility of user-oriented information architecture provided by active content with that of content-in-flight to provide an easy-to-use end-user integration platform.
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By Rodney Smith
on Jun 20, 2007,