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ExtJS Ecosystem Continues to Expand
New server-side tools are sprouting up around the ExtJS client-side Javascript framework. Community developed server-side support now exists for Java Enterprise Edition, Cold Fusion 8.0, Google Web Toolkit, and Ruby on Rails 2.0. The goal of all of these tools is to normalize the interface between their respective platforms and ExtJS.
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How-to Make your AJAX Applications Scream on the Client
AJAX is hot, no one will argue, but what is often the case is your Web 2.0 applications don't perform as well as you had hoped. Learn how a few simple optimizations can help.
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Who needs GWT On Rails?
Rails and GWT are both hiding Javascript manipulation from the Ajax development cycle. GWT chose to solve that by using a compiler which will convert Java into browser-compliant JavaScript and HTML. By using GWT On Rails plugin and its Client generator, you'll be able to make GWT Client communicate with Rails.
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Adding Ajax Support to the ASP.NET MVC Framework
The official CTP release of the ASP.NET MVC Framework does not include any support for AJAX, yet. In the meantime there are several samples available, which show how to add AJAX features to ASP.NET MVC applications.
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DWR: State of the Union
There is a lot going on in the DWR world: DWR joining the Dojo Foundation; Joe Walker, creator of DWR, joining SitePen, Ltd. as Director of Support and Development; and an announcement of the features that are expected to be part of DWR 3.0.
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ASP.NET 3.5 Extensions CTP - ASP.NET MVC, Data Services, Dynamic Data and Silverlight Support
Yesterday, Microsoft published the long-awaited first ASP.NET 3.5 Extensions CTP (Customer Technology Preview). The extensions package includes the ASP.NET MVC Framework, AJAX improvements, Dynamic Data support, Silverlight support, and ADO.NET Data Services.
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Zoho Leverages Google Gears to Provide Offline Support for Ajax Applications
Zoho, a online office productivity software company, recently extended its flagship AJAX based RIA product Zoho Writer with offline capabilities using Google Gears. InfoQ.com spoke to Raju Vegesna of Zoho to learn more about the process.
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Selection Criteria for Javascript Frameworks
With the increase of AJAX adoption, many developers and architects are still trying to determine what are the best ways to evaluate Java Script frameworks/libraries. On a relatively recent post entitled "How to choose a Javascript Framework", Brian Raindel tries to offer some guidance in regards to the various aspects one should consider during the selection process, summarized here:
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Buzzword – RIA Word Processor: Built Using Adobe Flex / AIR
Adobe recently acquired Virtual Ubiquity, the creators of Buzzword - a web based word processor. InfoQ.com connected with David Coletta and Tad Staley of Adobe Systems to learn more about the product, the challenges and benefits of using Adobe Flex for its development, and what the future holds for the product.
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What is Needed for the Next Level of Browser Applications?
In the keynote presentation of The Ajax Experience in Boston, Alex Russell and Joe Walker posed the question "What's needed to take development in the browser to the next level?"
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Reducing Server Load and Network Traffic in REST/Ajax Architectures
A short article on developerWorks shows us how to reduce network traffic and server processing for Ajax/REST architectures, but the real jewel here is the way they effectively use the HTTP 304 status code instead of recommending more complicated solutions.
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Does the rise of Service Oriented UI (SOUI) means the death of server-assisted MVC?
Nolan Wright thinks server-assisted MVC implementations are a thing of the past and that Services, Ajax and DHTML can greatly simplify the way we build web applications.
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Prototype 1.6 and Script.aculo.us 1.8 Bring Performance and Ajax Enhancements
In what is being deemed the most significant update since its creation 2 years ago, Prototype 1.6 along with Script.aculo.us 1.8 have been released.
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Dojo Toolkit 1.0 is Released with Google Gears Integration, Accessibility Support and Charting
The Dojo Foundation has released Dojo Toolkit 1.0. Dojo is used in products from companies such as AOL, BEA, IBM, and Sun Microsystems.
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Interview: Joe Walker discusses DWR
InfoQ spoke with Joe Walker at QCon London 2007 about the DWR toolkit. Walker discussed DWR 2.0 including new features such as details about reverse AJAX, the deal with TIBCO, DWR support in IDEs, the integration with Spring, future plans for DWR, and interesting applications of DWR from the very large to the very flashy.