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SmartGWT 1.0: A Q&A with Sanjiv Jivan
SmartGWT 1.0, a GWT API for the SmartClient Javascript library, has been released. InfoQ had a Q&A session with Sanjiv Jivan, the lead developer.
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JavaFX and Adobe Flex Insider Shares Thoughts
Chet Haase of Adobe Systems, who previously worked at Sun on the JavaFX team, shared his comparisons of JavaFX and Adobe Flex on the Yahoo FlexCoder group.
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Adobe MAX Day 1 Brings AIR 1.5 and Flex 3.2
Adobe's annual MAX conference kicked off in San Francisco yesterday. The keynote covered a wide variety of themes including cloud/client computing, RIA's in the enterprise, and creating a consistent platform across a variety of devices (computers, televisions, mobile, etc).
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Is Java losing Ground to Flex?
As rich Internet application (RIA) technologies mature and become more widely visible to developers, inevitably they will cross with established technologies, like Java. A recent blog post from the game development company Sharendipitous Moments, entitled “We’re Moving to Flash. Here’s Why,” created discussion on whether Java is losing ground to RIA technologies, such as Flex.
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RIA Frameworks: And the Survey Says…
Given the number of frameworks now available for rich Internet application (RIA), choosing the right one, if not the best one, can be a difficult decision. Inside RIA recently completed an online survey that asked Flex/ActionScript RIA developers about their preferred frameworks.
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Article: Java FX Technology Preview
InfoQ takes a look at the JavaFX preview release and talks to Sun Staff Engineer Joshua Marinacci about version 1 expected this autumn.
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JackBe Offers Free Developer Edition of Presto Mashup Platform
JackBe, an enterprise mashup software provider, announced last week the availability of free Developer Edition of Presto Enterprise Mashup Platform. This is a community version of Presto Enterprise Mashup software which can be used to create and publish the mashup components. The product suite also includes a Mashup Server, An Eclipse-based Mashup Studio IDE and Mashup Composers.
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Rolling Out Cannonball
One important characteristic of rich Internet application (RIA) technologies is the need to support Web standards. The newly released Cannonball ActionScript library is at the forefront of efforts to incorporate major Web standards into Adobe Flash-based RIA development. InfoQ spoke with Cannonball creator, John French, to gain more insight
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Interview: John Lam on IronRuby, Microsoft and Open Source
In this interview from RubyFringe, John Lam talks about his work on IronRuby and how Microsoft is approaching Open Source software development.
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X2O Framework for Flex Server Integration
As RIA technologies maturing, there are increasing needs for the integration between RIAs and server side technologies. X2O Framework from We Are Mammoth is one such integration solution for Flex. InfoQ spoke with Ka Wai Cheung, a partner of the We Are Mammoth, to learn how X2O Framework fits into Flex based RIA development.
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Fluint Unit Test Tool for Flex
As rich Internet application (RIA) technologies are becoming more prevalent, more tools are being created to support RIA development. Flex unit test tool Fluint is an example. InfoQ spoke with Michael Labriala, Fluint developer and Flex architect, to learn more about using Fluint as a unit test solution in Flex development.
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Java SE 6 Update 10 is out but what does it deliver?
After being in beta for about a year and having more than 1 million downloads, the Java SE 6 Update 10 (6u10) , dubbed the “Consumer JRE” has been released. With this release which is primarily focused on the Java Plug-In, Sun is trying to deliver on its promise for an enhanced rich client user experience and paves the way for the upcoming JavaFX Desktop 1.0.
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Prana Framework Helps on ActionScript 3 Application Development
Prana is an Inversion of Control (IoC) type of application framework for Adobe Flex or ActionScript 3 based development. InfoQ recently spoke with the Prana framework’s creators Christophe Herreman and Damir Murat to learn more insights about the usage of the framework.
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More on Granite Data Service's with Project Founder Franck Wolff
Earlier this year, InfoQ discussed Granite Data Services (GDS) with project founder Franck Wolff. In this post, we follow-up with Wolff to learn more about the recent 1.1 release of GDS.
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Silverlight 2 Got Tools (RC1) for Visual Studio 2008 SP1
Microsoft has released Tools (RC1) for Visual Studio 2008 SP1 for Silverlight 2. Among other features, the tools include Visual Basic and C# project templates, intellisense and code generators for XAML, XAML design preview, debugging, and integration with Expression Blend 2.