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Volta - the future of web development on .NET?
Microsoft Live Labs has released Volta - a technology preview of a developer toolset that will enable developers to build multi-tier web applications faster. Announced under the slogan "Web application development using only the materials in the room", Volta allows developers to target either web browsers or the desktop by handling tier-splitting under the covers.
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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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It's Official...Ruby on Rails 2.0 Released
Today David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH) announced on the Ruby on Rails blog that Ruby on Rails 2.0 has been released after almost a year in the making. This release is full of new features, lots of fixes and a large amount of polish.
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Why MVC for ASP.NET?
Rick Strahl talks about the strengths and weaknesses of Web Forms and why they led some developers to look at alternatives like MVC. He also gives MVC the same balanced look.
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Tomcat used by 64% of Java Developers
According to a recent study conducted by BZ Research, Tomcat is used by almost two thirds of corporate Java developers. With its support for clustering & server monitoring, Tomcat has gained more popularity compared to other application servers. IBM WebSphere and RedHat JBoss came second and third in the research study.
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Microsoft Ups Their Support for PHP
PHP is a cornerstone of LAMP development. In an attempt to lure PHP developers off Linux and MySQL, Microsoft is beginning to offer deep support for PHP in IIS 7 and SQL Server.
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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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Raible Revisits Comparing Web Frameworks
This past week Matt Raible gave a presentation at ApacheCon comparing Java Web Frameworks. This is a follow up to a presentation he gave a few years ago. It is interesting to note the changes in the frameworks being evaluated.
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The Future of MonoRail in the Wake of MS MVC
Hamilton Verissimo, the founder of the Castle Project, has discussed means of integrating Castle/MonoRail into MS MVC as well as real-world requirements with the MS MVC team.
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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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The Forgotten Ruby Web Frameworks
With the success of Ruby on Rails, is there a place left for other Web frameworks written in Ruby? Everyone knows Rails, some might even have heard of Merb and Camping, but has anyone heard of Nitro, Ramaze, Sinatra, IOWA or Cerise? InfoQ quickly tours these frameworks and how they are appreciated (or ignored) by the blogosphere.
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JBoss Releases Seam 2.0 with Groovy Support and JSF Enhancements
Today the JBoss Seam team released Seam 2.0. This version comes 8 month after the last major release and includes deployment and web services enhancements in addition to support for JSF 1.2.
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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.
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The Using CSLA .NET 3.0 Book now available for VB.NET and C#
The latest version of Rocky Lhotka's Component-based Scalable Logical Architecture for .NET (CSLA .NET) book, is available for C# and now VB.NET. The framework enables developers to create an object-oriented business layer that abstracts and encapsulates the business logic and data.