Ajax/RIA/Web 2.0

Ajax/RIA/Web 2.0

Sencha CEO: Treat HTML5 apps as a programming platform, not a Web page
Tools vendor executive Michael Mullany also sees excitement about Firefox OS but says more work is needed on Tizen.
Paul Krill, April 2013

Why developers are turning to API services
As outside services are increasingly integrated into enterprise and consumer applciations the demand for API management tools is also growing, especially for cloud and mobile apps.
Paul Krill, April 2013

When to use applets instead of HTML forms: Three easy techniques
Web developers are plagued by the inconsistent browser rendering of HTML and JavaScript, yet most continue to use HTML forms to build GUI front-ends. In this article Dr. Mark O. Pendergast considers the alternatives: three cases where Java applets are a viable, useful, and relatively secure alternative to HTML forms.
Mark O. Pendergast, PhD, April 2013

Apple keeps patching Java on OS X Snow Leopard after proposed drop-dead date
Updates are considered a smart move given that not all Mac users can upgrade to Java 7 and are relying on Apple for patches.
Gregg Keizer, April 2013

Review: Four killer cloud IDEs
Find out how browser-based JSFiddle, Icenium, Cloud9, and Codenvy stretch, scale, and compare from client-side JavaScript and HTML5 to server-side Java and Web stacks.
Peter Wayner, April 2013

Java 7 Update 21 to fix bugs, change applet warning messages
Oracle's latest update demonstrates commitment to fixing security issues related to the Java Plug-in, a necessity for many enterprises.
Lucian Constantin, April 2013

Finding gems in big data archives
Big data needn't be fast-moving to be sexy. Archives tend to be the largest data stores, and among the most valuable.
James Kobielus, April 2013

Apache Foundation promotes development framework Bloodhound
Open source tool for collaborating on software development is now an official top-level project, having graduated from the foundation's product incubator.
Jon Gold, April 2013

Google simplifies integration of SMS and voice with App Engine
New Python and Java libraries enable developers to add voice and SMS to GAE Web apps with just a few lines of code, via Twilio's cloud-based communications platform.
Mikael Ricknäs, April 2013

CodeMirror: Edit code in your browser
JavaScript-based embedded editor can handle more than 60 types of new and old programming languages, including Java.
Peter Wayner, March 2013

Open source Java iOS tools compared
Find out how Avian, Codename One, J2ObjC, RoboVM, and XMLVM resolve the challenges of Java-to-iOS native client development, including garbage collection versus automatic reference counting (ARC).
Steven Hannah, March 2013

NoSQL showdown: MongoDB vs. Couchbase
Two leading open source NoSQL datastores, MongoDB and Couchbase Server, are compared. Which one offers richer querying, indexing options, and ease of use?
Rick Grehan, March 2013

DHS shifting to cloud, agile development to boost homeland security
Along with its transition to agile, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is establishing infrastructure to support cloud services, platform-as-a-service, and software-as-a-service.
Patrick Thibodeau, March 2013

Smile, you're on Google Glass, whether you like it or not
Google Glass's style points are debatable, but one thing's for sure: Data collection and user privacy will never be the same.
Caroline Craig, March 2013

JavaScript's popularity rankings vary widely
For measuring JavaScript's popularity the Tiobe programming language index says one thing, but GitHub's rankings tells a different story.
Paul Krill, March 2013

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