Samiq Bits, 06.12.2007: Microsoft Volta as a Declarative Web Distributed Computing Toolset

Samiq Bits, 06.12.2007: Microsoft Volta as a Declarative Web Distributed Computing Toolset
by Gilbert Corrales: "Today Microsoft Live Labs announced Microsoft Volta. Volta technology preview is a developer toolset built on top of .NET to further excel the development of software services applications enabling you to build multi-tier web applications by applying familiar techniques and patterns."

Tags: .net, ria, microsoft, ajax, webdev, dotnet, volta

Joel on Software, 18.09.2007: Strategy Letter VI

Joel on Software, 18.09.2007: Strategy Letter VI
by Joel Spolsky: "interesting analysis about the development of web-applications, their APIs and a strategic threat for Google."

Tags: strategy, software, webapp, analysis, apis, javascript, ajax, google

WEB 2.0 JOURNAL, 26.07.2007: How to Choose an RIA Path: AJAX or Adobe?

WEB 2.0 JOURNAL, 26.07.2007: How to Choose an RIA Path: AJAX or Adobe?
by Jeffrey Hammond: "AJAX is the best bet for experienced Web development shops looking to incrementally evolve existing Web applications"

Tags: ria, ajax, adobe, flex, analysis, bestpractice, webdev

IBM Project Zero: Home

IBM Project Zero: Home
About: "Project Zero is an incubator project started within IBM that is focused on the agile development of the next generation of dynamic Web applications. Project Zero introduces a simple environment for creating, assembling and executing applications based on popular Web technologies. The Project Zero environment includes a scripting runtime for Groovy and PHP with application programming interfaces optimized for producing REST-style services, integration mash-ups and rich Web interfaces."

Tags: ibm, webdev, agile, mashup, ajax, php, groovy

Read/Write Web, 01.03.2007: Morfik's Ajax Platform Set To Challenge Google, Adobe, Microsoft

Read/Write Web, 01.03.2007: Morfik's Ajax Platform Set To Challenge Google, Adobe, Microsoft
by Richard MacManus: "Morfik, has mostly been flying under the radar for the past year, but their 100% Ajax platform is getting set for its 1.0 release at the end of March. I caught up with the team recently to see what they've got under the hood...."

Tags: ajax, enterprise2.0, framework, javascript, programming, webdev, startup

Techcrunch, 27.02.2007: Talking Apollo with Kevin Lynch at Adobe Engage

Techcrunch, 27.02.2007: Talking Apollo with Kevin Lynch at Adobe Engage
by Ryan Stewart: "Adobe has focused on cross platform web based experiences, but with Apollo they’re hoping to move into richer desktop experiences as well as richer mobile integration."

Open Gardens, 19.02.2007: The Long tail and Mobile Web 2.0 applications

Open Gardens, 19.02.2007: The Long tail and Mobile Web 2.0 applications
by Ajit Jaokar: "this document outlines a class of applications which do not necessarily need access to device APIs – i.e. what is referred to here as the ‘Long tail’ applications."