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How AJAX is like pepper
Tuesday, December 04, 2007 10:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: AJAX | Comments: 0
Don't go completely crazy with AJAX. Use good judgment on how and when to use it.
Since my last post of when to use AJAX, a lot has changed in the ways of AJAX programming. New tools, ideas, and techniques are constantly being developed to support this latest and greatest craze.
Some developers just want use the latest buzzwords and technologies in their applications just to prove that they can build such a beast. Sort of like an "I climbed Mt. Everest" battle cry.
Dojo 1.0 is released!
Monday, November 05, 2007 8:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: JavaScript | Comments: 0
It's been over 3 years and today the final product is released along with the famous grid widget.
This is one of those days that is quite memorable for Dojo users: Dojo 1.0 is available today.
One of the greatest widgets included in the release is the grid widget. For those who haven't seen it before, TurboGrid examples can be seen on the TurboAJAX group's website.
TurboGrid will now be part of Dojo!
Monday, September 17, 2007 4:30 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: AJAX | Comments: 0
The TurboAJAX Group is taking the TurboGrid (written entirely in Dojo) and incorporating it into Dojo JavaScript Framework 1.0 release.
This is absolutely great news for Dojo users.
Everyone has been asking "Where's the grid widget?" since Dojo 0.9 was first released (I was one of them). That question has been answered through a press release declaring that the TurboGrid will be released in the 1.0 version of Dojo.
Top 10 Future Web Trends
Wednesday, September 12, 2007 5:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Web 2.0 | Comments: 0
Read/Write Web has a writeup on what the top 10 trends will be in the coming years. What do you think will happen in 10 years?
Everyone is looking for the next big thing when it comes to making some serious dough.
Richard MacCanus at Read/Write Web talks about the Top 10 Future Web Trends that will be occurring in the next 10 years or so.
AJAX Security Techniques
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 11:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: AJAX | Comments: 0
One of the primary concerns that AJAX faces are security issues.
When you start building your web application from the ground up, it's best to think about security immediately.
Aleksey Shevchenko, over at Developer.com, submitted an article called AJAX Security, which talks about the different types of AJAX attacks and provides tips on how to programatically prepare yourself for such attacks.
Why Web 3.0 will be a programmer's dream come true
Thursday, June 14, 2007 7:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Web 2.0 | Comments: 1
Programmer's rejoice! Take existing web services and build your own online software.
Ok, Ok, Ok. Who still thinks Web 2.0 doesn't exist?
If you are still one of those skeptics who think there still isn't a Web 2.0, you're right.
Web 2.0 and you
Tuesday, May 29, 2007 5:00 PM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Web 2.0 | Comments: 0
Still a little fuzzy on what Web 2.0 is? Frank Bell from Entrepreneur magazine describes the concepts of a Web 2.0 application or service.
Web 2.0 is still a hazy issue, but Frank Bell from Entrepreneur has provided a great description of what Web 2.0 includes.
Web 2.0 and You provides the main concepts and characteristics that make up a Web 2.0 application or service.
Who's your AJAX Daddy?
Tuesday, May 29, 2007 5:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: AJAX | Comments: 0
An excellent gallery of AJAX-enabled techniques.
Over the weekend, I came across a site that hosts a lot of AJAX techniques that are quite useful, I particularly like the charting feature.
The site is called AJAXDaddy and showcases some really outstanding techniques such as various table utilities (TableKit, Sortable Table, etc.), a 35mm Photo View (very nice widget), a Javascript carousel, a Fisheye interface, and many others.
10 business reasons to use AJAX
Friday, May 18, 2007 11:30 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: AJAX | Comments: 0
Have a manager wanting to know why you would want to use the latest technology and says it's too new? Forward this to them.
I've been using AJAX since I saw the first post from Jesse James Garrett and I've never looked back. It's a technology that is definitely here to stay.
Being a programmer is great, but trying to convince upper management as to why AJAX should be used on the next project is a bigger undertaking than writing an application.
Google Notebook gets a facelift
Thursday, March 29, 2007 5:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Google | Comments: 0
I use the Google Notebook on a daily basis and this is definitely a welcome addition.
Every day, I look through my RSS feeds, check my email, and start jotting down my ideas for future posts and thoughts into the Google Notebook.
This morning, Google Notebook put on a new face. I opened my set number of tabs and was frantically looking for the "Google Notebook" title. Ahh...Found it. Google now sets the title to your current notebook you were previously working on. Nice.
Mastering AJAX Series
Wednesday, March 28, 2007 6:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: AJAX | Comments: 0
Part 10 is here.
IBM started a series on Mastering AJAX way back in January and I reported on it rather quickly.
I just wanted to keep everybody up to speed on the series and that they were on Part 10. Wow, long series.
Microsoft finally joins the OpenAjax Alliance
Wednesday, March 21, 2007 10:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: AJAX | Comments: 0
The OpenAjax Alliance has added some new members to their group. Guess who?
Back in October, I wrote about a group called the OpenAJAX Alliance who are establishing a standard JavaScript functionality across the board, but certain companies either didn't participate or wasn't interested in this alliance.
Well, it's a new year and Microsoft and 30 additional companies are joining the Alliance (Ref: Ajaxian) to keep the AJAX/JavaScript functionality standardized.
Mind mapping software...online
Thursday, March 15, 2007 5:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Tools | Comments: 0
Offline Mind mapping software is great, but online may be better
I know I've talked about mind mapping software in the past with various posts, but those were particularly offline applications.
MindMeister is one such online application where you can create online mind maps and share them with your friends.
When to use AJAX programming?
Wednesday, March 14, 2007 5:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: AJAX | Comments: 0
AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) is being used almost everywhere, but when should you apply AJAX programming to your own applications?
For most developers, AJAX web development is a rush, because it's a relatively new way of creating web applications. It actually blurs the lines between a desktop application and a web application.
Bu when should you use it? and why?
Speed Links - Mar-5-2007: Web 2.0
Monday, March 05, 2007 10:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Speed Links | Comments: 0
Speed links regarding Web 2.0
- MiniAJAX
A small, very useful collection of AJAX utilities that use AJAX on a number of server models. - ColorJack
Visualize the color theory through a AJAX interface. - Dojo Toolkit has offline support
One of the best Javascript toolkits out there now has offline support. - Commodore Amiga emulated in JavaScript
Enough said.
- Gaming with AJAX
Here are some JavaScript/AJAX games that popped up over the past couple of weeks: Scrabble (Wabble); and Crosswords in JavaScript (Select a link to start). - AJAX Online Whiteboards
Two awesome online whiteboards: Doodleboard and Thinkature. - AJAX Queue Class
An excellent queuing class written entirely in JavaScript.
Tag Cloud Mania
Friday, January 19, 2007 5:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Web 2.0 | Comments: 0
Want to see a tag cloud of Web 2.0? How about Bill Gates CES speech? Or the Presidential Address?
I'm currently rebuilding DCS Media and I'm thinking about adding a tag cloud to the site. A tag cloud adds a certain "what's popular at-a-glance" view to your audience and a "what is the audience looking at?" to the authors of the site.
Tag clouds aren't specific to a particular industry by any means and provides a great way to see what's important based on the content.
Tagging 2.0
Tuesday, January 16, 2007 11:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Web 2.0 | Comments: 0
Tagging will be taken to the next level.
I'm currently redesigning my site (Yes, I'm a little bit behind schedule) and in the redesign, I'm focusing on a tagging hierarchy.
A what?!?!
Speed Links - Jan-10-2007: Web 2.0
Wednesday, January 10, 2007 2:00 PM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Speed Links | Comments: 0
Web 2.0 Speed Links for the day.
- Web 2.0 Design Guides
RealWorld Software Development gathered all of the Web 2.0 design guides and posted them in one location. Nice reference. - How to create an emblem
Nice Photoshop tutorial (with others) - How to create Web 2.0 graphics in GIMP
It seems the open source graphic designer GIMP is gaining some momentum. - 7 Rules for Web 2.0 Startups
Great guidelines for starting up a new fangled 2.0 startup.
Programming Shift with Web 2.0
Wednesday, January 10, 2007 9:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Developers | Comments: 0
Mr. O'Reilly shares an email he received about the programming shift with Web 2.0.
As programmers move faster towards AJAX, rounded corners, and JavaScript frameworks, we sometimes don't stop to look back at how we got to this point with scripting languages.
Scripting Languages?!?! Forget the Java and .NET compilers. We are currently focusing on the presentation side of the Internet. Things are simplified using text and scripts instead of compiled languages.
Web 2.0 has hit the "saturation mark"
Wednesday, January 10, 2007 8:50 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Web 2.0 | Comments: 0
I was wondering when this time would come.
The Silicon Valley tech gossip rag, Valleywag, has just posted that the term Web 2.0 has completely saturated the market and the era is over.
Sheesh, that was a quick technology burst. Only three years since the term was coined by O'Reilly.
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