by Andrei Cioroianu, IBM developerWorks

Most Web frameworks try to be as flexible and extensible as possible to accommodate different application needs and development styles. Unfortunately, sometimes this leads to complexity, processing overheads, and large configuration files. First of all, you have to control the HTML produced by your framework and be able to adapt the Web components for

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Glen Kunene, DevX.com

In this article, the co-creator of the Google Widget Toolkit (GWT) explains how his team plans to release a GWT version that compiles faster AJAX code than a JavaScript expert could write by hand. In a media briefing at the conference, Google Engineering Manager and GWT co-creator Bruce Johnson explained the mission his team undertook when Google open sourced GWT under

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Darryl K. Taft, eWEEK

Big Blue may still deal in COBOL and target big enterprises, but alphaWorks shows that the company also is delving deep into Web 2.0 technologies. IBM is gearing up to deliver a new version of the alphaWorks site in August, according to Chris Spencer. With the new version of alphaWorks, IBM is planning to let the community have a hand in shaping the site. "We're going

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Doug Henschen, Intelligent Enterprise

Rich Internet applications promise interfaces that are more responsive, productive and adaptable to various deployment environments. In this interview, SAP executives Dennis Moore, General Manager of Emerging Solutions, and Andrew Cabanski-Dunning, marketing director for NetWeaver User Productivity Solutions, discuss the required back-end infrastructure, and ...more