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Web Gaming Technologies: Angry Birds' Cross-compiled Java Versus Native JavaScript

After it became clear that Angry Birds was basically a true webapp with only a little Flash to overcome the limitations of web-based audio [1], more information came to light regarding the technology it is based on [2].

0 replies - 16239 views - 05/23/11 by Axel Rauschmayer in Articles

Java Non-blocking Servers, and What I Expect node.js to do if it is to Become Mature

node.js is getting a lot of attention at the moment. It's goal is to provide an easy way to build scalable network programs, e.g. build web servers. It's different, in two ways. First of all, it brings Javacript to the server. But more importantly, it's...

16 replies - 6569 views - 05/23/11 by Ant Kutschera in Articles

How to integrate JavaScript and JSF

JSF and JavaScript can combine forces to develop powerful applications. For example, let's see how we can use JavaScript code with h:commandLink and h:commandButton to obtain a confirmation before getting into action.Getting ready

0 replies - 5089 views - 03/24/11 by Constantin Alin in Articles

GitHub is a web application, Twitter is not (yet)

Yesterday, in a lecture on web technologies, we consider Flash application and what is their position in the web.Is a Flash application a web application? The answer was yes and no. It is in some sense, since it is delivered over HTTP. However, it is not...

0 replies - 8005 views - 03/08/11 by Giorgio Sironi in Articles

Node JS and Server side Java Script

Let's start right at the beginning. Bear with me, it might get long... The following snippet of Java code could be used to create a server which receives TCP/IP requests:

20 replies - 7372 views - 03/07/11 by Ant Kutschera in Articles

Six things JavaScript needs to learn from Java

The amount of creativity currently happening the realm of JavaScript (JS) is simply amazing. People invent all kinds of nifty tools and extensions. But with that comes fragmentation and the proliferation of JS frameworks has turned JS into an assembly of...

13 replies - 5220 views - 02/14/11 by Axel Rauschmayer in Articles

Criteria for Javascript frameworks comparision

Nowadays using Ajax for a web application becomes a default choice. The real challenge is choosing the right Javascript library for the application.Today we have plenty of Javascript frameworks which are greately reducing the development time for front-end...

9 replies - 3901 views - 01/11/11 by Sivaprasadreddy... in Tips and Tricks

Web Framework Design: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

Over the last couple of weeks, I started to toy with the idea of writing a web framework in Scala (as if the world needed yet another web framework..). Whether I go through with it, or just write some code over a few evenings before getting tired of it...

5 replies - 4498 views - 12/06/10 by Wille Faler in News

Daily Dose - U.S. Dept. of Justice Receives Complaint About Oracle Tactics

"Oracle’s position appears to be the most onerous and draconian of any major hardware manufacturer," claims Claudia Betzner, the executive director of the US Service Industry Association (SIA).   That was a quote from the SIA's recent letter to...

0 replies - 24217 views - 11/19/10 by Mitchell Pronsc... in Daily Dose

Daily Dose - Bob Lee Won't Support the Java SE "Charade"

This week, Bob Lee, who is best known for leading JSR-330 (Dependency Injection for Java) and creating Guice, declined an invitation to participate in the Java SE 7 and 8 expert groups.  The decision was tough, but he made it in response to Oracle applying...

2 replies - 23235 views - 11/18/10 by Mitchell Pronsc... in Daily Dose

Daily Dose - RichFaces On the Road to Full JSF 2.0

The first of JBoss RichFaces 4.0's monthly milestones was released this week.  RichFaces 4.0 is going to provide full support for the Java EE 6 JSF 2.0 specification, while the current version, 3.3.3, has partial JSF 2.0 support and partial backwards...

2 replies - 12573 views - 07/20/10 by Mitchell Pronsc... in Daily Dose

Client applications with Ajax Solr: JavaScript vs. servlets

Are we sure that Java servlets are the most productive means to deliver a web interface? Let's dig through a client application written in JavaScript and find out.

0 replies - 14160 views - 06/17/10 by Giorgio Sironi in Articles

RichFaces 4.0 Takes Shape

The JBoss RichFaces developers are now running full-sprint towards the next major version of the JavaServerFaces component library.  RichFaces 3.3.3 started the JSF 2.0 integration, now RichFaces 4.0 is here to finish it(!).  JBoss just released the second...

3 replies - 5693 views - 06/16/10 by Mitchell Pronsc... in Articles

Errai and Message-Oriented Programming - A Q&A with Mike Brock

DZone recently caught up with Project Lead Mike Brock to learn about the JBoss Errai project, a GWT-based framework for building rich web applications using next-generation web technologies.

0 replies - 8289 views - 04/13/10 by Nitin Bharti in Articles

Introducing JSF 2 Client Behaviors

We're honored to introduce to this series, which covers new features in JavaServer Faces (JSF) 2.0, guest author Andy Schwartz, a JSR-314 Expert Group (EG) member and architect on the ADF Faces project team at Oracle Corporation. Andy will introduce you to...

1 replies - 51238 views - 02/22/10 by Dan Allen in Articles