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Microsoft hints at general plan for IE8

Microsoft will continue to prioritise security and ease-of-use in the forthcoming Internet Explorer 8 and will seek to improve Web development with current standards compatibility, according to the software giant. Read more »

Take browsers to the limit: Google

The only way to transform the Web into the desktop platform of the future is to fully embrace bleeding edge features in browser software, the creator of Google Maps says. Read more »

JavaScript opens doors to browser-based attacks

Security researchers have found a way to use JavaScript to map a home or corporate network and attack connected servers or devices, such as printers or routers. Read more »

Microsoft gets hip to AJAX

Not to be left out of any development trends, Microsoft is working to simplify the job of building so-called AJAX applications, or Web applications with sophisticated graphics. Read more »

AJAX sets off tools race

The growing popularity of interactive Web sites has set off a race among software companies, each pitching their own development toolkit. Read more »

Mozilla: Web apps faster with Firefox 3.1

Firefox 3.1 will run many Web-based applications such as Gmail faster through incorporation of a feature called TraceMonkey that dramatically speeds up programs written in JavaScript, Mozilla said Friday. Read more »

Open-source firm polishes interface with AJAX

SugarCRM plans to release an updated application suite next month, as the open-source business software company eyes new product areas Read more »

AJAX spurs Web rebirth for desktop apps

Slicker development techniques like AJAX, a way of building interactive browser-based applications, are fuelling a surge in consumer Web applications. Read more »

Microsoft Web plan takes aim at Google

Microsoft plans to open access to MSN and its other public Web sites to let developers assemble new applications that build on those sites -- a technique used successfully at Google and other Web companies to promote their properties. Read more »

Software turns .Net to Flash

The race to build more-powerful Web-based applications could accelerate with the addition of software that lets Windows developers create Flash applications without knowing Flash. Read more »

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Cleaning up with AJAX

Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) is one of the latest fads in creating interactive Web applications. In this article we'll introduce the AJAX programming model and show how to get started. Read more »

AJAX should not mandate HTTP

AJAX applications rely upon the existence of an application server always being available, and many Web developers are assuming that the user will not want to save the Web page or lose network connectivity. This article discusses why this is a mistake. Read more »

Microsoft embraces AJAX with AJAX Extensions 1.0

Improving the user experience is a critical aspect of all Web applications. The AJAX movement shares this goal as it uses existing technologies to reduce the number of roundtrips between the browser and the Web server. Here's a closer look at this ASP.NET add-on, along with tips on how you can use it to enhance your ASP.NET applications. Read more »

Avoiding AJAX DOM manipulation pitfalls

Javascript is simultaneously the most ever-present and most useful tool for a Web application developer. The real-time, interpreted nature of using Javascript in the browser means that you have to be extremely careful when dealing with the Document Object Model (DOM). Read more »

AJAX and the Microsoft approach

Let's take a closer look at the AJAX revolution, including Microsoft's involvement and approach. Read more »

The Seven Deadly Sins of AJAX application development

The AJAX bandwagon is a good place to be. It takes you to faster, more efficient, more dynamic apps. But it also has pitfalls all its own. Read more »

Adobe AIR brings the Web to the desktop

The Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR) lets developers build Web applications with a rich user interface that mimics desktop applications. Read more »

Client-side programming with Atlas

In this column, we survey the Atlas architecture to get a better understanding of how you may use it in your development work. Read more »

The spider's Web of CSS

Finishing up our Web Directions South build up, we talk to Andy Clarke, Web designer, presenter and invited expert to the W3C's CSS working group. Andy gave us the low down on standards, the new way of designing Web sites and the problem with Web 2.0. Read more »

The Web as a platform

As a gross over-generalisation, software developers don't care much for the latest trends in fashion. Read more »

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AJAX applications and security

Lana Kovacevic [blogs:webanatomy] -- Douglas Crockford, the creator of JSON, gave a talk entitled "AJAX Security" at the recent Web Directions South conference. In this talk, Crockford discussed some of the security concerns with AJAX applications and what can be done to address them. Read more »

Web - the next frontier... again

Matt Overington [blogs:bricksandmortar] -- Web is making a comeback. But are developers ready? Read more »

What to expect from Rich Internet Applications

Matt Overington [blogs:bricksandmortar] -- I had a look this week at what the developers claim to be the world's largest Adobe Flex application. Read more »

Adobe MAX conference: Sneak Peaks, Sound Treats

Andrew Muller [blogs:nouveauricheinternet] -- To close MAX 2006 Adobe gave delegates at the conference a sneak peek at some upcoming technologies and products. Read more »

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