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Opera Dragonfly sets out to catch bugs

Opera has released Dragonfly — a set of Web development tools for debugging Web pages. 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 »

Browser faceoff: IE vs Firefox vs Opera vs Safari

Web 2.0, with its complex sites and rich Ajax applications, is an increasingly demanding platform for a browser. In this review feature, we look at how the leading browsers measure up. Read more »

Opera brings AJAX to mobiles

A beta version of the Opera Platform SDK allows interactive Web applications on smartphones. Read more »

Sun takes the covers off Mustang

At JavaOne, Sun gave developers a peek at what's coming in the next two major releases of Java, and we've rounded them up for you. Read more »

Mozilla 1.0 unleashed

More than four years after its inception, the open-source browser is ready for the public. And its impact could go beyond browsing Read more »

Features (66)

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 »

Dynamic XML document construction with the PHP DOM

We introduce you to the main functions in PHP's DOM API, showing you how to programmatically generate a complete well-formed XML document from scratch and save it to disk. Read more »

JAXP facilitates DOM development with Java

The rising tide of XML usage can't be ignored. Luckily, the JAXP package provides numerous ways to interact with XML documents. Read more »

Use DOM to create data-driven HTML documents

The Document Object Model can be a powerful object-oriented tool for creating data-driven HTML documents. See how DOM can be used in conjunction with XML data islands to increase the efficiency of your Web applications. Read more »

Format Java-extracted data using DOM and XSL

Learn how to take Java-captured data, load it into a DOM document, and use XSL style sheets to format the data into any fashion you require. Read more »

Debug JavaScript, HTML, and CSS with Firebug

Firebug is a great development add-on for Firefox. It provides an integrated tool for monitoring and debugging JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. Here's a look at Firebug's features and benefits. Read more »

Adding AJAX to Java with DWR

Making web-based Java applications more interactive doesn't need to be difficult. The Direct Web Remoting toolkit takes much of the hassle out of AJAX Read more »

Send XML without XMLHTTP

See how to create a portable Web application that can send XML without relying on XMLHTTP. The Java applet RSProxy will do the trick--with a little modification, of course. Read more »

Build an AIR application for your website

Adobe AIR brings web technologies to the desktop through the integration of the Webkit rendering engine in a Flash-style desktop-based runtime. AIR applications running on HTML, CSS and Javascript can interact with the local file system, manipulate local SQL databases and even use AJAX on any domain. 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 »

Blog (3)

Firefox 3 add-ons to make you a better Web developer

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- Firefox might be a fast browser but it's extensions can transform it into a powerful development tool for Web developers and designers. Here are 10 of the best to get you started. Read more »

Opera Widget SDK released

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Opera has announced the release of Opera Widgets SDK beta, that allows Web developers to create Web applications capable of running on all devices. Read more »

Live Blog: MIX 07 Keynote

Chris Duckett [blogs:betaliving] -- Live blog from the MIX 07 Keynote. Will we see an announcement regarding Silverlight? It certainly appears so. Read more »

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