Web Development News & Resources


Google To Unveil GWT 1.5 at Developer Conference

Google is set to unveil the latest version of the Google Web Toolkit

Yahoo Buying Time, Board May Be Looking to Deal

Yahoo pushes back board meeting; rumors swirl that full acquisition may be back on.

Building Bridges: Deutsche Post AG's Move to SOA

Codemesh bridges the Java-to-.NET gap at Deutsche Post.

Backbase's RIA Dev Tool Gets Java Support

Product lets developers create dynamic Web applications using familiar Java code.

Microsoft Renews Talks With Yahoo

Talks between Microsoft and Yahoo are back on the table again, but maybe not about the acquisition bid.

Alliance Weighs In on Microsoft Interoperability

As reported last week, the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (Becta), a group that advises the British government on education technology issues, referred a complaint to the European Commission about the impact of Microsoft's interoperability issues in education.

Yahoo's Monkey Goes Live

SearchMonkey, a new online development platform and toolset from Yahoo, officially launched Thursday.

JavaOne Wrap-Up: New Products from dotFX, Canoo, Coverity, Infragistics, More

ServerFX, Thread Analyzer for Java, NetAdvantage for JSF 2008 Volume 1 among new releases.

Widgets Revolutionizing App Development

According to Sun's Chief Java Architect Todd Fast, these "disposable" applications are changing the face of development.

Data-Focused Visual Studio 2008 and .NET 3.5 SP1 Betas Released

On Monday Microsoft released the Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 beta bits for public download.

Widgets Revolutionizing App Development

They're small and easy to create. They multiply like rabbits. The best become immensely popular very quickly and are forgotten just as fast. And they are changing the face of application development.

What’s Really Driving Application Modernization?

It's not efficiencies -- it's cutting costs.

JAVA ONE: Java Seeks Closure on Closures

If there is one topic that seems to get Java programmers excited, it's the question of whether to include a new feature called closures in the next version of Java.

Microsoft Outlines 'Social Networking' Vision

Exec says Live Mesh key for tying together various online and offline solutions

Eclipse Expands Runtime Scope

Developers expand Eclipse's ability to run applications across different systems; new languages, SOA tools expected in next release.