Google Labs have created what appears to be a clever little set o’ widgets.
Its now possible to write an AJAX enabled website using Java as its base language, which then gets translated into HTML, and Javascript. Creating a neat way of developing ajax sites without the headaches of browser quirks and odd effects.
The Kitchen Sink demonstrates all the widgets avaliable to the user, and its darn impressive, the source code is avaliable here.
I cant play with this at the moment due to exams, but its compatabilty with Eclipse is handy for me personally, but its not IDE focused. While it may not provide all the functionality you want from an AJAX site its a bleeding handy start, especially as it allows a more object oriented approach to your websites.
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May 18th, 2006 at 12:45 am
An object-oriented approach to web development.. sounds like another language I know of.. now what could it be…
But in all seriousness, this is a very good product. The ability to compile a dynamically generated website into static pages will be great for people without php knowledge/hosting. All your database calls could be done author-side, then serve up a set of static pages to the user, which would be perfect for a blog.