After taking over Sun, Oracle also says it will invest in OpenOffice
Oracle Corp. today promised to aggressively push its newly acquired MySQL open-source database, rather than kill it.
The open source project, still in the alpha stage, reflects what JavaScript could look like with a syntax to match its features
CoffeeScript, billed by its creator as "unfancy JavaScript," is in development as a language that compiles into JavaScript but offers a different sense of style.
Ecma approves the format, which offers an alternative to XML
An up-and-coming lightweight data interchange format for Web applications, considered by a growing number of people to be an alternative to XML, has gotten a boost from the standards body Ecma.
Included are a Javascript compiler and Javascript libraries
Google has decided to release as open source several of its key application development tools, hoping that they will prove useful for external programmers to build faster Web applications.
The Eclipse-based technology features EGL modeling language to help developers build Web 2.0 apps
Countering rivals Microsoft and Adobe Systems, IBM is offering a free tool to simplify development of JavaScript-based Web applications, featuring use of a modeling language, according to IBM sources.
A critical flaw in the way Firefox 3.5 handles Javascript opens the door to a serious attack
A critical flaw in the way Firefox 3.5 handles Javascript opens the door to a serious attack, according to Secunia, which tracks security vulnerabilities.
Mozilla puts Firefox 3.5 ahead of the browser pack with better performance, improved tab handling and nifty new features.
The just-released version 3.5 of Firefox is a winner, offering significantly faster Web browsing, better tab handling, a host of interface tweaks and, like just about every other browser on the planet, a "porn mode." If you already use Firefox you'll want to upgrade right away. If you're not a Firefox user, this version represents a very good opportunity to give the browser a test run.
Vendor sets out to rally developers, ISPs to make Web faster
Google's attempt at rallying developers, ISPs and others to increase the speed at which the Internet operates focuses less on rip-and-replace and more on a set of best practices that includes compression techniques, optimized JavaScript code and Web graphics, and reductions in HTML file sizes.
The upcoming release will give people next-generation tools to interact with the modern Web, Mozilla said
The next version of Firefox will include next-generation features Mozilla hopes will help the browser stand apart from competitors.
The site is not strong enough, hackers say
Hackers love a challenge. And more than that, they love cash.
About 1,000 companies will be selected to try it out in the coming weeks
Google will add scripting capabilities to Google Docs, allowing organizations to customize its online applications and automate tasks, the company said Wednesday.
The scripting language is one of several culprits that slow Web site loading
Nowadays, even regular Web surfers know some of the things to avoid when designing a Web site for fast performance. Cut the number of requests to the Web server. Shrink JPEG sizes. Employ a content delivery network vendor like Akamai Technologies Inc. or Limelight Networks Inc.
Preview release of Web framework upgrade, featuring protection against cross-site scripting attacks, won't arrive this week
Although developers of the Ruby on Rails Web framework will miss this week's target date for offering a preview release of Rails 3, the framework's founder will be touting planned capabilities, such as a major security enhancement, during a conference on Tuesday.
The update will cover Windows, Macintosh and Unix platforms
Adobe Systems expects to have patches ready to fix the latest flaws in Acrobat and Reader by next week.
AJAX Profiling Extensions offer visibility into Web client interactions
Boosting visibility into Web client interactions, Microsoft released this week Visual Studio 2008 AJAX Profiling Extensions, a "power tool" for measuring performance of portions of Web applications executing JavaScript inside a browser.
