NetworkWorld says “Industry watchers would be hard pressed to name specific IT skills as entirely dead or completely useless, but some skills are well on their way to being considered a thing of the past—as reflected by the declining pay associated with them.”
By Eric Severson, CTO, Flatirons Solutions Recently there has been a flurry of activity around a concept called “Office 2.0” – another offshoot of the term “Web 2.0” – in which all traditional office applications can be replaced by online services accessible through a generic web browser. What’s making this possible is a set of new technologies including AJAX, RSS and web services, a set of actual applications such as Google Gmail and Zoho Writer, a web-based word processor, and a great deal of unbridled enthusiasm. Since Office 2.0 is …
In RSS and AJAX: A Simple News ReaderPaul Sobocinski (XML.com) explores how Really Simple Syndication (RSS) and Asynchronous JavaScript And XML (AJAX) can be used to create a news reader. The article is a bit technical, but provides excellent links to useful resources to help beginners understand the technologies involved.
Thanks to James Robertson for pointing out AJAX and Your CMS by Jonathan Downes and Joe Walker, published in the April 3rd edition of CMS Watch. For the uninitiated, AJAX stands for Aschynchronous Javascript and XML, a development approach for creating interactive web applications that feel more responsive to the end user. AJAX has been shown to increase the interactivity, speed, and usability of a web application. The article includes a link to an excellent primer on the technology—Introduction to AJAX—as well as examples, screen shots, and links to useful …
According to Jesse James Garrett, there’s a new approach to developing web applications that can make them more useful and responsive. It’s old enough to be in use today and if you’ve used Google Suggest or Google Maps, it’s likely you’ve seen it in action. It’s called Asynchronous JavaScript + XML—or AJAX—a technology combination that is enabling web developers to create solutions that are as rich and functional as desktop software applications.
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