Project jMaki Melds Ajax And Java

The newest plug-in for the NetBeans Integrated Developer Environment (IDE) allows developers to blend JavaScript with Java for their applications. downloaded from the project site. An IDE is not required to implement the jMaki framework in an application. However, by using the plug-in, NetBeans developers can drag and drop jMaki components directly into JSP pages. Project jMaki has also been tested against the latest builds of the open source Java Enterprise Edition 5 application server, illustrated the construction of a jMaki Widget. A developer can combine CSS, HTML, and bootstrap code components to build that Widget. Bootstrap code can come from a variety of sources, like Google, Yahoo, and Greg Murray, has been tapped to be one of the people participating in Dojo as a Sun representative. Also, Sun said it has joined the OpenAJAX Alliance, where it and a number of other companies will work toward identifying best Ajax practices and encouraging the use of Ajax technology by other developers in the industry. Tag: Add to Del.icio.us | Digg | Yahoo! My Web | Furl Bookmark Murdok: David Utter is a staff writer for Murdok covering technology and business.