Frameworks
for rich Internet applications can be lightweight or heavyweight, open
or closed, and almost anything in between. Explore them all in this
handy guide including Test Center reviews of Adobe AIR, Microsoft
Silverlight, Curl, Backbase, Bindows, JackBe Presto, Nexaweb, Tibco
General Interface, Dojo, Prototype, Google Web Toolkit, Yahoo User
Interface, and moreThe Test Center guide to rich Web app dev tools
Frameworks for rich Internet applications can be lightweight or heavyweight, open or closed, and almost anything in between
Product review: Adobe breathes fresh AIR into RIA
Adobe's rich Internet application toolkit lifts Flash and AJAX out of the browser and onto the desktop; debut release shines with light technical requirements and good features, though security and OS integration could go deeper
Product review: WaveMaker’s point-and-click Java
WaveMaker Visual Ajax Studio and Rapid Deployment Framework make a fast and simple facade for Hibernate and Tomcat
Product review: Curl 6.0 enrichens the rich Internet toolkit
Latest release of the RIA development framework is highlighted by easier customization, more sophisticated effects, AJAX interoperability, and a native-looking Mac port
Microsoft Silverlight rivals Flash, AJAX
Redmond's new rich Internet application boasts strong development tools, a small browser footprint, and cross-platform support
Top AJAX tools deliver rich GUI goodness
Backbase, Bindows, JackBe, and Tibco General Interface bring fat features to enterprise Web clients
Product review: Inside open source AJAX toolkits
Dojo, Ext, Google Web Toolkit, jQuery, MooTools, Prototype, and Yahoo User Interface perform amazing tricks with JavaScript; we explore what makes each tick to help you determine which one to pick