Latest News from Kevin Hakman

New Eclipse Plugin Adds Cloud Hosting for Java, PHP and Rails Applications

Sun, 03 May 2009 21:00:00 EDT

Today Aptana announced Aptana Cloud Connect (v1.0), a free plugin for Eclipse-based IDEs that connects projects in Eclipse to Cloud Hosting and hosted application life-cycle services. If you are creating Web applications using Java, PHP or Rails, the Aptana Cloud Connect plugin for Eclipse lets you get all the benefits of scalable, on-demand Cloud hosting, with the ease of full IDE integration. More info at http://www.aptana.com/cloud

Aptana RadRails 1.2 Release Adds Rails Deployment and Cloud Hosting Ease

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:00:00 EDT

Aptana RadRails 1.2 is now available. In addition to making it even easier to get your Rails environment set up and configured, for new and expert users alike this release makes deploying and updating your Rails apps to scalable servers via Aptana Cloud Connect as easy as a few clicks. Watch this 4 minute screencast.

Aptana Unveils Cloud Integration for Java and Eclipse

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:45:00 EDT

Aptana has announced the immediate availability of Java support in its application hosting and lifecycle management service, Aptana Cloud Connect. Aptana Cloud Connect is architected to integrate with both leading cloud hosting providers and Aptana Studio, the popular open source web development IDE that also plugs into Eclipse.

JavaScript Powers Up the Server Side

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:43:00 EDT

Aptana Jaxer is a new open source application server built especially for AJAX application development in JavaScript. To say that "Jaxer lets you do JavaScript on the server-side" would be accurate, but an understatement. The core concept of Jaxer is that it provides a parity of environments at the client and the server to simplify the creation of rich AJAX pages, apps, and gadgets – and by so doing, gives the Web developer a unified runtime at both the client and server tiers.

A Simple Streaming AJAX App with OpenAjax Hub, TIBCO GI, and DWR 2.0

Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:30:00 EDT

Follow along and implement the real-time streaming AJAX system in Figure 1 using two different AJAX toolkits and the OpenAjax Hub. We don't have to build the above system from scratch, and can instead leverage readily available, reusable AJAX parts to get the job done quickly; the architectural strategy is to use AJAX pieces and parts that can work together. At the core of the system in Figure 2 is the OpenAjax Hub (see the OpenAjax Hub for Interop sidebar). We'll use the OAA Hub as a central publish/subscribe bus to which we can publish the live stock data so that the data grid and the future visual controls and functions can listen for those events and messages.

Real-World AJAX Book Preview: Use of Dummy Data in These Exercises

Fri, 18 May 2007 14:00:00 EDT

Except for the two GUI components that we'll be configuring in this tutorial, the GUI components have been bound to dummy data sets - a technique useful in mocking up GUIs during GUI design processes.

Corporate Mashups: Composite Applications Simplified Through AJAX and SOA

Thu, 17 May 2007 17:45:00 EDT

In this chapter we'll look at rapidly implementing an AJAX Rich Internet Application that leverages various XML and SOAP Web Services while using the visual tools and application objects from TIBCO Software's AJAX toolkit: TIBCO General Interface.

The Big Shift with AJAX and Web Service Bus Architectures

Wed, 16 May 2007 14:30:00 EDT

There have been numerous articles over the last year on how the complementary nature of AJAX and service-orientation together are rapidly transforming the way in which we design, architect, deploy, and manage applications. The ramifications of this change impact nearly every aspect of business application development, from design conception, architectural planning, and implementation to unit testing and monitoring. New methodologies, tools, and infrastructure are now emerging as the industry evolves from the three-tier system concepts that have dominated the last decade on the Web into the Service Oriented Architectures (SOA) currently being implemented.

The Four "Quantum States" of AJAX

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 13:15:00 EDT

Tightly defined, AJAX simply describes a technology that transports information to and from the browser and not how that information is displayed. To purists, AJAX is about communicating asynchronously from the browser using JavaScript and XML, nothing more. To others, through their experiences with Google Maps and Yahoo!'s new e-mail offering, AJAX represents a desktop-like GUI that leverages the pre-existing HTML, DHTML, and vector-based rendering capabilities of the browser. Either way, 'AJAX' is a lot catchier than 'DHVAJAX.' Accordingly, it's likely that developers will continue to use it for a broad spectrum of uses. So, it's important to understand the 'quantum states' the term has taken on.

From Enriched HTML to Client/SOA: The Four Quantum States of AJAX

Tue, 06 Jun 2006 09:45:00 EDT

Today there is a spectrum of architectural approaches to AJAX solutions. At the simple end of the spectrum, HTML pages are becoming enriched with simple AJAX behaviors exemplified by the likes of Yahoo! Maps, Google Suggest and a myriad of AJAX libraries and widgets that have now been published.

Get Smart

Tue, 19 Aug 2003 00:00:00 EDT

Smarter client technology is bringing a new class of Web service-powered applications to the desktop. Case in point: PhotoWorks Inc. is leveraging a common Web services infrastructure to power multiple sales channels.