VIDEOS
Exploring the Ajax-Comet Paradigm with Alessandro Alinone
Ajax has proven a successful means to revamp the Web and facilitate the migration of many applications from “thick” clients to browser-based and zero-install clients. But several applications require real-time data to be effective (for example: financial market data visualization; online auctions; online gaming; messaging systems and social networks). The Comet paradigm, as an extension to the “traditional” Ajax techniques, allows any web page to receive real-time data pushed by a specialized server. In this interview, recorded at GIDS 2008, Lightstreamer's CTO and co-creator Alessandro Alinone talks about the shortcomings of Ajax, the spirit of improved communication and scalability of Comet both vertically and horizontally.
Adobe Flash is the Obvious Choice for Game...
The Adobe Flash Platform is the leading platform in the world for developing games on the web and devices says Harish Sivaramakrishnan, a Computer Scientist at Adobe Systems. Harish is...
JBoss Fights to Retain Its Title in the Testing Tools Category
Testing is emerging into a healthy industry and an established discipline. The global software testing market is worth USD $13 billion. The number of tools available in the current market can be...