Version 1.1 of the Dojo javascript toolkit was released a month ago and now Dojomino has been updated to include the version 1.1 code of Dojo. The Dojomino update includes a very cool online demo site where you can try out some of the many features of the Dojo toolkit.
Tag Archives: Ajax
Dojo 1.0
Dojo 1.0 has been released today. Dojo is “an Open Source JavaScript toolkit for Ajax development that can be used to build rich Web 2.0 applications“.
Remember to visit dojomino.com for information and tutorials on using Dojo with Lotus Domino.
[Via front page news on the IBM Community on Ning.com – and also via Viktor Krantz]
Aptana IDE goes 1.0
I have previously written about Aptana IDE and now the tool finally reaches version 1.0. Worth a try for editing dynamic web applications.
The tool is now called Aptana Studio and is still available in a free and open source version known as the Community Edition.
Aptana: The Web IDE
Have a look at Aptana: The Web IDE. Aptana is a robust, JavaScript-focused IDE for building dynamic web applications. Highlights include the following features:
- Code Assist on JavaScript, HTML, and CSS languages, including your own JavaScript functions
- Outliner that gives a snapshot view of your JavaScript, HTML, and CSS code structure
- Error and warning notification for your code
- Support for Aptana UI customization and extensions
- Cross-platform support
- Free and open source
Please notice that the Aptana code assist feature has support for different popular AJAX Javascript libraries such as Dojo and Prototype.
The alpha version was released in March 2006 and Aptana is now in beta with the current version being 0.31. You can either download Aptana as a stand alone client or as a plugin for Eclipse.
I’ve tried the stand alone client and I really like the code assist and the integrated JavaScript and DOM documentation.
Using Ajax to manipulate Lotus Notes documents
Joachim Dagerot has published an article on developerWorks on using AJAX to manipulate Lotus Notes documents. From the article introduction:
Giving users instant feedback instead of the time-consuming page reloads they’re used to is simple when you use Ajax. Discover how a view and an agent can help you build Ajax-driven applications and learn how to define an API for getting the client and the Domino server to collaborate.
If Joachim is in the mood for an update to the article I would like to see how to do this using dojo as the Javascript Toolkit for the AJAX calls – especially considering the latest on IBM and dojo 🙂
Update: Joachim is in the mood and is asking for ideas on what to focus on with regards to Domino and dojo.
Firebug: a JavaScript, CSS, HTML and AJAX debugger
If you need a comprehensive JavaScript, CSS, HTML and AJAX debugger then you should have a look at Firebug. Firebug is a Firefox extension that “lets you explore the far corners of the DOM by keyboard or mouse. All of the tools you need to poke, prod, and monitor your JavaScript, CSS, HTML and Ajax are brought together into one seamless experience, including a debugger, error console, command line, and a variety of fun inspectors.”
Firebug 0.4 was just released yesterday by the author Joe Hewitt.
I have had my problems debugging AJAX so hopefully Firebug can come to the rescue here.
Write AJAX apps using Java (Google Web Toolkit)
Google Web Toolkit has been released. From the overview: “Google Web Toolkit (GWT) is a Java development framework that lets you escape the matrix of technologies that make writing AJAX applications so difficult and error prone. With GWT, you can develop and debug AJAX applications in the Java language using the Java development tools of your choice. When you deploy your application to production, the GWT compiler to translates your Java application to browser-compliant JavaScript and HTML.”
This should make it easier to use AJAX functionality with Domino web applications.
Update: EclipseZone has an article called “Getting started with Google Web Toolkit (GWT)” that describes in detail how to use GWT.
June 27 update: An article on developerWorks has just been published: “Ajax for Java developers: Exploring the Google Web Toolkit“.