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Comment on Deliberating as to whether AJAX is actually a future-proof term by ssims

ssims — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:50:17 +0000

I realised after posting this that many RIA platforms do use XML as a method of pushing data between client and server in the form of a JavaScript XML HttpRequest. However I still believe my point is valid: The issue is that with today’s sophisticated RIA platforms the programmer of the application and the user very rarely directly manipulate the JavaScript itself directly. Therefore the AJAX terminology has little meaning in such circumstances – it is purely a matter of opinion but I believe one need not list the technologies made use of to implement a certain pattern of working – particularly if this is to potentially change or become obsolete.

To draw a comparison it is a bit like calling an application that uses SQL to talk to a relational database an ‘SQL application’. It would be better termed a database linked application, or simply an application – even though SQL is an established solid standard for communicating with databases.

Comment on Visual Studio Express editions are better than full Visual Studio…? by ssims

ssims — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:20:36 +0000

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Comment on Visual Studio Express editions are better than full Visual Studio…? by augmemairreva

augmemairreva — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 07:24:26 +0000

Sry for writing OT … which WP theme are you using? Looks great!!

Comment on Google Wave: google frustrated with Internet Explorer? by ssims

ssims — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:11:44 +0000

So it seems that in fact the IE add-on essentially allows IE to interpret pages in the same way Chrome does. While my original speculation about its operation was wrong, nevertheless my suspicion the ‘fix’ was a bad idea seems to be correct – instead of treating one target platform very differently they are essentially opting to doctor it so they can ignore its quirks. In my opinion this entirely misses the point that different users may have very different browsers, and they should all to an extent be supported. What’s the difference between enforcing a user installs a fix that makes IE behave like Chrome, and enforcing that they install Chrome itself? The answer is very little.

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Systems analysis distilled | Technical & Software Blog - ssims.co.uk — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:48:31 +0000

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Comment on Deploying OpenLaszlo Applications – a crash test manakin’s guide: by Deploying OpenLaszlo Applications - a crash test manakin’s guide | Technical & Software Blog - ssims.co.uk

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Comment on Rumoured Sun – IBM merger by Sun - IBM merger broken off | Technical Blog - ssims.co.uk

Sun - IBM merger broken off | Technical Blog - ssims.co.uk — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:33:55 +0000

[...] Reuters have reported that the proposed merger between Sun and IBM has been broken off. This doesn’t necessarily preclude it from happening in the future and nothing has been said about any other parties that may be interested in acquisition of Sun. It does seem though that there is no merger on the horizon in the near future. [Original post] Rumoured Sun – IBM merger [...]

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test — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:42:16 +0000

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