In the world of web technologies when one giant falls–another rises in its place. Asynchronous Javascript And Xhtml, the infamous hack that invented Web 2.0, has proved very useful for dynamically updating the content of web pages without the viewer having to refresh the page. We have all become addicted…
With all of the hype over the Semantic web, I feel a necessity to re-iterate that there is a technology already before us. This technology which we have dubbed “Web 2.0” in its present state of development, is alive and ever-changing. It allows us to communicate, collaborate, and express ourselves…
In general, programmers must be cautious about keeping track of changes in their code. In most situations, programmers save multiple versions of their code as backups until they have a “perfected” version. This process, when done manually by programmers, can be very tedious and the result tends to be untidy…
Essentially what gave birth to the second generation of web development was a suite of new tools and applications which made it possible and expedient for a class of web enthusiasts to project their personalities, skills, and ideas into the global, virtual sphere. Among these tools were the creation of…