In a previous post, I discussed the benefits of Flex and its out-of-reach cost for most businesses.
Macromedia has recently announced version 2 of its Flex platform. A few important changes:
- A new pricing model that is now on a “per-seat” basis - purported to be less than $1000 each.
- It is now an Eclipse plugin.
- […]

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Without a doubt, AJAX is one of the most popular new web technologies of 2005. Its rocketing popularity has led to numerous frameworks and projects to tie it in with existing frameworks. For example: ICEFaces (Java/JSF), MonoRail (.NET), and Ruby on Rails (Ruby). No doubt, tying AJAX components into an existing framework can save loads […]

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Since the day I started doing web development, there has been talk about the limitations of HTML and ways to deal with those limitations. When I say limitations, I am talking about them with regards to creating web-based applications. For delivering content, HTML is the best solution in most cases.
For the last little bit, I’ve […]

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More and more frequently, the success of a particular development platform depends on the community around it. Let’s take a look at why a community surrounding your development platform is so critical:
- Exchange of Ideas
Often times, when I am doing development, I run into problems that are slowing me down or preventing me from doing […]

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BMW recently showed off its new hydrogen-powered car, which broke speed records for hydrogen vehicles.
It doesn’t look terribly practical, and I still wonder about the economics and viability of hydrogen power, but it is still pretty cool.
Read more on MSNBC.

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According to a recent CNN/MONEY article, a lot of our jobs are moving overseas.
These are jobs previously safe from cheap foreign labor. Now it appears coveted jobs in IT, Finance, Accounting, and other professional areas are moving overseas. Companies looking to cut costs are eyeing the low cost of labor in countries such as China, […]

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