Thirty years ago, Java 1.0 revolutionized software development. Every Java demo featured a simple "Hello World" dialog window with the only available option: Java's Abstract Window Toolkit, the first ...

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Qt Jambi is a new and noteworthy alternative to Swing and Java 2D for developing rich, cross-platform desktop-application interfaces. In this article JavaWorld contributor Jeff Hanson introduces the ...

AJAX is the web development buzzword du mois. AJAX programming isn't really anything revolutionary. It is simply a means of combining a bunch of web-oriented technologies in a way that enables ...

Titanium is an open-source platform that enables developers to build rich desktop applications using standard Web technologies. Titanium applications run natively on Linux, Mac OS X and Windows ...

Nokia's cross-platform application and user interface framework lets developers write apps across desktop, mobile, and embedded OSes without rewriting code Developers who want to take advantage of ...

Microsoft wants Windows developers to write Windows 8-specific, Metro-style, touch-friendly applications, and to make sure that they crank these apps out, the company has decided that Visual Studio 11 ...

A short article appeared in April of 2013 on TheServerSide that discussed the industry's renewed interest in portal based technology, along with the increased demand for Java professionals with ...

Latest release also features a secure new enterprise management console, SOC 2 Type 2 report, compatibility with macOS Sequoia and Windows 11 24H2, and numerous updates for Windows, macOS and Linux ...

(1) An application that runs stand-alone in a desktop or laptop computer. Contrast with "Web-based application," which requires the Web browser to run. The term may ...