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Linux 'Weblications' with SashXB
Ches2000Pro writes "Via Wired News, IBM has announced a new Linux scripting environment called SashXB. From their description: SashXB is an open source application environment that exposes native functionality to JavaScript. It's ideal for web developers with HTML and JS skills who want to write full-featured native applications, as well as experienced programmers who'd appreciate the convenience of rapid application development. SashXB is being released under the LGPL license." It's not exactly new, but seems to be quite usable now. Has anyone used this?
At least IBM is contributing to the Linux cause. I'd like to see Sun do some actual application development for the env. rather than just throw it on their cheap boxes. This is definitly a good step in the right direction for the community!
Who is John Galt?
I finished doing a web-based application for a client about 4 months ago. That was a complete nightmare. They wanted native gui functionality, yet cross-platform, and it had to work on netscape (all vers) and IE (all vers). Oh, did I mention that we couldn't expect the users to download anything additional, EVER? So that ruled out java applets (since xp doesn't have a jvm by default). The whole thing was done with ASP, Javascript, and plain html forms.
Making a long story short, the Netscape 4.x functionality ended up being severely lacking (since 4.x JS engine wasn't capable of performing most of the functionality they wanted). Oh, we weren't allowed to refresh the pages very often, so almost everything had to be done with JS actively manipulating the current document. To make matters worse, my spineless boss allowed them to change the spec several times throughout the project. When you have 1000+ lines of JS per page, any little change is a pain in the ass.
Next thing you know some evil M$ mole will expose 'rm' to shell scripting. Think of the security implications!
Ya know, now that you mention it... didn't MS and IBM work together at one point? Hmmmm.... OS2, I think it was....
WOW! Can you say, "CONSPIRACY"! What if IBM's newfound "leadership" role in establishing Linux is really a cleverly disguised ploy orchestrated by Bill Gates to establish MS-style data/code comingling on the Linux platform with the eventual intent of equalizing the IT security/stability playing field by crashing EVERYONE's boats on the rocks! Then you go out and buy NT^H^H XP anyway because, shoot, if it's gonna get infected and send all your credit card numbers to Nigeria anyway, you might as well do it in style with really groovy lookin' pastoral wallpaper!
Genius! Sheer GEEE-NEEEE-US! Muhuhahahahahaha!
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