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Google's OpenSocial Platform Releases

Posted by Zonk on from the everybody-needs-somebody-some-time dept.

shadowmage13 writes "Google just announced that starting tonight, developers can start writing applications using the social API for Orkut, MySpace, Engage.com, Friendster, hi5, Hyves, imeem, LinkedIn, Ning, Oracle, Plaxo, Salesforce.com, Six Apart, Tianji, Viadeo, and XING at http://code.google.com/apis/opensocial. Will Facebook give in?" There is quite a bit of analysis of this announcement available in yesterday's discussion.

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  1. I used to think the MFC was a bitch to work with. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I used to think that the MFC was a real bitch to work with when developing applications. Every MFC app I've worked with, and there have been far too many, has been a complete eyesore.

    But after reviewing some of the code samples at http://code.google.com/apis/opensocial/docs/javascript/index.html, I think that this is clearly a step in the wrong direction. JavaScript is good for minor effects on a website, but it just doesn't scale beyond that.

    Mixing it with XML is even worse. It's just plain ugly. At least C++ offered some degree of support for structured software development. JavaScript just doesn't offer that, even the newer versions like EcmaScript4. I'm glad I became a DBA, because I sure as hell would never want to develop with this sort of inferior technology.