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  • First Rails 3 Beta Released

    The first beta of Rails 3 is available. Rails 3 is a major rewrite of the codebase bringing with it stable APIs and design decisions inspired by Merb, cleaner internals, performance improvements and much more. InfoQ takes a look at the changes in Rails 3, and on which Ruby implementations it runs.

  • Spring 3.0: Java 5 Required, Adds New Expression Language and REST Support

    A new version of the Spring Framework, version 3.0, was released today. InfoQ spoke with Juergen Hoeller, technical lead of the Spring Framework project, to learn more about this release and the changes that it brings to the Spring portfolio.

  • Will the Web Profile make “Enterprise Java” Attractive to Web Developers?

    The latest version of Enterprise Java, which was approved a few days ago, features a capability for function-based profiles.  The first one published is the Web Profile, which aims at web developers, but it is uncertain if it will be enough to boost the platform’s adoption in a field with so many appealing offers.

  • Cells: Components for Rails 2.3

    Cells are proper components for Rails, comparable to mini controllers or "partials on steroids", just faster and object oriented. We talked to its main developer Nick Sutterer.

  • ASP.NET MVC 2 Preview Updated

    Microsoft has released a new preview for ASP.NET MVC 2. Preview 2 builds on the features of Preview 1, adding client-side validation, streamlined support of Areas, and abstractions of Data Annotations validation and metadata providers.

  • Google Sitebricks Web Framework - Q&A with Dhanji Prasanna

    Sitebricks is a new web application development framework from Google that is built on top of Google Guice, and focuses on early error detection, low-footprint code, and fast development. InfoQ had a Q&A with the creator and Google Wave Core Engineer Dhanji Prasanna.

  • Microsoft Offers a Set of Web Development Tools for $100

    In an attempt to lure web developers to its platform, Microsoft has created the WebsiteSpark program which offers a consistent package of Microsoft web development applications plus support and training for 3 years for a fee of $100 paid at the end of the program.

  • Apache Wicket 1.4 Released

    The Apache Wicket project has released version 1.4 of its open source, component oriented Java web application framework. This is their first release that requires Java 5 and above which allows for the use of Java 5 idioms like the generics which increase type safety of the APIs

  • The Wiki Engine from CodePlex is now Open Source

    The Wiki rendering engine from Microsoft’s open source site, CodePlex, has been itself open sourced as an API.

  • A Preview of Version 2 of ASP.NET MVC

    Microsoft has released the first preview for their ASP.NET MVC v2. Highlights include a new plugable validation model, sub-projects for dividing up large websites, and an enhanced templating model.

  • Rails 2.3.3 Released and the State of Rails 3.0 and Merb

    Rails 2.3.3 is now available. Among the usual bug fixes, it adds a few new features like ActiveRecord touch functionality and some JSON related API changes. Also: a look at what's up with Rails 3 and Merb 1.1.

  • Goat Rodeo: A Unified Data Model for Web Applications

    David Pollak, found of the Lift web framework and "Beginning Scala" author, has announced a new initiative "Goat Rodeo" that aims to bring data modeling into the 21st century.

  • Keynote: The Future of Java Innovation

    In the opening keynote at SpringOne Europe 2009, Rod Johnson wondered if Java innovation is going to be stifled by latest Oracle acquisition and expressed his belief that Java will continue to evolve outside of Sun as it has done for the last few years. As proof he mentioned: Grails, Roo, a tool for improved developer productivity, a free STS, tc Server and dm Server.

  • Presentation: Gluing together the Web via the Facebook Platform

    Facebook offers an open standards platform for creating social network applications. Josh Elman discusses the concept of social networking and how the Facebook platform addresses issues of identity, of social graphing, and sharing (via its Open Stream API). His presentation explored the nature of a social graph and the "virtuous cylcle of sharing."

  • Spring Roo 1.0 M1 Released

    The recent release of Spring Roo, a round-tripping code generation tool used to develop Spring applications in Java, offers Tomcat, JMS and Selenium support. SpringSource development team released Roo 1.0 M1 version last week.

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