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Google App Engine

April 19th, 2008 by joby

Last week Google released “App Engine” which allows outside developers to develop applications to run on the Google infrastructure. I’ve downloaded the SDK and played around with some simple stuff, but it is quite cool. My only issue is that most of my current applications rely on the relations in a relational database so the datastore seems too primitive — but it is incredibly easy to develop a useful personal application. The video demonstration is quite accessible and quickly highlights the ease and power of the environment.

Urgent Firebug Update

April 5th, 2007 by joby

If you use Firebug — and you absolutely should — you need to update to the latest version because of a 0-Day vulnerability.

Firebug

February 12th, 2007 by joby

For anyone doing web development — particularly if you are using AJAX — you need to install the Firefox extension Firebug.  With this extension your ability to follow the flow of your web applications is unparalleled: from inspecting and modifying the DOM and CSS, monitoring network activity, and debugging JavaScript/AJAX.  Check out the site, install the extension, and increase your productivity!