Ext

Shortly after Aptana released Jaxer, a new server-side JavaScript platform, I was able to spend some time running Ext JS code on the server-side. Jaxer facilitates a tightly knit integration between the client and server by allowing you to include JS code that will be run on the server, client, both, or as a server-proxy. The server-proxy allows Jaxer to wrap client and server-side communications up allowing either synchronous or asynchronous calls between the client and server. Jaxer provides a means for file, database or even socket access as one would expect from any server-side platform.

The Wii’s browser is running on a custom built version of Opera 9. ExtJS supports Opera, so everything works the same as it would in a normal PC based web browser. With a complete JavaScript engine, its just as good as the full fledged Opera browser.

Ext JS is pleased to announce the Ext GWT 1.0 beta4 release. This release includes numerous enhancements and bug fixes since the beta3 release and is a recommended upgrade for those using beta 3. For first time users of Ext GWT, the new Help Center includes new articles to get you setup up and running your first Ext GWT application in GWT.

Last week I had the pleasure to sit down with the team at Red Sun Systems to have a demo of VersoChat, their website chat management application. VersoChat is an existing application, but they have recently retooled the user interface from the ground up using Ext 2.0 and are launching the new version this week.