[IDE|Integrated Development Environment]s allow quicker and easier development of applications, but how does one go about creating a good IDE? Guest David Intersimone from CodeGear will chat with the Geeks about making software for software development.
Through the new [Google APIs|http://googleajaxsearchapi.blogspot.com/2008/05/speed-up-access-to-your-favorite.html] domain, Google is looking to be a one-stop distributor for [AJAX|Asynchronous JavaScript And XML] libraries such as [jQuery|http://jquery.com/], [Prototype|www.prototypejs.org], [Script.aculo.us|http://script.aculo.us/], [MooTools|http://mootools.net/], and [Dojo|http://dojotoolkit.org/]. By serving these files, users will be saved from downloading the same library over and over again, improving page load times. Google is also offering their [AJAX Libraries API|http://code.google.com/apis/ajaxlibs/] for a common API among those leading competing AJAX libraries.
In response to a [security vulnerability|http://www.dhanjani.com/archives/2008/05/safari_carpet_bomb.html] in Apple’s Safari web browser, Microsoft is urging Windows users to avoid it. Apple has not yet announced a fix for this problem.
It’s real, it’s hip, and there are pretty pictures and videos. Can it take on the iPhone? Time will tell. Android is maturing and looking like a promising alternative to iPhone and other touchscreen phone OSes. The demo showed a unique “connect the dots” unlock feature, multiple desktops, customizable status bars, and much [more.|http://androidcommunity.com/first-live-images-of-fullscreen-android-demo-20080528/]
! David Intersimone
