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Silverlight 3: The Next Fit Client?

Microsoft's next major version of Silverlight will probably provide out-of-the-browser runtime allowing .NET developer to create Silverlight desktop applications for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

US Library of Congress makes a step towards PRESTO

The US Library of Congress Thomas project is making user-friendly, structured URLs available as permanent aliases for its legislation. I have been pushing a similar approach, but taking it further, in the PRESTO approach.

Why didn’t you choose Curl?

What can Curl do to be a better platform?

Why didn’t you choose Curl?

What can Curl do to be a better platform?

Curl Blogging Context: Win an iPhone 3G

Write a blog entry about Curl and enter to win an iPhone 3G

Curl version 7, beta 2 now available

Curl releases beta 2 of Curl version 7 (a.k.a. Nitro)

C++ for RIA?

Qt is a powerful and surprisingly pervasive fit client technology that could become the next RIA solution for C++ programmers.

Curl's Web Based Training is Free

Curl has made its professional web-based training courses available for free.

Curl and the Java Processing Language

The Java processing language is a great for creating data visualizations and so is Curl. See the data visualizations written in the Java precessing language and compare them to similar programs written Curl.

The "One Million Records" Challenge

SAP's Web Dynpro can easily handle loading 1 million records into a visual table and sorting them - so too can Curl. Can your RIA platform of choice handle 1 million rows in a table?

Should RIA Platforms be Backward Compatible?

The Curl runtime doesn't support backward compatibility and its engineers think that is a feature rather than a problem. What do you think?

The Batmobile, Lamborghini, and my Suburban

When you choose a RIA platform you have to consider many things and in many cases Ajax, Flash/Flex, or Silverlight will do the job nicely. But there are occasions when you need something much more powerful and that’s when you should take a serious look at Curl.

Curl Launching Nitro vs Adobe AIR

Inforworld covered the announcement of Curl's entry into the rich desktop game with the release of Nitro. It appears to be positioned as a competitor to Adobe's AIR, the key differentiator they're claiming is security and performance, but this seems hard to prove at this stage.