The Evolution of Web Applications Edwin Aoki Feb. 29, 2008

More and More Power, Less and Less Size

No More Browser Wars

The Industry Is Changing

The Holy Grail… Write Once, Run Anywhere… (or write once, run everywhere) (or write once, compile everywhere) (or…)

Write Once, Run Anywhere…

(or write once, run everywhere)

(or write once, compile everywhere)

(or…)

HTML: Clean and Simple <strong>, <em> <b>, <blink>, <font>, <i>, <marquee>, <vspace> CSS, progressive enhancement

Haven’t we tried this before?

Which would you prefer?

Uploading pictures

Userplane Desktop (launching next week)

This Isn’t New… June 25, 1997 - more than 10 years ago “ Dynamic HTML's ability to create and manage HTML objects, window and key events, and Communicator windows makes it easy to create product-quality user interfaces that provide the same level of user experience that users expect from native applications” - Marc Andreessen

June 25, 1997 - more than 10 years ago

“ Dynamic HTML's ability to create and manage HTML objects, window and key events, and Communicator windows makes it easy to create product-quality user interfaces that provide the same level of user experience that users expect from native applications” - Marc Andreessen

The Age of Run Anywhere (no writing) Desktop, Web, and Mobile Any Service Identity Messaging Video Community Advertising Mobile Any Service Provider

Desktop, Web, and Mobile

Any Service

Identity

Messaging

Video

Community

Advertising

Mobile

Any Service Provider

Stay Tuned… And while you’re waiting, Complete our digital scavenger hunt at http://dev.aol.com/fowa_contest to win a MacBook Air at the AOL booth * Must be present at FOWA beach party to win

And while you’re waiting,

Complete our digital scavenger hunt

at http://dev.aol.com/fowa_contest to win a MacBook Air at the AOL booth

* Must be present at FOWA beach party to win

Questions? Email me at: aoki@aol.net Get information, tutorials, and examples using AOL’s APIs and services at: http://dev.aol.com Photo Credits: Hell photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/billmurray/113830985/ Browser wars: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefan2904/457961679/

Email me at: aoki@aol.net

Get information, tutorials, and examples using AOL’s APIs and services at:

http://dev.aol.com

Photo Credits:

Hell photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/billmurray/113830985/

Browser wars: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefan2904/457961679/