A skin refers to a user interface’s appearance; it gives a Web application a different look and feel. A skin changes the way the user interface appears when a user clicks a button, but does not change ...

Rich Internet applications (RIA) are Web-based applications that have some characteristics of graphical desktop applications. Built with powerful development tools, RIAs can run faster and be more ...

Richard MacManus wrote about a research paper by Forrester which put Rich Internet Applications and HTML applications head to head. While the outcome is obvious (RIAs are better) it's good vindication ...

As a meta-framework, Astro.js takes a different approach to developing web applications. Start here with a few critical design decisions. Astro.js is among the most popular meta-frameworks for ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I track enterprise software application development & data management. Software builds applications. Some of those applications ...

Web applications are a way to harness the power of the internet to accomplish tasks in a quick, efficient manner. In order to create a web app proposal, most developers must seek funding from their ...

Achieving Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance is not impossible, but there are a few key elements beyond ethical leadership that are necessary to achieve and maintain it. Public corporations must ...