Enterprise AJAX
The role of Ajax in UI development for enterprise software ...
"There's something very interesting going on right now in the enterprise software world. For the first time since the invention of the personal computer, the UI paradigm being used by coders building business applications is richer and more powerful than the approach being used by coders building consumer applications (which usually get all the glory). There has never been a better time to be in an enterprise UI developer.
I realize that that's a bold statement. Everyone knows that enterprise software is a cesspool of mediocrity. "Enterprise software" is typically more expensive and less functional than almost any other class of software you could mention.The big vendors of enterprise software (SAP and Oracle) have a reputation for interfaces that are truly awful. Meanwhile, rapid innovation is happening in the consumer space, mostly focused around "Web 2.0" startups building all kinds of amazing stuff (from web-based word processors to amazing map applications). So how could enterprise software possibly be ahead of the AJAX whiz-kids of the consumer world?" continued ... (Via Jonathan Boutelle)
"There's something very interesting going on right now in the enterprise software world. For the first time since the invention of the personal computer, the UI paradigm being used by coders building business applications is richer and more powerful than the approach being used by coders building consumer applications (which usually get all the glory). There has never been a better time to be in an enterprise UI developer.
I realize that that's a bold statement. Everyone knows that enterprise software is a cesspool of mediocrity. "Enterprise software" is typically more expensive and less functional than almost any other class of software you could mention.The big vendors of enterprise software (SAP and Oracle) have a reputation for interfaces that are truly awful. Meanwhile, rapid innovation is happening in the consumer space, mostly focused around "Web 2.0" startups building all kinds of amazing stuff (from web-based word processors to amazing map applications). So how could enterprise software possibly be ahead of the AJAX whiz-kids of the consumer world?" continued ... (Via Jonathan Boutelle)
Web-based Word Processing.
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