edwin aoki @ fowa 08

The Evolution of Web ApplicationsEdwin AokiFeb. 29, 2008

Edwin Aoki - Future of Web Apps 2007

More and More Power, Less and Less Size


No More Browser Wars


The Industry Is Changing

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The Holy Grail…

Write Once, Run Anywhere…

(or write once, run everywhere)

(or write once, compile everywhere)

(or…)



HTML: Clean and Simple

, 

, <blink>, , , <marquee>, <vspace>

CSS, progressive enhancement


Haven’t we tried this before?


Which would you prefer?



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Uploading pictures


Userplane Desktop (launching next week)

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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




The Age of Run Anywhere (no writing)

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


Questions?

Email me at: [email protected]

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/

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