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280North releases Atlas, an interface builder for web apps

by Jay Hathaway Feb 26th 2009


I wrote a while back about Cappuccino, a web app framework that parallels Apple's Cocoa framework for desktop apps. That was back in September, when 280 North had just released an amazing presentation app called 280Slides that essentially brought Apple's Keynote to the web. Cappuccino has evolved a lot since then, and 280 North just made a big leap forward by releasing Atlas, which is roughly the web equivalent of Interface Builder for Mac desktop apps.

What does that mean, exactly? Basically, Atlas enables you to build an entire user interface for your app without coding anything at all. That's great news, because designers who are perfectly capable of planning a good UI might not be competent enough in the coding department to make it a reality. Atlas bridges the gap. If we want to see web apps that are on par with our favorite desktop software, the right tools are important. Kudos to 280 North for developing one of them.

Tags: 280Atlas, 280north, Atlas, cappuccino, Interface-Builder, UI, UI-design, web-apps

Filed under: Design, Developer, Windows

Microsoft preparing to deploy Atlas AJAX toolkit

Windowsby Chris Gilmer Sep 12th 2006

microsoft ajax atlasMicrosoft is busy developing its new AJAX toolset using the codename Atlas. There is a lot of excitement and interest in this new tool that Microsoft is expecting to release at the end of 2006, but is currently only available as a prerelease. The final release will depend on user feedback from a beta release version. Microsoft has said that along with Atlas, we will see the release of certified Atlas products that will work in conjunction with Visual Studio 2005, and ASP.Net. Atlas will be launched into two main categories. A JavaScript library called AJAX Library, and Server side components which will be called ASP.Net 2.0 AJAX Extensions.

[via zdnet]

Tags: ajax, asp, asp net, AspNet, atlas, extensions, interactive, javascript, microsoft, visual studio, VisualStudio, web2, webpages

Filed under: Developer, Text, Utilities, Windows, Productivity, Microsoft

Free Micrososft training CD from AppDev

Windowsby Ryan Carter Jul 31st 2006

AppDev.comAppdev.com is offering a free training CD-ROM for any one of several great Microsoft topics. These include Visual Studio, .NET, Biztalk, SQL Server, and Microsoft certification. The link was sent to me in Microsoft's MSDN newsletter in case that gives this site any credibility. I had never heard of it before now. According to their homepage, they have also won some awards for their excellent training including Visual Studio Magazine's Reader's Choice award four years running. If you are in need of some new knowledge, check out AppDev's free CD-ROM offer. I will let you know how I like the CD when I get it in the mail. Enjoy.

Tags: appdev, ASP.NET, Atlas, free, microsoft, SQLServer, training

Filed under: Web services, Microsoft

Atlas: Dark horse in the mapping biz

by Jordan Running May 24th 2006

AtlasFresh Logic Studios has stepped out of left field with Atlas, a flashy (or should I say Ajaxy?) new mapping service. Basically what Fresh Logic has done is grab the maps from Windows Live Local and slap a slick new interface on it. Atlas is very attractive and has a tabbed interface that devotes a ton of real estate to the map itself while keeping other functions hidden until you need them. This is mostly a good thing, but having some controls unavailable means some clicking around if you want to switch from, say, searching to panning and zooming. Atlas inherits most of Windows Live Local and adds features like gas prices, events, and WiFi hotspot location (only available after you register for free), and feels a bit snappier than Windows Live Local for some tasks. Unfortunately, every time I tried to get directions I got an error message, but I look forward to finding out how that interface works.

[Via Lifehacker]

Tags: ajax, atlas, directions, freshlogic, map, mapping, maps

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