Ok, there isn’t a lot to say on this post since I don’t know a huge amount about it. However, take a look at Cappuccino a new web application framework, one that abstracts things so much that you no longer need to write XHTML or CSS (not 100% sure that that’s such a great thing at the moment, since the Cappuccino website doesn’t validate (Edit 14.11.08: ok so yesterday it didn’t – see below)).
However, the principles on which this new framework are built sound very enticing:
When you program in Cappuccino, you don’t need to concern yourself with the complexities of traditional web technologies like HTML, CSS, or even the DOM. The unpleasantries of building complex cross browser applications are abstracted away for you
They also go on to talk about how you integrate your applications with desktop applications and go on to demonstrate the first major application developed using Cappuccino 280 slides even allows you to import powerpoint presentations directly from powerpoint – that’s cool!
I want to write more on this, so I’m going to test it out and come back to you.
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I fixed the one mismatched tag that was causing all the validation errors. The site now validates again.
Validation doesn’t have much relevance in the world of Cappuccino applications, however. Everything in Cappuccino is generated dynamically (internally using the DOM APIs), so it isn’t possible to, for example, forget to include a closing tag.
I encourage you to try it out, go through the tutorials, and get a feel for building a web app with Cappuccino.
Er Ross, one word – wow!
Ok three more: that was fast…
Don’t worry, I will be trying it out asap! I love the concept and having had a look at 280 slides the implementation looks great too.
Regards
Chris