Open Source Dojo Toolkit

April 3, 2008

Ajax development is all about having dynamic, Web-based applications that can do things that static HTML simply cannot. But that's merely a pipe dream if your toolkits -- which provide core functionality on which other applications can build -- aren't up to snuff.

Fortunately for fans of the open source Dojo Toolkit, its new version 1.1 release offers improved stability and performance. That's important considering the large role that Dojo plays in the Ajax community, as one of the most widely used Ajax toolkits and one of the highest profile -- the toolkit has the backing of some high-profile players, including IBM, Sun, AOL and Nexaweb.

"The Dojo 1.1 release is primarily about stability," David Boloker, chief technology officer for IBM Emerging Internet Technologies, told InternetNews.com. "This release includes nearly 600 bug fixes, and it remains compatible with the previous 1.0 release."

Boloker added that with this release comes a new API reference tool as well as additional user interface themes. There are also new widgets, such as the BorderContainer layout, an analytics package and other enhancements designed to make Dojo easier to use.

While the 1.1 release is a point release over the 1.0 release, many users are still running with the older 0.4 release. Dojo's developers are quick to encourage users to migrate to the latest edition....

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Source: internetnews.com