Source: InfoWorld
The open source qooxdoo (pronounced "ku:ksdu") software development framework, which leverages object-oriented JavaScript and enables developers to build rich Internet applications, became available earlier this month in a 1.0 version, developers of the framework said.
Developers can build cross-browser applications without requiring knowledge of HTML, CSS, or DOM. Qooxdoo features a platform-independent development tool chain, a GUI toolkit, and a client-server communication layer.
The class-based framework is based on namespaces and has been in development for almost five years. Qooxdoo is backed by a professional development team, an open source community, and Web hosting firm 1&1.
"Because we don't mess with existing, native types we don't have problems [integrating with] other libraries or existing user code," said Jens Lautenbacher, head of development technology & architecture for 1&1 in Germany, in an e-mail.
"We want to say: Because of the usage of namespaces (instead of putting all the classes and types into a flat global namespace), and because we don't extend native types as a result of both, we make it easy to integrate with other libraries," Lautenbacher said.
Developers can leverage object-oriented JavaScript in a very elegant yet familiar way, according to a statement from developers of qooxdoo. Applications run on major browsers including Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Opera, and Chrome.
Also featured are a set of widgets, layout managers, and theming capabilities. The framework comes equipped with a tool chain that covers code validation, compiling, linking, compression, and optimization
Download options for qooxdoo are available. It is offered under an LPGL/EPL dual license.
Although qooxdoo is a client-side technology and server-agnostic, the project does include implementations of RPC servers for Java, PHP, Perl, and Python to demonstrate advanced client-server communication, qooxdoo project developers said.
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