Rich Internet applications (RIA) are Web-based applications that have some characteristics of graphical desktop applications. Built with powerful development tools, RIAs can run faster and be more ...

If you are like me, you love JavaScript and its ecosystem, and you have been building amazing web applications using frameworks like React or performant web servers with NodeJS. Now you want to ...

When it comes to making your own website, some people choose to use a web-authoring application instead of relying on HTML or other programming languages. Such software, also known as a "what you see ...

As a meta-framework, Astro.js takes a different approach to developing web applications. Start here with a few critical design decisions. Astro.js is among the most popular meta-frameworks for ...

Whether you're building a Web or desktop application, here's a round-up of tools for building the interface with plain old HTML. Being able to work comfortably on Web-related code elements -- HTML, ...

Ah, the Web. It has generally made business easier and cheaper, but specifically made information security harder and more expensive. Companies in all sorts of industries are rushing to create ...

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A web application firewall (WAF) is a critical component of an enterprise security infrastructure, providing a key security layer for web-facing applications and APIs. As web applications mature and ...

Request handling is the bread and butter of Java web application development. In order to respond to requests from the network, a Java web application must first determine what code will respond to ...

Software applications in widespread general use can be broken down into two developmental types – those designed to run on the Web and others that are non-Web-based. Web-based apps are designed for ...