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Model-View-Controller (MVC) paradigm is an intuitive and widely accepted strategy in UI design, be it web or rich client. In fact it is so well established as a de-facto standard, that "compliance ...

The rise of rich Internet applications (RIAs) has lately become a hot topic in the Java community. In addition to new technologies like AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML), MacroMedia Flex, and ...

Ease of use is a frequently cited mantra in software that is meant to reduce human drudgery and tedium. Unfortunately, much of the software in the market is often unfriendly to first-time or casual ...