Virtualization and Cloud Computing to the Rescue During Recession

Virtualization Magazine

Subscribe to Virtualization Magazine: eMailAlertsEmail Alerts newslettersWeekly Newsletters
Get Virtualization Magazine: homepageHomepage mobileMobile rssRSS facebookFacebook twitterTwitter linkedinLinkedIn


Virtualization Authors: Roger Strukhoff, Jeremy Geelan, Pat Romanski, Maureen O'Gara, Liz McMillan

Related Topics: Cloud Backup and Recovery Journal, Cloud Computing, Cloud Expo on Ulitzer, Cloud Computing for SMBs, Cloud Computing Newswire, Cloud Hosting & Service Providers Journal, Cloud Security Journal , Cloudonomics Journal, Virtualization Magazine, Java Developer Magazine, Google, JavaScript

JavaScript: Article

Google Open Sources its JavaScript Tools

Google says the Closure widgetry is a key part of the JavaScript infrastructure behind its web apps
By Maureen O'Gara
Article Rating:
November 10, 2009 05:00 PM EST
Reads:
 2,331

Cloud Computing Journal

Google Thursday open sourced its Closure JavaScript tools – a compiler, a cross-browser, server-agnostic library and a bunch of precompiled templates – in the name of making web apps easier to build.

Recall that Gmail, Google Docs and Google Maps are JavaScript-intensive applications. Well, Google says the Closure widgetry is a key part of the JavaScript infrastructure behind its web apps. And the more web apps, the more of a headache for Microsoft and its ilk.


Over 2,200 Delegates at the 4th International Cloud Computing Expo in Sta.Clara CA

Developers can take a command-line approach to the compiler, or go through a web application that Google’s provided that accepts code to be compiled through a text box or a RESTful API. It’s also offering a Firefox extension that shows off the performance enhancements.

Google said to think of the Closure Templates as small components used to form a user interface, instead of having to create one big template per page. They’re implemented for both JavaScript and Java, so the same templates can be used on both on the server and client side.

The Closure Compiler is described as a JavaScript optimizer that compiles web apps down into compact, high-performance JavaScript code. It removes dead code, then rewrites and minimizes what’s left so it will run fast on browser JavaScript engines.


More than 50 Sponsors and Exhibitors at the 4th International Cloud Computing Expo in Sta.Clara, CA

It also checks syntax, variable references and types, and warns about common JavaScript pitfalls. Using it should mean apps that are less buggy and easier to maintain. It can be used with Closure Inspector, a Firebug extension that Google says “makes debugging the obfuscated code almost as easy as debugging the human-readable source.”

Published November 10, 2009 – Reads 2,331
Copyright © 2009 Ulitzer, Inc. — All Rights Reserved.
Syndicated stories and blog feeds, all rights reserved by the author.

More Stories By Maureen O'Gara

Maureen O'Gara the most read technology reporter for the past 20 years, is the Cloud Computing and Virtualization News Desk editor of SYS-CON Media. She is the publisher of famous "Billygrams" and the editor-in-chief of "Client/Server News" for more than a decade. One of the most respected technology reporters in the business, Maureen can be reached by email at maureen(at)sys-con.com or paperboy(at)g2news.com, and by phone at 516 759-7025.

Comments (0)

Share your thoughts on this story.

Add your comment
You must be signed in to add a comment. Sign-in | Register

In accordance with our Comment Policy, we encourage comments that are on topic, relevant and to-the-point. We will remove comments that include profanity, personal attacks, racial slurs, threats of violence, or other inappropriate material that violates our Terms and Conditions, and will block users who make repeated violations. We ask all readers to expect diversity of opinion and to treat one another with dignity and respect.