Web 2.0 Expo: Lessons learned from a web developer’s perspective

iNET’s attendance of the 2008 Web 2.0 Expo gave us the chance to interact with some of the people behind the most popular online services. As a developer, the sessions were extremely informative while humbling at the same time. Despite the ego check, I walked away with a handful of things that I feel are important for all web developers.

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Emerging patterns in social networking applications

It doesn’t seem like many web sites are built these days that don’t have some “social networking” aspect. With so many social networks being created, an inevitable echo-chamber of features has formed. These common-thread features are being woven into patterns that will ultimately define what social networking sites are and how to identify them.

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Rapid development programming frameworks

Rapid Development programming frameworks have been a hot topic within web developer circles recently. These handy tools set out to automate many of the repeated tasks of developing web applications. But like all trends, critics quickly poke holes in the idea. So what what can you expect from programming frameworks?

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Hot Scripts search results now enhanced by Google

We here at iNET are proud to announce a significant upgrade to the Hot Scripts search engine. In order to return more relevant search results at a much faster pace, we decided to integrate a Google Mini Search Appliance into the site. This decision was easy; Google has made its name by perfecting the way data is indexed and searched, so why not let that expertise and technology power the Hot Scripts search engine?

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