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  • 2010
    • May
      • not dead, but in deep sleep
        05/14/10
        I've been receiving some emails regarding the status of JNEXT. The last email I responded to bounced, so I've decided to post it here for all those who are wondering what's up with JNEXT.

        Kerry, this is for you :-)

        Hi Kerry,

        Thanks for the encouraging

  • 2008
    • December
      • Next few versions
        12/19/08
        The plan is to release two minor versions before releasing the version with the advanced Web security framework.

        The minor versions will include some cool examples of using JavaScript with UDP and perhaps some additional plugins.

        In a nutshell, for anyone who is interested - th

    • November
      • Building the fortress
        11/25/08
        To those interested in the development state of JNEXT:

        The past couple of weeks I've been laying the infrastructure for the PKI based security system for enabling JNEXT to safely run on public Web sites.

        Work is currently being done on the JNEXT security backend - the idea

      • Security is the choice
        11/08/08
        Things are starting to fall into place with the security design for JNEXT, so this is where the focus will be the next few weeks.

      • Fork in the road
        11/06/08
        After getting a better understanding of the number of security holes that must be plugged in order to make JNEXT safe for deployment on public Web sites, it seems this is definitely not going to be a walk in the park. Ironically, The power and flexibility of JavaScript, which motivated me to create

    • October
      • Next release of JNEXT
        10/23/08
        After assessing the amount of work required for the next release my estimation is that it will take at least two months to complete the job (unless anyone volunteers to help, which given the amount of exposure JNEXT has received until now is highly unlikely).

        However, once completed, this

      • PKI security framework for JNEXT
        10/20/08
        The past few days I've been studying OpenSSL and after many searches, wading through various samples, scraping information from mailing lists and the odd documentation texts, I've finally got all the necessary plumbing together to support the security infrastructure for JNEXT. The next ver

    • September
      • JNEXT 1.0.8.1 released
        09/23/08
        It's 2:07am here now, which will definitely have a bad effect on my productivity at work tomorrow, but I've finally completed support for both UDP and TCP sockets, so now the sample illustrates how to use TCP and UDP sockets from JavaScript.

        I've verified that the new JavaS

      • UDP socket support
        09/20/08
        I've recently added UDP support for JNEXT for all those wishing to use UDP sockets from JavaScript. Once it's all polished I'll post an updated setup.

        For the impatient, you can compile the latest sources by downloading them via bzr from http://jnext.org/core

        I&#

      • So, what now ?
        09/18/08
        After releasing JNEXT 1.0.8, the next step is to start working on a watertight security model to enable safely deploying JNEXT applications on public Web sites.

        There's just one more thing I wish to complete before starting this, and that is adding a UdpSocket class to the Sockets li

      • Google Chrome
        09/06/08
        Of course after I downloaded the Google Chrome browser, the first thing I checked was if JNEXT works well with it. Although I didn't expect any problems (after reading the background comic and learning that plugins are supported), I was still relieved to see there's no need for another dev

      • Illustrating JavaScript freedom...
        09/02/08
        Just added a JNEXT screen shots page to illustrate just how simple it is to add local SQLite3 database browsing to Web pages using JavaScipt and JNEXT or to add directory traversal directly from within your Web page - again only using JavaScript and JNEXT. I hope to add more samples as they become a

    • August
      • JNEXT continues...
        08/29/08
        Finally got some time to make some more progress with JNEXT:

    • July
      • JavaScript bar and pie charts
        07/26/08
        Not directly related to JNEXT, but thought this might benefit various JavaScript/Web developers. I wanted but couldn't find a simple but solid JavaScript charting object on the net for creating pie charts and bar graphs so as usually happens in these situations I made my own. It is based on a s

    • June
      • RIA technology roundup
        06/16/08
        Since it seems that every time I look there's yet another big company that is joining the RIA technology party, I've compiled the ones I'm aware of today. I hope to soon compile a more detailed comparison table of the various technologies (including JNEXT)

    • May
      • So, where's the next version ?
        05/18/08
        Everyday dynamics has left me with little time to devote to closing a release, also there has been a lot of progress in adding support for additional infrastructure.

        For those who would like to get a taste of 1.0.8 you can compile the sources - download the sources using bazaar as follows

    • April
      • JNEXT 1.0.8 delayed a bit
        04/21/08
        Releasing JNEXT 1.0.8 is taking a bit of time since there's a lot of code that was added and reorganized: support for all the plugins on Mac OS/X, refactoring part of the code, adding JavaScript and internal plugin namespaces, adding the external libraries as part of the trunk for a self contai

    • March
      • Closing in on 1.0.8
        03/29/08
        I've been busy cleaning up the JNEXT framework for release 1.0.8 - the main change is the support for OS/X and organizing the source code so that all the existing plugins are self contained (i.e the source will also include any external library sources a plugin depends on, which is the case wit

      • jNext for OS/X is working !!!
        03/22/08
        Finally jNext for Mac OS/X is working on both Safari and Firefox. I'd first like to express my gratitude to Nir Soffer the Mac expert, for providing a scriptable NPAPI sample that works on both browsers. Below is a screen shot of the jNext FileReader extension running on both Safari and Firefox

    • February
      • Updates
        02/26/08
        Despite my earlier statement, each day I try to scrape another hour or two to work on JNEXT (I am trying to get by on less sleep, which reminds me of the old joke of the farmer who tried to get his horse used to eating less...)

        Anyway, I'm focusing my energies on getting a Mac OS/X

    • January
      • Suspending development for a couple of months
        01/28/08
        Too many other important tasks have been piling up which means I have to let go of JNEXT for a bit. My hope is to complete the Mac OS/X port and add some very useful plugins + a quick financial analysis sample after I get back to it. If anyone wishes to continue the Mac port from the point I left it

      • Mac OS/X plugin working !
        01/20/08
        Finally the JNEXT version for the OS/X is working - need to clean it up and repackage for the next version, but the vision for a complete cross browser cross platform framework is one step closer to being achieved... :-)

      • Got my Mac !
        01/03/08
        I set up the Mac mini and now its standing next to my Ubuntu desktop :-)
        I have to admit that Apple knows how to create polished products better than any other company in this business. From the hardware to the software, usability and elegance are very prominent.

        Anyway - I've b

  • 2007
    • December
      • Waiting for my Mac...
        12/13/07
        JNEXT support for the Mac OS/X just got a bit closer - I should receive a Mac in a couple of weeks and will start the learning curve understanding what goes where in order to port the Linux sources to their Mach counterparts.

        Haven't made much progress on the external scriptiing lang

    • November
      • Plans for JNEXT 1.0.8
        11/07/07
        There are many things that can be done for version 1.0.8, from UDP sockets to native vector graphics support - since you have access to the underlying native OS, anything is possible. However, since I haven't received any special requests, JNEXT 1.0.8 will target broadening the framework infra

      • 1.0.7 released
        11/06/07
        Turns out that handling NULL values was just one issue. JNEXT 1.0.7 addresses several other issues that were discovered with version 1.0.6 such as better Unicode handling and handling unprintable control characters in the database. Cost me a few hours of sleep though...

      • Version 1.0.6 released, but soon to be replaced by 1.0.7
        11/05/07
        The main addition to version 1.0.6 is support for SQLite3. I've changed the design a bit so the code in my previous entry is not accurate (if you want to see an accurate example, just check the home page or better yet - download the framework and try it.

        I'm in a dilemma rega

    • October
      • Database extension working !
        10/25/07
        I've completed testing the new JNEXT extension which will support accessing all major databases (MySQL, SQLite3, PostgreSQL, Oracle and others) locally from JavaScript within a Web browser.

        Still need to get the packaging complete but I hope to release a new version of JNEXT some day

      • So what's coming next ?
        10/09/07
        I thought of implementing Mac OS/X support first but getting my hands on a Mac OS/X system has been delayed... if there are any OS/X developers out there that want to take on the task - please contact me.

        Anyway, the next step is creating an extension for database support, which will incl

      • Web clients and decentralization of processing power.
        10/02/07
        Recent technologies such as Adobe's AIR, Microsoft's SilverLight and Google Gears show an interesting (and in my opinion, welcome) trend in better utilizing the processing power of the desktop client. I've read articles praising the thin client model over the fat client model and also

      • JNEXT 1.0.5 released
        10/01/07
        Whew - documentation and packaging have been completed (at the expense of my sleeping hours...)

        Anyway, version 1.0.5 contains many improvements and the sources contain everything for anyone who wishes to write new extensions.

    • September
      • Version 1.0.5 soon to be released
        09/30/07
        Main updates in this version:


        I hope to release this within a day or two - version has been tested - all that is left now is the packaging bureaucracy...

      • JNEXT is officially launched
        09/23/07
        1:30am , after a long day... The more I think about combining Javascript/CSS/DOM/HTML on the application end and native OS code running beneath it, the further the idea seems to take me.

        Taking the Lisp-like flexibility of JavaScript and the ridiculous ease in which it can mold breathtak