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The Dojo open source Ajax development framework has released a beta of its Dojo Offline tool. The tool provides developers with an easy to use way to add offline functionality to their services.
Think about being able to access you Gmail or Yahoo mail at all times, regardless of your network status. Or being able to use Google's Documents and Spreadsheets applications in a way that is similar to Word, with the added advantage of data sharing and online storage.
25 Apr 2007
Adobe has been beating its marketing drum for its Apollo technology since early this year. But following the Dojo release, Apollo looks mostly like a bloated attempt to squeeze more software revenues out of develops by creating a new platform.
Essentially, Dojo requires a 300KB download that will be delivered in an intuitive way. Developers add a few lines of code (more if they require granular customization) and their application receives offline capabilities. Furthermore, the user experience is essentially the same for both the online and offline application.
With Apollo, developers have to create an entirely new application that users access as a regular application. The Ebay auction tool that the company has been showing off for instance doesn't look anything like the user interface on the Ebay.com website.
Users furthermore don't have a clear incentive to download a special runtime engine (6MB for the Windows version) that allows Apollo applications to function.
Looks like open source wins again.
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