Rich Internet applications (RIA) are Web-based applications that have some characteristics of graphical desktop applications. Built with powerful development tools, RIAs can run faster and be more ...

As a meta-framework, Astro.js takes a different approach to developing web applications. Start here with a few critical design decisions. Astro.js is among the most popular meta-frameworks for ...

A Web server exclusively handles HTTP requests, whereas an application server serves business logic to application programs through any number of protocols. Let’s examine each in more detail. A Web ...