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Morfik’s JavaScript Synthesis Technology

dennis 0 comments I'll file this someday

Oct 25

I’m always interested in the latest technologies and how they will enable developers to build applications that truly revolutionize the web. This technology for me currently is Flex 2.0. At one point in my life I was a stout Flash and ColdFusion developer. I still use these technologies when the task at hand requires them, but find myself straying further and further away from them. This isn’t by choice, but by demand. I’m very seldom involved with projects that need a true Flash developer. Nowadays, you tend to only see Flash being leveraged in a truly rich multimedia experience, like the crazy-cool puppet control at Comcastic. If you haven’t seen it, you should definitely check it out….there’s some crazy physics going on behind the scenes.

Back to the point of this post. With Web 2.0 being the latest tech buzzword we’re seeing some truly amazing applications and development tools spring forward. The whole concept of desktop applications running in web browsers and getting smarter by the minute may seem far-fetched, but it’s where we’re headed. The key is in providing developer’s with the necessary tools to make this happen. Morfik is working on an IDE that will allow programmers to write object oriented code that will then get compiled down to JavaScript and HTML. This is supposedly built into an AJAX engine that removes the developer from having to write any low-level code. This is known as their JavaScript Synthesis Technology.

Near the bottom of the JST page you should notice the following quote:

“As an indication of this power, two Morfik programmers used it to build a desktop version of Google’s Gmail in just 2 months. This application is a pixel-by-pixel match of Gmail’s interface and functionality, yet it also works offline just like standard email clients such as Microsoft Outlook.”

Sounds like a programmers dream. Hopefully they’ll release the Gmail source as an example application because right now I’m a bit skeptical. I’m hoping to be proven wrong and in the meantime will await entry into the Pioneers Program.