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Whitebeam 1.2.2 released

Whitebeam is a mature server-side JavaScript web application server built as an Apache module. Application development is similar to client-side technologies - based around XML, JavaScript and a server-side DOM. The PostgreSQL database provides high-performance data storage.

Examples of real-world use here :
http://www.whitebeam.org/community/users.rhtm

Release 1.2.2 is the first official release for a while following significant development. This release moves to JavaScript 1.7 and prepares the way for a subsequent release using the latest SpiderMonkey engine.

Whitebeam is released under a BSD style license - enabling more flexible adoption of this key server-side technology.

Release details can be found at http://www.whitebeam.org/CHANGELOG.rhtm.

The major design aims for Whitebeam are simplicity of application development, familiarity with existing client side technologies, security, scaleability (Whitebeam provides an unlimited number of front end web servers working concurrently) and reliability.

The commercial roots for Whitebeam have led to a complete set of application development documentation and a number of useful examples, including a Content Management application as well as a set of 'cookbook' examples to help new developers build applications. All the documentation is available on the Whitebeam homepage at: http://www.whitebeam.org

To download:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/whitebeam

Posted by Peter Wilson 2010-04-18

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