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Web applications are applications that are accessed over the "web", which can be over Internet, or Intranet i.e. an internal network

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How to decide when to use NodeJS? [on hold]

I am a n00b in this kind of stuff but lately I've been hearing a lot about how good NodeJS is. Considering how much I love working with jQuery and Javascript in general, I can't help but wonder how to ...
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Does Django Scale?

I'm building a web application with Django. The reasons I chose Django were: I wanted to work with free/open-source tools I like Python and feel it's a "long term" language, whereas regarding Ruby I ...
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11answers
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What browsers support HTML5 WebSocket API? [closed]

I am going to develop an instant messaging application that runs in the browser. What browsers support the WebSocket API?
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Choosing a web application framework (using Node.js)

I've recently "discovered" Node.js, and after I was finished having my mind blown, I started looking for a web application framework like Django or Codeigniter that uses Node.js. The main reasons I ...
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26answers
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Performing a Stress Test on Web Application?

In the past, I used Microsoft Web Application Stress Tool and Pylot to stress test web applications. I'd written a simple home page, login script, and site walkthrough (in an ecommerce site adding a ...
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28answers
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How popular is C++ for making websites/web applications? [closed]

I don't know why this is question is bugging me, but time after time I come back to the though - why not make websites in C++? So far I know of none (except a rumor about Yahoo). Most use PHP, Java or ...
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Memcache vs. Redis?

We're using a Ruby web-app with Redis server for caching. Is there is a point to test Memcache instead? What will give me better performance? Any pros or cons between Redis and Memcache? Points to ...
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Create a file in memory for user to download, not through server

Is there any way I can create a text file on the client side and prompt the user to download it, without any interaction with the server? I know I can't write directly to their machine (security and ...
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16answers
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Django - Set Up A Scheduled Job?

I've been working on a web app using Django, and I'm curious if there is a way to schedule a job to run periodically. Basically I just want to run through the database and make some ...
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Best way to synchronize local HTML5 DB (WebSQL Storage, SQLite) with a server (2 way sync) [closed]

I am developing a mobile web application (for iPhone) with a local database (using html5 webstorage) so my app is still usable when the user is offline. This is working perfectly, but I want to save ...
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4answers
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Best way for user authentication on JavaEE 6 using JSF 2.0?

I'm wondering what the current state of art recommendation is regarding user authentication for a web application making use of JSF 2.0 (and if any components do exist) and JEE6 core mechanisms ...
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16answers
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What is the best image manipulation library? [closed]

I would love to find out which is the best image manipulation library for which platforms and languages. Likely you could use a library under multiple platforms with the right API or Plugin ...
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Tomcat 6: How to change the ROOT application

I'm trying to change the default application of Tomcat 6 webserver to other application than "ROOT" (inside webapps folder). What is the best way to do this?
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Help! I've learned jQuery… now I want to learn JavaScript [closed]

I am a self-taught web developer/programmer. I started out about two years ago by learning how to make simple dynamic websites with HTML/CSS/PHP. Then I started dabbling with animation... Enter ...
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8answers
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How to design a multi-user ajax web application to be concurrently safe

I have a web page that shows a large amount of data from the server. The communication is done via ajax. Every time the user interacts and changes this data (Say user A renames something) it tells ...

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