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Language Learning & Technology
http://llt.msu.edu/vol9num2/emerging/
May 2005, Volume 9, Number 2
pp. 8-12
Copyright . 2005, ISSN 1094-3501 8
EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
Ajax and Firefox: New Web Applications and Browsers
Robert Godwin-Jones
Virginia Comonwealth University
Five years ago (May, 2000), this column dealt with “Web Browser Trends and Technologies.” Ten years
ago marks the arrival of several major Web players including Yahoo, eBay, and Amazon. It was also in
1995 that the red-hot Netscape IPO ignited the start of the tech bubble in the U.S. Stock Exchange that
burst in 2000. Given the anniversaries, it seems like a good time to revisit the topic of Web technologies,
especially since some significant changes are underway. Alternative browsers are gaining significant
market share, and both Apple and Microsoft are releasing OS upgrades which portend some interesting
changes in Web development. Of particular interest for language learning professionals may be new
developments in the area of Web browser based applications, particularly using an approach dubbed
“Ajax.”
New Browser Wars?
In the spring of 2000, Netscape had just released the beta of Netscape 6, to a largely indifferent Web
community. This spring,…