Offline Web Applications with Dojo Offline & Google Gears

AJAX has brought real applications to the browser. Database-backed applications, that used to be programmed for the desktop are now developed for Firefox, IE and Co. But working in the browser was usually over when you lost your network connection.

With Dojo Offline and Google Gears you can develop browser based applications that continue to work even when your network connection has said goodbye.

The ability to work offline, using your data on the road or with your customer, closes the last gap between desktop and browser based applications. "You're not connected to the internet"...doesn't matter anymore.

Realtime collaboration is also a key component to new apps. Comet, coined by Dojo creator Alex Russell, describes the set of technologies used to achieve it.

The session will teach the basics on how to create web applications that are able to run offline and how to add realtime collaboration via Comet.