Published on 2005-11-13 10:38:18
Taconite is a framework that simplifies the creation of Ajax enabled Web applications. It's a very lightweight framework that automates the tedious tasks related to Ajax development, such as the creation and management of the XMLHttpRequest object and the creation of dynamic content. Taconite can be used with all modern Web browsers (Firefox, Safari, IE, Opera, and Konqueror, to name a few) and can be used with any server-side technology including Java EE and .Net, although Taconite does have its roots in Java EE.
As you all know, the XMLHttpRequest object is not officially part of any Web standard including W3C standards. However, the good folks at the W3C recognize that the functionality provided by the XMLHttpRequest object is extremely useful and should be recognized with its own official standard. Hence, the W3C created the Document Object Model Load and Save specification.
We decided to work smarter and not harder, so instead of inventing our own way of Ajax-like interactions, we decided to leverage the great work already done by the W3C. So, Taconite is based on the concepts behind the W3C's Document Object Model Load and Save specification. We figured that who ever created this specification really knew what they were doing, so why not base our work on theirs?
You can download the latest version 1.0.4 of Tactonite from Sourceforge. There is some examples also at the tactonite website that you may check to get started, a JSP and XML actions reference is available also at their website, there is small docs available with the download package.
Notice that there is no mention of any licence anywhere on their site or package downloaded. If you're interested in using this framework you may contact their authors to ask about licence.
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