Ext JS Blog

Ext GWT 2.0 Released

Darrell Meyer — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:55:31 +0000

The Ext Team is happy to announce the availability of Ext GWT 2.0 available for immediate download. Ext GWT 2.0 is packed full of new components and features, expanding on the Ext GWT 1.0 feature set.

Tree Grid, Grouped Headers and Aggregation Rows - Ext GWT 2.0 M3 Released

Darrell Meyer — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:30:20 +0000

The Ext team is pleased to announce the availability of Ext GWT 2.0 M3. M3 will be the last milestone release. We will be releasing a release candidate before the final release of Ext GWT 2.0. Many thanks to the early adopters in the community that have been using 2.0 and reporting bugs.

Building a Rating Widget with Ext Core 3.0 Final and Google CDN

Tommy Maintz — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:40:48 +0000

We are very proud to announce the final release of Ext Core under the MIT license. Your feedback was invaluable. Thank you for all the bugs reported and test cases created. For those of you who are new to Ext Core, we suggest you read the previous blog post about the all the features and examples that we released as part of the beta.

Ext JS 3.0 RC2 Release - Stable, Robust, and Enhanced

Evan Trimboli — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 05:52:37 +0000

We are pleased to announce that the latest release candidate of Ext 3.0 is now publicly available. We are very proud of the stability of this release. We'd like to thank our support team and elite community members who have tested the release candidates. You have assisted in squashing a number of bugs affecting both Ext Core and Ext JS. The time taken to report issues and create test cases is much appreciated.

Implementation Spotlight: Zipwhip and Ext JS

Abraham Elias — Wed, 27 May 2009 12:20:26 +0000

With close to 100 billion text messages sent every month in the U.S., text messaging has clearly become a communication medium many of us have come to rely on. Zipwhip, a text messaging utility for the web with a polished Ext-based user interface, aims to take texting to a new level. The team at Zipwhip were eager to share their enthusiasm and approach to building with Ext.

Ext GWT 2.0 Milestone 2 Released

Darrell Meyer — Wed, 20 May 2009 15:43:54 +0000

The Ext Team is happy to announce the availability of Ext GWT 2.0 Milestone 2 available for immediate download. Ext GWT 2.0 M2 is packed full of new components and features, expanding on the Ext GWT 1.0 feature set. Included in this release, are several performance improvements which noticeably improve initial render and layout execution times.

Ext JS 3.0 - Remoting for Everyone

Evan Trimboli — Wed, 13 May 2009 05:19:39 +0000

As developers, we spend countless hours researching best practices to build engaging software. Often we find ourselves implementing the same repetitive functionality to wire our frontend to our backend. We've become accustomed to partaking in complicated design patterns to help separate logic from presentation, forcing the browser to play the role of a dumb terminal. While the Web 2.0 movement has unshackled the web browser from that awful fate, accessing our server side logic remains mostly unchanged. Ext.Direct aims to solve this issue in Ext JS applications by providing a single communication point with the server-side.

Ext JS 3.0 RC1.1 Released

Aaron Conran — Mon, 04 May 2009 07:40:18 +0000

The Ext Team is proud to announce the release of Ext JS 3.0 RC1.1 available for immediate download. This new version of the Ext framework is the culmination of many long hours of dedication by the Ext Team. We appreciate our community of testers and supporters whom have made the stability of this release possible. Ext 3.0 is another leap forward providing increased performance, consistency, flexibility and UI enhancements to make you more productive.

Ext Core 3.0 Beta Released

Tommy Maintz — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 04:59:47 +0000

As we approach the three year anniversary of the initial release of Ext, the Ext Team is proud to announce the immediate availability of Ext Core 3.0 beta for download. Ext Core provides a cross-browser consistent API for performing the most common tasks in JavaScript development for web pages. Ext Core is released under a permissive MIT license - there is no cost to use Ext Core - it's free for everyone.

Ext JS Books: Resources to Master the Framework

Chris Scott — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:17:51 +0000

Learning an exciting software framework can be like climbing a mountain - it requires proper equipment, technical skill and determination. To help new and seasoned community members reach the Ext apex, three new books have come to our attention to help guide your path. One publisher (Manning) is offering a 40% discount for all Ext Users until April 1st.