code::XtremeApps::2009

code::XtremeApps::2009 is back, and back with a bigger bang! Let me give you a brief recap of what was being used at the past code::XtremeApps:: 2007, 2008. 2007 was the year where the inaugural code::XtremeApps:: competition was launched, using Ruby on Rails (RoR) and Google Web Toolkit (GWT) to build mash-ups and applications. In 2008, IBM Project Zero and Adobe Air was used. So
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